Where are the young French drivers at mid-season?

Théo Pourchaire, Victor Martins, Isack Hadjar, Hadrien David, Alessandro Giusti... we take stock of the results and prospects of the young French players as the mid-season milestone has been reached in almost all the junior series.

Published on 17/07/2022 à 18:10

Jeremy Satis

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Where are the young French drivers at mid-season?

From left to right: Théo Pourchaire, Victor Martins, Isack Hadjar, Alessandro Giusti. © DPPI © Montage AUTOhebdo

Theo Pourchaire Formula 2/ART Grand Prix Round 7/12 3rd, 49 pts behind

Théo Pourchaire won two main races this year. © Xavi Bonilla / DPPI

After his 5th place and a successful rookie season last year in F2, the Sauber driver did not hide his title ambitions last winter for his second year in the category. If Felipe Drugovich has a comfortable points reserve (40 points) at the top and things have become a little complicated, Théo is still in the running for the coronation at the end of the season. Among his main achievements were two main race victories, in Bahrain and Imola, and two 2nd places in Monaco and Silverstone. The Habs, however, were not helped by their mechanics in the first two rounds, with an engine problem during the sprint in Sakhir and a disastrous weekend with repeated problems in qualifying and in the race in Saudi Arabia. There are two rounds left (France and Hungary) for Théo before the break to try to considerably reduce the gap that separates him from Drugovich, and try to get back in front of the man in f