Juan Manuel Correa returns to Formula 2 this weekend
Juan Manuel Correa will make his return to Formula 2 this weekend at the wheel of Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR). A first since the Spa accident in 2019.
Beautiful emotions this morning following the announcement made by the Van Amersfoort Racing team. American Juan Manuel Correa will be making his return to Formula 2 since the terrible accident in Spa in 2019 with the late Anthoine Hubert.
The ART GP driver in F3 this season underwent extensive leg surgeries with multiple fractures and a spinal operation. He even had to be placed in an artificial coma a few days later due to respiratory failure.
It is a year and a half after his accident that he will get back into an old GP3 car. He will return to competition in Formula 3 with the ART GP team. He will finish the 2021 season in twenty-first place with eleven points. This season, the American achieved a beautiful podium and finishes the year in thirteenth place with thirty-nine points.
He also participates in the European Le Mans Series with Prema.
He is even considered to take a Formula 2 seat next year with ART GP or even VAR.
Here are his first statements on the Formula 2 website:
« It’s very exciting. It’s a bit strange to be back here, but it feels good because my goal has been to return to F2 since I came back to racing. I know I haven’t driven this car in a long time, but I’ve always felt relatively comfortable in an F2. I’m ready to take on the challenge. »
Just a reminder as well, Zane Maloney, the vice champion of F3, will be joining Trident this weekend alongside Richard Verschoor.
