So I went over to Ind圜ar and that’s the start of it. “That was why 2021, I took it into my own hands and was like ‘well, you know, I’m going to go and find my own way because no one would ever find the way for me’ kind of thing. Such a scenario prompted him to look elsewhere for the future, and let him ultimately to where he is now. “We’ll just let you move two spaces and get on with it,” he said. Ilott described his situation those years as being a “pawn on the front” on a chessboard, which was “tough”. I found that out on one stage that no one really cared personally about my dream or whatever.” ‘It’s just a dream for you, okay, go along’. “I lived 2020, 2021 off of hope, and a lot of people don’t give a shit about your hope. And I much prefer being told the truth than some bullshit half of the time because, you know, it’s just you live your life off of hope. “I wish some things were communicated earlier, or at least the idea and the perception. If it was off of championship results, I’d probably have a seat, or at least a chance,” he reckoned.įerrari juniors Shwartzman, Ilott and Schumacher in F2 I mean, if it was on who was the quickest driver, I’d probably have a seat. Lots of decisions are made off of lots of things. “It’s tough, and it’s a big, big moving entity, F1. I mean, if it was all from the one side, I didn’t know until three races to go that I wasn’t going to F1, two races.”Īlthough he understands that is part of the F1 game, the then-FDA member admits he would have liked to receive more direct information about what his future was looking like and at an earlier time. “The world works like that and it’s quite tough. And then it went from you have a great chance to ciao ciao basically,” Ilott recalled, despite not mentioning the team he had more chances to step up with.
And then I remember the Monday after that weekend, it just all changed. Before that, it was kind of looking like that’s the direction of everything. Schumacher ended up graduating to F1 with Haas, a team Ilott had set to drive for in the opening practice session of the Eifel Grand Prix before rain and fog led to it being abandoned before Ilott got a chance to head out on track. I think in some ways I could have got a bit more help in some areas. But of course you never know really where these deals are at, where mines are at. So you knew you were kind of getting stuff that was correct.
And then the media would always clarify that information two weeks later or three weeks later. Of course, there are other ways for me to find out information, and I did. “Like I never really knew what was going on until it was solid.
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“It is very difficult because I was not told really anything from that side,” Ilott explained about how close he came to becoming an F1 driver in 2021. “There is never any guarantees in this industry, so it was understood that it was never guaranteed, but obviously you’ve got a very good chance if you’re finishing the top three.” It’s not that you definitely get one,” Ilott said when asked whether he had been promised a 2021 F1 seat ahead of the 2020 F2 season. “It was that they would help find a seat. It was a situation where, according to him, he was kept in the dark for most of the year as fellow Ferrari junior Mick Schumacher beat him to the title and an F1 seat. On the Formula Scout Podcast, he talked about how events behind the scenes evolved in 2020 while he was a Ferrari junior in regards to a step up to F1, and why that never materialised. With the team looking competitive enough for similar results to be achieved through the year, its bolstering Ilott’s reputation and helping make sure he stays in single-seaters’ top tier for 2024.īut when Ilott finished second in F2 almost two-and-a-half years ago, he had a very different negotiating card for landing a seat at the top level. Ilott ended his rookie season by qualifying on the front row, and started his sophomore campaign last month with a fifth place.
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He currently races in Ind圜ar for Juncos Hollinger Racing, with whom he debuted late in the 2021 season, and led the team’s first ever full-time attack on the series last year. He was third in GP3 in 2018, and Formula 2 runner-up with Virtuosi Racing in 2020, but never made it to a Formula 1 race seat after.
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Only a few years ago, Callum Ilott was one of the most promising drivers competing in junior single-seaters. But he knows how hard negotiating for seats at this level is… Photos: Ind圜ar / Joe Skiblinski Callum Ilott is eyeing up the chance to talk to Ind圜ar’s top teams for 2024, having impressed in his 22 races with the underdog Juncos outfit so far.
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