Getting into motor sports is not an easy thing, today talent alone is not enough to be a racer. Especially if you are starting a career in relatively small teams, you need to either provide a large advertising income or bring in a big sponsor support. Even in Formula 1, there are many names called “mercenary drivers” who find teams with the power of sponsorship.
There is no Formula 1 pilot who has left our country yet, and Cem Bölükbaşı was the person who came closest to it. Bölükbaşı managed to find a seat in Charouz, one of the Formula 2 teams. Unfortunately, Cem’s career in this category did not last even 1 season.
Cem Bölükbaşı left the team
In the statement made by the Formula 2 organization, it was announced that Charouz and Cem Bölükbaşı mutually terminated the contract of our national pilot. Colombian pilot Tatiana Calderon will take the seat of Bölükbaşı in the race that will be held on the Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium at the weekend.
New licensing rules were introduced after Kimi Raikkonen entered F1 after 23 races and shocked everyone with his contradictory attitude. Although he was ignored due to the difficulties he experienced in his Formula 2 career and his E-sports background, Bölükbaşı was actually a remarkable pilot.
Bölükbaşı, who started sports with motocross at the age of six, later switched to four-wheeled vehicles. Our national athlete, who also took part in karting series, also took part in Asian Formula 3 and Euroformula Open. In fact, Bölükbaşı, who won the Euroformula Open in his first race in Budapest, won a total of two races that season and was on the podium 7 times.
Thus, Cem Bölükbaşı completed his Formula 2 career without scoring any points for this season. Enzo Fittipaldi, the grandson of his teammate, former Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi, is in the 4th place in the championship with 100 points. Fittipaldi also finished 20th last year.
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