Formula 2 and Formula 3 are more than just stops on the road to Formula 1 – they provide a legitimate training ground for stars of the future.

NEOM McLaren has confirmed its lineup for the Formula E rookie test following the Berlin E-Prix next week, with Ugo Ugochukwu and Grégoire Saucy both getting outings for the team.New Yorker Ugochukwu (pictured above) has been a member of McLaren’s driver development program since 2021 amid a stellar karting career,...

McLaren has signed 2023 FIA Formula 3 champion Gabriel Bortoleto to its driver development program, and has also secured an option on Italian F4 driver Brando Badoer.Bortoleto won this year’s F3 title at the final round in Monza in his rookie season, and has now been signed alongside Pato O’Ward,...

McLaren junior driver Ugo Ugochukwu will move up from karts to cars in 2022 to race with Carlin in British F4. The teenager will turn 15 on the eve of the championship, and is the first driver to be announced in Carlin’s 2022 line-up.The ADD Motorsport-managed driver began racing at...

McLaren had to beat a number of its Formula 1 rivals to sign young American karting champion Ugo Ugochukwu, according to team CEO Zak Brown.The 13-year-old Ugochukwu won the 2020 FIA OKJ European Championship, adding to a number of titles from the U.S. that caught the attention of multiple F1...