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.
Season 6 followed one of the closest fought seasons in F2 history, as the title battle between Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar went to the last day of the campaign.
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
The first episode of the year follows all the action in Melbourne, Australia, as Formula 2 breaks new ground by beginning the Championship in the southern hemisphere for the first time ever.
There’s a back-to-school feeling as the paddock reconvenes for the first time this year in full capacity following pre-season testing earlier last month.
Competitive action kicks the year off on Friday, with the first Qualifying session of the season full of drama and unpredictability right to the end, and into the evening, as provisional pole sitter Gabriele Minì loses top spot to Victor Martins.
The Sprint Race is the first opportunity of the season to put points on the board, and AIX Racing’s Joshua Duerksen obliges with one of his finest drives in the Championship to date.
Unfortunately, weather plays its part, and the Feature Race is a washout, though that doesn’t dampen everyone’s spirits on Sunday.
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EPISODE 2
Cameras are with Campos Racing as the Spanish outfit looks to make their mark early in the season with Josep María Martí returning to the team for 2025 alongside fellow Red Bull Junior Team talent, Arvid Lindblad.
A couple of other drivers are kept busy with F1 duties though, with Luke Browning and Dino Beganovic in FP1 action for Williams Racing and Scuderia Ferrari, and all the drivers linked with F1 teams are eager to make a strong impression.
A tough Qualifying session leaves both Campos drivers on the back foot, but the Sprint Race is an action-packed affair and a thriller from lights to flag.
The Feature Race follows as the team seeks to mount a fightback through the field for some valuable points at this early stage of the season.
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EPISODE 3
It’s part two of the first double-header of the year as FIA Formula 2 heads to Jeddah and the fastest street circuit in the world.
After the heat of Sakhir, there’s little respite as the pressure ramps up under the lights in Qualifying, with rivals close and the walls even closer.
Chasing the Dream cameras follow Hitech TGR fresh from a positive weekend for the team last time out. Both Luke Browning and Dino Beganovic got some Formula 1 experience under their belts, but attentions are refocused on their title aspirations in F2.
DAMS Lucas Oil’s Jak Crawford earns pole position on Friday, but the silverware is anyone’s in the Sprint Race that takes twists and turns right to the very last lap.
Sunday’s Feature Race is a strategy showdown, with those on the conventional option-prime strategy battling Richard Verschoor, who makes the alternative strategy work in dramatic fashion.
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EPISODE 4
Formula 2 arrives on European shores for the next phase of the season and the first leg in a triple-header.
Imola is an old-school track that puts the drivers to the test across a flying lap and race distance. Dino Beganovic becomes the first recipient of the Aramco Pole Position Award as he claims his first in F2 around a circuit he loves.
In the Sprint, it’s a tactical battle that goes the way of Jak Crawford and DAMS Lucas Oil, with Arvid Lindblad and Luke Browning pushing him all the way.
Onto Sunday and we get our first repeat winner in Alexander Dunne, the Rodin Motorsport driver putting on a clinical display for his second Feature Race success of 2025.
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EPISODE 5
It’s the second leg of the triple-header as Formula 2 visits the famous streets of Monte Carlo, where there’s no shortage of drama.
With the title battle taking shape, Alexander Dunne continues on his strong Imola Feature Race performance with a maiden Aramco Pole Position Award, denying Victor Martins by three-thousandths of a second.
The Sprint is the beginning of an impressive weekend for DAMS Lucas Oil, as Kush Maini becomes the first Indian driver to win around Monaco as he claimed victory on Saturday.
Sunday’s Feature Race brought plenty more action, with two Red Flags and a surprise winner in Jak Crawford, who took advantage of a final twist to go from fourth to first and help the French outfit sweep the weekend.
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EPISODE 6
The triple-header comes to a close with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya playing host to Round 6 of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 campaign.
Chasing the Dream cameras are with PREMA Racing, as the Italian outfit aims to add to Sebastián Montoya’s Monte Carlo podium from a week prior.
The weekend doesn’t go perfectly to plan as Montoya and teammate Gabriele Minì make contact in the Sprint Race. The Colombian driver makes up for the incident on Sunday with a P2 finish in the Feature Race, however.
Elsewhere, the lead in the Drivers’ Championship changes hands once again, as several contenders hit trouble in Spain, while others fight from setbacks to secure vital points.
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EPISODE 7
The hills are alive with the sound of Formula 2 action as Round 7 takes us to Spielberg and the Red Bull Ring.
Chasing the Dream cameras are with MP Motorsport on a crucial weekend in the title fight. After scoring Sprint victory in Barcelona, Richard Verschoor is aiming for the top spot in Austria and the lead of the Drivers’ Championship.
Teammate Oliver Goethe is eager to get his 2025 campaign on track after flashes of speed as well, while the team have Campos Racing in their sights in the Teams’ Standings.
It’s a race weekend full of action, with both races full of drama from start to finish, as Josep María Martí prevails in the Sprint, and Verschoor on Sunday as we hit the halfway point in 2025.
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