Williams F1 test driver Roy Nissany signs for DAMS in F2

Williams F1 test driver Roy Nissany has completed DAMS’ driver line-up for the 2021 Formula 2 season.
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Williams Formula 1 test driver Roy Ni🐭ssany has comple☂ted DAMS’ driver line-up for the 2021 Formula 2 season.

Nissany joins Ferrari junior Marcus Armstrong at the French squad for what will be his third campaign in the series, having previously raced for Ca✃mpos and Trident iꦐn 2018 and 2020 respectively.

Last season Nissany finished 19th in the F2 championship standings with a best result of eighth place earned at the Spa-Francorchamps feature race.ౠ His other other top-10 appearance came at the season-opener in Austria, where he claimed the final point on offer in 10th.

Nissany drove for DAMS at the F2 pos🥃t-season test in December and🐟 his switch to the team was confirmed on Friday.

"I'm thrilled to be part of such a highly respected team as DAMS," said Nissany😼.

"They h෴ave an 🐎amazing history at this level and a strong reputation in Formula 2, so I'm excited to be joining.

"We have already 🍰put𒆙 some strong work in during last year's post-season test and I'm looking forward to getting the season underway in March.

"🅰Hopefully we'll be fighting at the front of the field. I believe we have a very 🎃exciting journey ahead so I'm keen to start.”

Alongside his F2 campaign, Nissany will continue his role with Williams and will drive the team’s 2021 car dওuring one of the three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain next month, following the official F2 pre-🐟season test.

“We arꦐe very happy to welcome Roy to the team for 2021," added DAMS co-owners Gregory and Olivier Driot.

"We have already had the opportunity to work with him during the Bahrain post-season test which went very well andꦫ we were plea🍎sed with his feedback.

"He gelled with the whole te🦹am, especially the engineering staff, so it's great to see the connection is already in place.

"Now i🍰t's going to be up to us to provide the best tools for him to fulfil his potential.

"We are really looking forward to starting this new campaign with Roy and helping him deliver the strong results he d𒁏es𝓀erves."

The 2021 F2 seas๊o♋n is due to begin on 26-28 March at the Bahrain Grand Prix, supporting F1.

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