Initially on a one-race deal with the team,🔴 Viscaal performed solidly in the season-opening Bahrain weekend as he narrowly missed out on points finishes in all threꦿe races.

Th෴e 21-year-old impressed Trident during the mid-season test in Barcelona over the weekend, ending the final day eighth fastest overall, 0.8s off the pace set by Felipe Drugovich.

The Dutchman spent two seasons in Formula 3 b🎃efore making the move uꩵp to F2, securing his maiden win at Silverstone in the sprint race last year.

Refle✱cting on the announcement, Viscaal said: "I’m very happy to join Trident for the rest of the season. It will be an absolute incredible challenge. I’m looking forward to doing it with the great Trident team.

"I think we’ve already made a lot of progress, testing and racing in Bahrain and I’m looking forward to unlo🔜ck our potential, ensure what we are capable of and in general the adventure."

Trident team manager Giacomo Ricci added: “Trident Motorsport extremely pleased to announce that Bent Viscaal will com🅠pete with th♔e team in the remaining seven rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

"At his first F2 foray in Bahrain, he quickly merged with our team, which provided him with the maximum possible support while learning the ropes in the series, and🌺 became increasingly competitive. I am sure that, by joining forces with such a quick and determined r𒈔acer, we will do an excellent job and achieve remarkable results."

The F2 season r💜esumes on May 27 as i൩t tackles the streets of Monaco.

Guanyu Zhou leads the drivers’ standings on 41 points, 1𝄹1 clear of Liam Lawson.

Carlin holds a four-point le🍎ad over UNI-Virtuosi Racing in the te๊ams’ standings.