A new and unprecedented documentary, ‘Where F1 Stars are made’ is set to hit screens on 11 November and go behind-the-scenes to explore how Formula 2, as it celebrates its 10th season, continues to be the pathway that produces the motorsport talent that goes on to reach the ultimate pinnacle of Formula 1.
Featuring exclusive interviews with nine drivers on the current F1 grid, Team Principals, and the sport’s leadership, the documentary offers unparalleled insight into the realities of scaling the motorsport pyramid, and looks inside the rivalries, the lessons, and the intense moments that forge the racing stars of tomorrow.
Formula 2 is the penultimate stage in the FIA single-seater pyramid, the final stepping stone before Formula 1, designed to prepare drivers for the ultimate move in their motorsport careers. Over the last decade, F2 has produced 22 F1 drivers, 12 of whom remain on the 2026 grid. With the current Championship leader, Rafael Câmara joining their ranks in Brazil last week, more than half of the current F1 field are graduates of modern Formula 2.
In the documentary, viewers will hear from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on the pressure of F2 “where everyone is looking at you and you need to prove you can get the F1 seat”; 2026 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Antonelli on learning to be “on the pace straight away”; and 2025 World Champion Lando Norris on the quality of driving required to thrive in F2, as he reminisces on his battles with future F1 stars Alex Albon and George Russell.
Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali speaks to the importance of the championship, saying, “The experience we are giving the drivers, the engineers, the mechanics is beneficial to the ecosystem. The objective is to make sure that everyone who arrives in F1 has to pass through the pyramid of F3 and F2.”
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff also pays tribute to the technical education the feeder series provides as young drivers get to grips with “a powerful car, much more aero and higher engineering skills.” F2/F3 CEO Bruno Michel also highlights the on-track innovations made by the Championship as it “prepares drivers for the next step.”
The episode also features exclusive comments from Ferrari Team Principal and General Manager Frédéric Vasseur, Red Bull Racing CEO and Team Principal Laurent Mekies, and F2 CEO Bruno Michel , all giving their view on the impact of the Championship as its 10th season draws to a close.
Filmed across the 2026 season, the feature provides a glimpse into the intensity of the F2 race weekend, the passion, dedication and perseverance required to make it to the top and the skills honed within the FIA Formula 2 Championship that separate the good from the great. Formula 2 is the Championship where potential is proven, and F1 stars are made.
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