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17-year-old joins Formula Two

The 17-year-old Briton Tom Gladdis has joined the Formula Two series. Gladdis is the youngest driver in the brand-new championship series who will run with Williams chassis' and Audi engines.

British driver Gladdis is due to celebrate his 18th birthday next week, and he joins Formula Two after finishing sixth in the Star Mazda Championship in North America. Gladdis took one victory, two pole positions and three podiums in just 10 races, having skipped two rounds of the championship through being too young to compete.

Gladdis, who was born on the Isle of Wight but now resides in Gibraltar, only began his racing career in 2007 when he was awarded a Formula BMW UK scholarship following a track test evaluation. This gave Gladdis the chance to compete in the Formula BMW World Final in Valencia - a race that was eventually won by fellow F2 driver Philipp Eng.

Tom Gladdis said: "F2 is just so appealing - it's cost effective, high profile and a high level of commitment has been shown by both the FIA and MotorSport Vision. The level of driver talent is huge and it is going to be a challenging campaign, but you can learn so much by racing against tough opposition. This may well be a two year programme for me but the thought of winning a Formula One test will only make me push harder! I'm particularly looking forward to competing at Spa-Francorchamps for the first time as it is a circuit at which I have always dreamt of racing."

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