Armstrong, 21, joined Ferrari’s young driver programme in 2017, and has spent the last two years racing in FIA Formula 2.
The New Zealander is yet to confirm his racing plans for the year ahead, but Ferrari revealed on Tuesday that he was no longer part of its junior set-up as the academy began its work for the year ahead.
Ferrari also said that Ilott, who spent last year as customer team Alfa Romeo’s reserve driver in Formula 1, would be “on a ‘gap year'” after moving into IndyCar full-time with Juncos Racing as it “falls outside the workable scope of the FDA as it would not be able to offer adequate support to the Englishman”.
The most prominent members of the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2022 will be Mick Schumacher and Robert Shwartzman.
Schumacher made his F1 debut last year with Haas, and will combine his commitments at the team this year with a reserve role at Ferrari for 11 races.
Shwartzman finished as runner-up in F2 last year and has already confirmed he will not return to…
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