5. Dennis Hauger
F3 is a dogfight. Often the best drivers can't even manage to win it (Max Verstappen). This year's no exception. The man currently on top is Dennis Hauger. The Norwegian Red Bull Junior has been consistent through two races. When Red Bull wants someone in F1, they get it. Don't let Hauger go too far out of your vision.
4. Juan Manuel Correa
On a bit of a somber note, Correa's story is one of tragedy. Directly involved in the crash that killed Anthoine Hubert (R.I.P.), Correa spent the past year and change recovering. After making it through that personal test, he made it back on track this weekend. The young American still has heaps of talent, and no on with a hear could help but to root him on for the rest of the season.
3. Oscar Piastri
Piastri is like what the ideal junior career looks like. Champion in F3, champion in Formula Renault, and now inches from leading the F2 field. This guy knows consistency lie nobody else. On any given weekend he can go from front to back. His race results this year have been astounding. Nothing short of deserving an F1 seat. He will be worried to hear that Ocon's signed a new 3-year deal, as Piastri himself is an Alpine junior. However, you can't keep a talent like his down for too long. Let's have a smaller team go for it!
2. Frederik Vesti
Mercedes is quiet when it comes to signing up-and-coming drivers. Their two F1 prospects, Russell and Ocon, were the only ones on their books for a while. This past off-season however, they dipped back into the pocketbooks, and signed Danish upstart Frederik Vesti. They must have seen something special in him. At 19, he's now driving for ART in F3. He's not old enough yet to have heaps of pressure put on him, but we'll see if he can live up to Mercedes' idea of his potential.
1. Juju Noda
This is no doubt a name you've heard before. Noda broke the net when she set a Japanese la-record at the age of 11. Her father, the former F1 racing driver Hideki Noda, has moved her over to the U.S. for the 2021 U.S. F4 championship. Nevertheless, she raced in ADAC F4 this past race, and won it all. Despite this, a collision during the race disqualified her later on. Nonetheless, the now 14-year-old is still someone to watch for.
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