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Is Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov the next Formula 1 'Big Thing' in the making?

Is Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov the next Formula 1 'Big Thing' in the making?

·Updated 1 hr ago·39 pts
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TL;DR

Nikola Tsolov, 19-year-old Bulgarian, leads the 2026 F2 Championship for Campos Racing.

  • Tsolov is considered a rising F1 star in the making.
  • He is making a convincing case as a future F1 'Big Thing'.

From GrandPrix247 · 1 hr ago

Nikola Tsolov is making an increasingly convincing case. The 19-year-old Bulgarian leads the 2026 F2 Championship for Campos Racing

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