Chasing The Dream
First launched in January 2020, Formula 2’s first-ever docuseries Chasing The Dream brings fans right into the heart of the exhilarating and action-packed life on the penultimate rung of the single-seater racing ladder.
With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, the series’ fly-on-the-wall’ format follows the Championship’s brightest talents and their stories, showcasing the characters that bring the paddock to life.
Charting the trials and triumphs of being a racing driver at one of the highest levels of motorsport, the series lifts the veil on the stars of tomorrow, showing them in their quest for title glory and to achieve their ultimate dream – a seat in Formula 1.
Previous seasons have chronicled Nyck de Vries’ path to becoming Champion in 2019 and the paddock’s solidarity after the tragic loss of Anthoine Hubert, Mick Schumacher and Callum Ilott’s fierce tight fight that went to the wire in 2020. Season 3 delved into Oscar Piastri’s extraordinary journey, going from rookie to Champion in triumphant style followed up by Felipe Drugovich making history for MP Motorsport and then Théo Pourchaire finally earning the F2 crown in 2023.
For 2024, Chasing The Dream follows every round of the campaign with more exclusive access and behind-the-scenes insight than ever before. Episodes will be released every Wednesday following a race weekend and you can catch all of the latest instalments via the F1 YouTube channel and F1TV.
EPISODE 1
It's back to school in 2024 and a new era for the Formula 2 Championship. Along with a new grid for the upcoming campaign, teams and drivers have a brand new car to get to grips with first, and the Chasing the Dream cameras are in Barcelona to track the very first laps for the new machine as well as chart how everyone found the experience.
It's then down to business as drivers undergo a strenuous test, not on track but during media day as we get to know the newest F2 stars before they hit the track and racing action gets underway.
EPISODE 2
The time for talking is over as the season gets underway proper with Round 1 from the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. The back to school feeling quickly changes with the task at hand, and drivers refocus on Qualifying on Thursday night. For Invicta Racing, it’s an evening filled with euphoria though cameras capture the immediate moments after the session that Kush Maini loses pole position to teammate Gabriel Bortoleto.
Cameras track ART Grand Prix’s Victor Martins and newcomer Zak O’Sullivan as the duo prepare for their first race as teammates at Sébastien Philippe’s reigning Champion squad. Elsewhere, Rodin Motorsport and Zane Maloney stamp their authority on the Championship at a very early stage, dominant around the Bahrain International Circuit.
EPISODE 3
With the cameras tracking all of the action from the second round of the year, early Championship leaders Rodin Motorsport are the focus in Episode 3. Heading the way in the Drivers’ Standings, Zane Maloney is eager to maintain his momentum from Round 1 while rookie teammate Ritomo Miyata looks to get to grips with the super-fast street circuit.
The weekend starts off on a tough note for the team after a difficult Qualifying session leaves both drivers down the order. Sprint Race day arrives but there is big news in the paddock as pole-sitter Oliver Bearman is set to make his F1 debut with Ferrari, deputising for Carlos Sainz for the remainder of the race weekend. It proves to be just one of the surprises across the rest of the Jeddah Round.
EPISODE 4
The drivers and teams receive a warm Albert Park welcome from the huge crowds of fans that are eager to meet as many of them as possible. Soaking up what is a truly special atmosphere, attentions turn from fun to full focus and on-track activity.
The final flyaway ahead of the return to Europe brings with it a chance to set the tone for the remainder of the season, and PREMA Racing are keen to restore themselves to the front of the pack. Oliver Bearman is returning from his Ferrari F1 exploits while rookie teammate and Mercedes Junior Team Driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli looks to establish himself in the Championship at this early phase.
In Qualifying, the Briton struggles while Antonelli fights for pole. The Italian's Saturday goes awry with a spin, while on Sunday both are back in the points in an action-filled race. Everyone else is vying to finish the weekend on a high in the Feature Race that is filled with drama from start to finish.
EPISODE 5
After a break in the calendar, Formula 2 returned to action in Imola for Round 4 of the 2024 campaign. Following in-season testing, teams and drivers were hoping that their hard work over the course of the three-day event paid immediate dividends.
For Gabriel Bortoleto and Invicta Racing, their speed was on full display in Qualifying, as the Brazilian earned a second Pole Position of his rookie season. MP Motorsport have the Chasing the Dream cameras in close proximity across the weekend and they capture the drama of the Sprint Race in which Franco Colapinto secures his maiden F2 victory with a final lap pass on Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Paul Aron.
On Sunday, the battles continue all the way through a race filled with more incredible moments as the 2024 Championship takes twists and turns on European soil.
EPISODE 6
It’s the one they all want to win but there can only be one driver that leaves Monte Carlo victorious on Sunday. Round 5 of the 2024 season takes place around the famed streets of Monaco with everyone striving to be at their best around one of the most demanding tracks on the calendar.
Cameras are with Campos Racing throughout the weekend, with Isack Hadjar battling for the lead of the Drivers’ Championship and looking to become the first driver since Oscar Piastri in 2021 to win three consecutive Feature Races in F2.
Teammate Josep María Martí is targeting a stronger weekend to arrest a difficult patch of form after bursting onto the scene in Sakhir earlier in the year.
Everyone is up for the fight around the Principality, even if the overtaking opportunities are scarce around the iconic venue. Get as close to the action as the drivers do to the walls in Episode 6 of Chasing the Dream from Monte Carlo.
EPISODE 7
The title fights are taking shape with all the teams and drivers eager to build momentum during this crucial triple-header. In Barcelona, Chasing the Dream cameras followed AIX Racing as the German outfit aimed to build on both Joshua Duerksen and Taylor Barnard’s recent podium and race-winning performances.
Everyone was up to speed quickly in Barcelona, with in-season testing meaning teams were finely split around the Spanish circuit, but it was Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Paul Aron that was the driver to beat over one lap.
For Barnard, his weekend was made tougher after a mishap in Qualifying that left him starting from the back, while Duerksen was in the thick of the action in the early laps in what was a testing weekend for the team.
EPISODE 8
The second part of a hugely important triple-header in the FIA Formula 2 season took place around the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg and, as usual, there was drama throughout.
Qualifying could hardly have been closer as MP Motorsport’s Dennis Hauger claimed Pole Position over AIX Racing driver Joshua Duerksen by just 0.008s.
Chasing the Dream capture the elation and the agony as the Norwegian’s fortunes undergo a reversal later in the weekend.
Cameras are with Invicta Racing on a weekend in which rookie and reigning Formula 3 Champion Gabriel Bortoleto finally gets his F2 breakthrough moment. Teammate Kush Maini is eager to get some momentum back on his side heading into the second half of the 2024 season.