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F2 documentary charts a decade of graduates reaching F1
A new F2 documentary, premiering on 11 November, examines the series’ role in producing Formula 1 drivers and features leading names from the grid.
Formula 2 marks its 10th season with a new documentary exploring how the series prepares drivers for Formula 1. Where F1 Stars Are Made premieres on 11 November on F1TV and YouTube, featuring interviews with current drivers, team bosses and senior figures from the sport.
The film looks at the pressure and demands of the final step before F1, from rivalries on track to the technical education drivers receive. Its subjects include Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris, George Russell, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri. The documentary was filmed across the 2026 season and also takes viewers inside an F2 race weekend.
F2’s graduates now make up more than half the F1 grid
Over the past decade, F2 has produced 22 F1 drivers, with 12 still on the 2026 grid, according to the series. Current championship leader Rafael Câmara joined that group in Brazil last week, taking the proportion of F1 drivers who graduated from modern F2 to more than half the field.
The documentary examines what the championship demands of young drivers. Leclerc discusses the pressure of having to prove he merits an F1 seat, while Antonelli reflects on the need to find pace immediately. Norris looks back on competing in F2 against drivers who would later reach F1, including Alex Albon and Russell.
The series’ place in the single-seater ladder is also central to the film. For a closer look at the championship’s format and its role on the road to F1, see our Formula 2 2026 season guide. The championship’s identity as part of that pathway has also been highlighted in the F2 and F3 logo refresh.
F1 and team leaders explain what the series teaches
Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1’s president and CEO, discusses the value of the F3 and F2 stages for drivers and the wider racing ecosystem. Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff focuses on the technical learning involved, including adapting to powerful cars, greater aerodynamic demands and higher engineering requirements.
Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur, Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies, and F2 CEO Bruno Michel also contribute. Michel discusses innovations in the championship and its role in preparing drivers for the next step. Together, the interviews offer perspectives from across the sport on how F2 develops talent before the move to F1.