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The third driver has now also been confirmed. Oliver Rasmussen (Denmark) will race alongside Matteo Nannini (Italy) and Rafael Villagomez (Mexico) for HWA RACELAB in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship. The 20-year-old joins the team after an impressive season in the Formula Regional European Championship and has already driven the HWA RACELAB car. 

• Oliver Rasmussen: “Participating in FIA Formula 3 is a milestone in my career. Together with HWA we will do our best to be competitive.”
• Thomas Strick: “Oliver has shown that he has the potential to produce top performances at the high level of FIA Formula 3.”

The second of the three drivers for the 2021 season of the FIA Formula 3 Championship has been confirmed: HWA RACELAB is putting its faith in the promising and talented Rafael Villagomez (Mexico) in the coming season of the junior racing series. The 19-year-old will make his debut in the series for the team from Affalterbach.

• Rafael Villagomez: “I am sure that I will learn a lot and that we will do a great job together!”
• Thomas Strick: “Rafael has shown that he has the drive you need to succeed in FIA Formula 3.”

A duo of Italian drivers will contest the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship for HWA RACELAB. Alessio Deledda and Matteo Nannini will be behind the wheel for the team from Affalterbach in the highest Formula racing series for young drivers. Nannini will compete on two fronts in the 2021 season, as he lines up for HWA RACELAB in both Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3.

• Alessio Deledda: "I am excited to be participating in such a competitive championship."
• Matteo Nannini: "I feel ready and determined to grow as a driver."
• Thomas Strick: "We have found a good mix for our team."

Matteo Nannini (Italy) has been confirmed as the first driver to join HWA RACELAB, which lines up in FIA Formula 3 in 2021. The 17-year-old arrives with one year of Formula 3 experience to his name. He recently attended the post-season tests in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for HWA RACELAB.

• Matteo Nannini in action in FIA Formula 3 for HWA RACELAB
• Matteo Nannini: “I will give it everything to get the best results possible.”
• Thomas Strick: “Matteo showed great willing to learn during the tests in Bahrain.”

BWT HWA RACELAB brought the penultimate race weekend of the FIA Formula 2 Championship in Sakhir (Bahrain) to a positive close with tenth place in the Sunday race. Artem Markelov (Russia) produced an impressive fightback, climbing twelve places in total. 17-year-old Théo Pourchaire (France) demonstrated his talent on his Formula 2 debut, but was unfortunate in race two.  

• 18th place and DNF for Théo Pourchaire, 22nd and 10th place for Artem Markelov
• Artem Markelov: "Tenth place from 22nd on the grid - that is a really good result."
• Théo Pourchaire: "I really enjoyed my first FIA Formula 2 races."
• Thomas Strick: "Artem showed what could have been in race two."