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Oliver Rowland's F1 ambitions: 'My long
Britain has a long and distinguished history with Motorsport and former Formula One World Champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are just two of many examples of that.
Renault Development driver Oliver Rowland hopes to join them and believes that a successful Formula Two season with Dams Racing can help him take the the next step on his journey in the elite sport.
Like many in racing he started in Karting as a seven-year-old and after coming second in his first season of the Super 1 National Cadet Championship he went on to win the next two.
Despite failing to make the step up while part of the McLaren young driver programme between 2007 and 2010, he has continued to work his way up the ranks and sees his role with Renault as a small reward for that determination.
His relationship with the French team has been a long one, with the 24-year-old competing in nine of their competitions over a four-year period. In the three years prior to winning the Renault 3.5 Series in 2015, he never ended a season below fourth place.
He should be more than aware of the struggles facing new F1 drivers, having competed alongside Will Stevens in the JICA class series, with Stevens eventually going on to race for the now-defunct Marussia in 2015.
