Despite Callum Ilott finishing runner-up in the 2020 Formula 2 season, running for Alfa Romeo in F1’s post-season Abu Dhabi test and very nearly making his Free Practice 1 debut at the Eifel Grand Prix with Haas, there was to be no promotion to a Formula 1 race seat for the Briton in 2021. But Ilott will still keep his F1 eye in with FP1 outings this season, according to the Scuderia’s Team Principal Mattia Binotto.
While 2020 Formula 2 champion Mick Schumacher graduates to Formula 1 with Haas this year – where he’ll be paired with fifth-place finisher in the 2020 standings, Nikita Mazepin – for Ilott, a test driver role with Ferrari for this season beckons, as the team prepare their 2022 car while simultaneously honing their 2021 machine, set to be called the SF21.