Ferrari's Rafael Camara is forcing his way into the 2027 F1 conversation. The 21-year-old Brazilian won last year's F3 title a round early, matching the highest win percentage in series history at 20%. This season in F2, he sits third with four poles and two wins, trailing leader Nikola Tsolov by 22 points.
What separates Camara is his ability to course-correct. After botching tire management in Imola last year, he dominated Barcelona the next round. Same pattern this season—a warmup mistake cost him Monaco, then he executed flawlessly in Spain. His qualifying pace is absurd: he took pole in Monaco on his second push lap after damaging suspension on the first.
Ferrari Deputy Team Principal Jerome D'Ambrosio calls him "more relaxed than all of us" under pressure. If Camara locks down the F2 title, a 2027 seat becomes hard to deny. The Brazilian pipeline to F1 has been quiet since Felipe Massa—Camara could reopen it.
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