Roberto Merhi returns to F2 seven years after last F1 start · RaceFans

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Former Components 1 driver Roberto Merhi will return to Components 2 this weekend, changing Ralph Boschung at Campos.

Boschung has suffered a season disrupted by harm. He withdrew from the Barcelona and Monaco rounds with no substitute, returned for Baku however was pressured to withdraw at Silverstone spherical final weekend with persistent neck ache.

On the age of 31 years and 109 days when the dash race on the Red Bull Ring takes place on Saturday, Merhi will take the title of oldest ever F2 entrant from Sergio Canamasas. His fellow Spaniard final competed in Components 2 throughout the Hungary spherical in 2017, and was 31 years and 91 days previous when he made his last begin.

Merhi returned to each GP2 and F2, intermittently, after his Components 1 profession ended after 2015. His final F2 outing was at Abu Dhabi in 2018, additionally for Campos.

In a message posted to social media, Merhi stated: “Blissful to announce that I will likely be again in a Components 2 automobile this weekend after 4 years.

“Final time I used to be driving in a Components 2 automobile was in 2018 in Abu Dhabi the place I completed within the podium with Campos. I want to thank Ralph Boschung and Campos for giving me the chance to drive his automobile this weekend. I hope he will get nicely quickly!”

Merhi has competed in numerous critical since his final look in F2 4 years in the past. He positioned second in Austria’ S5000 sequence final yr, successful the second race at Sydney Motorsport Park.

He made three begins for G-Drive within the European Le Mans sequence on the wheel of an LMP2 automobile. He additionally raced on the Fuji and Suzuka rounds of Tremendous GT this yr, driving an Audi R8.

Merhi was concerned in a controversial incident on a earlier go to to the Purple Bull Ring. He was excluded from the Formula Renault 3.5 event at the circuit in 2015 after he stopped by the beginning/end line on the finish of 1 race and was struck by Nicholas Latifi.

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