Mercedes Affiliate HWA Evaluating Formula 2 Entry In '19

Long-time Mercedes affiliate team HWA revealed it is "evaluating an entry into the Formula 2 Championship" in '19, according to Simmons & Benyon of MOTORSPORT. HWA, which is "best known" for running the Mercedes German Touring Cars (DTM) program and supplying the same manufacturer's powerplants for Formula 3, "would add the F2 team to its expected participation in the new FIA Formula 3 Championship." With Mercedes quitting the DTM, HWA's F2 and F3 teams "would run alongside its new partnership with the R-Motorsport Aston Martin entry to the German touring car series" as well as its Mercedes-affiliated Formula E squad. When asked about F3, HWA CEO Ulrich Fritz said, "I can only tell you that we are interested in doing International F3, but we have not made a final decision yet." Sources suggested that the HWA junior single-seater teams "could be an avenue to bring on the manufacturer's young drivers" (MOTORSPORT, 10/17).