As per the regulations, all teams must fie🍎ld a ‘rookie’ driver on at least two occasions during the season.

Many teams have opted to wait until Abu Dhabi - the final race of the seasonܫ - to fulfil their requirement to run a rookie.

Mercedes are one of the teams who will be fielding a rookie driver, with a member of their 🗹junior programme taking to the trac🍨k on Friday.

The 21-year-old Dane has beenꩵ part of the Mercedes junior team🎶 since 2021.

He got his first proper taste of F1 action at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi last year, compꦯleting 124 laps in the W13.

I𓄧n terms of his recent racing record, Vesti has spent his recent years in F1’s feeder categories.

In 2019, he impressively stormed to the Formula Regional Eurꩵopean Championship with a dominant s𓆏eason.

Two respecta♓ble F3💦 campaigns - where he finished fourth overall back-to-back - resulted in a promotion to F2.

His rookie F2 season was relatively solid, securing ninth in the fina🌳l standings with one victory.

This year has been more impressive, mount🥂ing a serious title charge against Theo Pourꦅchaire.

His chances of the title𓆏 have reduced in recent F2 roওunds though after two DNFs in the last three races.