Turkey’s Cem Bolukbasi will race in Formulation Two this season, changing into the primary gamer to go from F1 Esports to the Formulation One feeder sequence.

The 23-year-old advised a information convention in Istanbul on Wednesday that he had signed a take care of Czech-based Charouz Racing System and had the final word objective of in the future racing in Formulation One.

Bolukbasi began out on digital racetracks with the F1 esports sequence, making his debut in 2017 and persevering with for 3 seasons.

He additionally received the 2020 Formulation Renault Esport Collection and completed runner-up on the actual racetrack within the GT4 European Collection the identical yr.

“If I used to be by no means in F1 Esports, I might by no means have had the possibility to get into an actual automobile. I might not be the place I’m now,” mentioned Bolukbasi.

“I feel it is also crucial to be the primary gamer to do that, as a result of it can provide folks hope. If folks see that one individual can do it, they may imagine they’ll do it as effectively.

“If I can go from F1 Esports to Formulation Two, I feel anybody can.”

The Turk raced in Formulation Three in 2021, scoring factors in 13 of his 15 races. He examined an F2 automobile after the tip of final season in Abu Dhabi.

Bolukbasi has been backed by a number of large Turkish firms and state businesses, in addition to Turkey’s Motor Sports activities Federation (TOSFED).

The final Turkish driver to compete at F2 degree was Jason Tahincioglu, son of former TOSFED president Mumtaz, who raced in what was then GP2 in 2006 and 2007 with out scoring some extent.