Tuukka Taponen will be one of the names to watch in the 2025 Formula 3 season. The young Finnish driver, a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, joins the series after successful campaigns in lower series. A stellar racing curriculum Taponen has a very impressive karting curriculum. Most recently, he emerged victor of the 2024…
After a season marred with bad luck and reliability issues, Josep Maria ‘Pepe’ Martí is setting his sights on the 2025 F2 title as he continues with Campos alongside 17-year-old Arvid Lindblad. In 2024, Pepe Martí raced alongside Isack Hadjar at Campos for his rookie F2 season. However, after a difficult season, he finished 14th…
Aiming to win a record eighth drivers’ title, Lewis Hamilton has opened up about the romanticism around Ferrari, his immediate reaction after team principal Fred Vasseur offered him a contract, and the sentiments that motivated his signing with the most successful F1 team of all time. When Ferrari dropped the bombshell on February 1 last…
Nikola Tsolov, the Bulgarian lion, is set to race with Campos Racing in the upcoming F3 season. Last year the driver was paired up with ART Grand Prix, placing an overall 11th in the championship. The switch to Red Bull The 18-year-old driver also switched from the Alpine Academy to Red Bull Junior Academy. “I…
Christian Mansell announced that he is going to take a break from racing ahead of the Formula 2 season-opener. The Australian announced on social media that he decided to step back from motorsport due to “personal reasons.” Mansell was scheduled to compete in his first full season in FIA Formula 2 for Rodin alongside Irish…
Despite a difficult debut season in the Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA) with Trident, Alpine Academy’s Nicola Lacorte steps up to F3 for the 2025 championship, this time partnering with DAMS Lucas Oil. While speaking to the media, including Pit Debrief, Lacorte described his introduction to the French team and how his preparation for the…
In the fourth part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, talked about his vast motorsport experience and journey to Cadillac. A new challenge with Cadillac Marcos Padros boasts an impressive résumé. After working as a performance engineer with HRT F1 Team and then…
Despite a disappointing 2024 F3 rookie season with Hitech Pulse-Eight, Cian Shields made the step up to F2 with AIX Racing, replacing Niels Koolen who himself had replaced Taylor Barnard. Though unable to score points in either Qatar or Abu Dhabi, Shields enters the 2025 F2 season with vital experience that he hopes will help…
Despite a slow start to the 2024 FIA Formula 2 season, AIX Racing’s Joshua Dürksen had a relatively successful rookie season. After several points finishes, including two P3 finishes in Imola and Monza, and wins in Baku and Abu Dhabi, the Paraguayan driver, finished 10th with 87 points. This impressive performance has earned Dürksen a…
Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes commended Jack Doohan for standing his ground amid media speculation regarding his future at the team following Franco Colapinto’s arrival. The 2025 F1 season hasn’t even started yet, but rookie driver Jack Doohan already finds himself under intense scrutiny. Earlier this year, Alpine signed Colapinto from Williams on a multi-year…
