Ferrari juniors Marcus Armstrong and Enzo Fittipaldi join Prema in F4

Marcus Armstrong and Enzo Fittipaldi

Ferrari Driver Academy members Marcus Armstrong and Enzo Fittipaldi have joined Prema for campaigns in Formula 4 this season.

Both drivers were picked up by the Ferrari junior scheme this year, with Armstrong set for a double program in German and Italian F4.

The 16-year-old will race in his first full single-seater season, having sampled Formula Renault and British Formula 3 machinery at selected rounds last year and finishing fourth in the 2016/2017 Toyota Racing Series.

"I'm very pleased to be working with Prema Powerteam for the 2017 season," he said. "There is a huge amount of knowledge and experience within the team, and it's fantastic to share the same ambition.

"We are hungry for results, which is something I have learned to love about Prema. They have a fantastic reputation and I can't wait to learn and grow within the team. Between Prema and the Ferrari Driver Academy I feel a great collaboration and I can't thank them enough."

Fittipaldi, grandson of two-time F1 world champion Emerson, is making a full-time step up to single-seaters in 2017 with a drive for Prema in Italian F4.

"I am very happy and honored to be racing with Prema and to be part of the Ferrari Driver Academy," he said.

"Being a rookie this year I know I will have a lot to learn, but nonetheless I am really motivated and looking forward to the start of the season."