The Brazilian, whose older brother Pietro Fittipaldi is a reserve driver for Formula 1 team Haas, broke the news on social media on Saturday.
Fittipaldi has been chatting with Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko for some time after he was spotted meeting the Austrian at the Dutch Grand Prix in September.
Fittipaldi made his F2 debut in 2021 with Charouz, hosting three race weekends for the team before signing up for a full program this year.
He recorded three second places in distance races at Imola, the Red Bull Ring and the Hungaroring respectively, and also had three third places. He is sixth in the championship with just the Abu Dhabi final to come.
Fittipaldi said: “It is a great honor and a very important step in my career to join the Red Bull family, who are the reigning F1 champions.
“I am very grateful for this opportunity and would like to thank Red Bull, Dr Helmut Marko and Christian Horner for their confidence in me.”
Enzo Fittipaldi
Photo by: Dutch Photo Agency
Asked by Autosport what pleased Fittipaldi, Marko clarified that the 21-year-old had exceeded expectations at Charouz.
“That he played in a midfield team, I would say,” he said. “He’s always been there at the top. I think he’s had his ups and downs. And now he knows there’s a chance. He’ll be with Carlin, who are a top team. is a character.”
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When asked what the target for 2023 was, he replied: “We’ll see how it performs. As always, with results.”
Marko has confirmed that not all of Red Bull’s 2022 F2 drivers will remain on the program next year.
“We will make an announcement very soon on who is leaving and who the new ones are.”
Meanwhile, Marko has pointed out that Liam Lawson will benefit from his planned move to Japan for 2023.
“He will do Super Formula. It’s a tough place to be. The Japanese drivers know every inch, they know all the tracks, it’s not easy.”
He also confirmed that Norwegian F2 driver Dennis Hauger will be elevated to a reserve F1 role next year, alongside Lawson, who will not always be available due to race weekend clashes.
“We have several reserve drivers. Another one will be Hauger, that’s what has been decided so far. And we’ll see at the start of the season how it goes. There will be clashes, but among our youngsters it’s there will be two or three.”
The Brazilian, whose older brother Pietro Fittipaldi is a reserve driver for Formula 1 team Haas, broke the news on social media on Saturday.
Fittipaldi has been chatting with Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko for some time after he was spotted meeting the Austrian at the Dutch Grand Prix in September.
Fittipaldi made his F2 debut in 2021 with Charouz, hosting three race weekends for the team before signing up for a full program this year.
He recorded three second places in distance races at Imola, the Red Bull Ring and the Hungaroring respectively, and also had three third places. He is sixth in the championship with just the Abu Dhabi final to come.
Fittipaldi said: “It is a great honor and a very important step in my career to join the Red Bull family, who are the reigning F1 champions.
“I am very grateful for this opportunity and would like to thank Red Bull, Dr Helmut Marko and Christian Horner for their confidence in me.”
Enzo Fittipaldi
Photo by: Dutch Photo Agency
Asked by Autosport what pleased Fittipaldi, Marko clarified that the 21-year-old had exceeded expectations at Charouz.
“That he played in a midfield team, I would say,” he said. “He’s always been there at the top. I think he’s had his ups and downs. And now he knows there’s a chance. He’ll be with Carlin, who are a top team. is a character.”
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When asked what the target for 2023 was, he replied: “We’ll see how it performs. As always, with results.”
Marko has confirmed that not all of Red Bull’s 2022 F2 drivers will remain on the program next year.
“We will make an announcement very soon on who is leaving and who the new ones are.”
Meanwhile, Marko has pointed out that Liam Lawson will benefit from his planned move to Japan for 2023.
“He will do Super Formula. It’s a tough place to be. The Japanese drivers know every inch, they know all the tracks, it’s not easy.”
He also confirmed that Norwegian F2 driver Dennis Hauger will be elevated to a reserve F1 role next year, alongside Lawson, who will not always be available due to race weekend clashes.
“We have several reserve drivers. Another one will be Hauger, that’s what has been decided so far. And we’ll see at the start of the season how it goes. There will be clashes, but among our youngsters it’s there will be two or three.”