Robert Shwartzman, a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and a two-time winner in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship with the support of SMP Racing, will take the wheel of the Uralkali Haas F1 Team VF-21 at the end-of-season Formula 1 Young Driver Test at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. The 22-year-old from St Petersburg, Russia is currently in his second season competing in Formula 2 with Prema Racing – Shwartzman having been a teammate to current Uralkali Haas F1 Team driver, and fellow Ferrari Driver Academy member – Mick Schumacher, in his rookie season in 2020. Signed to the Ferrari Driver Academy that winter, Shwartzman then moved up to contest the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship where he won ‘Rookie of the Year on his way to third in the standings. A year later and he was crowned 2019 FIA Formula 3 European Champion – Shwartzman earning three wins and 12 podiums. Multiple wins and podiums have subsequently followed Shwartzman as he solidifies his reputation in Formula 2.

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