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Second order

The FIA unveiled the next generation of Formula 2 car, developed and built by Dallara, at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in September. The car will be around 80 per cent new, according to Pierre-Alain Michot, deputy technical director for Formula 2 and Formula 3. Details of the car are still being finalised and the model is undergoing extensive track testing ahead of delivery to teams.

There are some key points to the new car that were revealed at the launch. It will race throughout the 2024, ’25 and ’26 seasons with an updated 3.4-litre turbocharged Mecachrome engine that has been designed to take Aramco’s synthetic sustainable fuel that will be introduced for the 2025 season.

For the 2024 season, the engine will continue to

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