Racing driver Will Bratt is considering a move from F2 into the football-themed Superleague Formula for next year.

Featuring 750 horsepower, V12-engined single-seater cars carrying the colours of some of the world’s biggest football clubs, Bratt, 22, of Banbury, said the championship was an intriguing and popular fusion of two of the globe’s greatest sports.

One of the most desirable aspects of Superleague Formula for Bratt, is that the cars are big and powerful, not dissimilar to the Euroseries 3000 racer he steered to championship success in 2009 and also fairly close to Formula One-style performance.

He is working over the coming weeks and months to secure the required funding.

Following his success with the Euroseries 3000 (now Auto GP) car in 2009 on his way to a double title triumph – including the Italian Formula 3000 crown – he stepped into the FIA Formula 2 Championship this year thanks to backing from Michelangelo Search, Whirlpool, Tangerois and Marrakech Grand Prix.

Adapting well to the Williams JPH1B car, he secured four podiums through the season with a best result of second place during the penultimate round in Valencia, Spain.

He said: “There were plenty of opportunities for us to snatch a win or two this year but things just didn’t quite go our way when we needed them to.

“The racing was close though all year and given our budget constraints, Formula 2 was the best option we could have gone for.”

He headed into the season aiming for nothing short of a title challenge, but as the year progressed a number of difficulties prevented that from taking place – mainly in qualifying, but he was also shunted out of several races to finish fifth in the championship.

He added: “Overall the year was obviously a disappointment as I failed to achieve the personal goals I had set out. However, I know there were times when I was unlucky and more than anything it has made me hungrier for success again in 2011.”