After a busy few days of pre-season testing, Rodin Motorsport’s Christian Mansell discussed his expectations for 2025 FIA Formula 2 season. This will be the Australian’s first full season in F2. He previously completed three rounds of the 2024 championship, finishing 25th in the standings with an impressive 10 points. Mansell “comfortable” after pre-season testing…
After a late announcement that DAMS Lucas Oil’s Jak Crawford, Rodin Motorsport’s Christian Mansell and Alexander Dunne, and Trident’s Max Esterson would have their times deleted due to their cars breaching Article 10.2 of the FIA Formula 2 Sporting Regulations, the 12 F2 teams returned to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the final day of…
Though not yet sure about the pace of the RB21, Max Verstappen believes that the Red Bull Racing challenger for 2025 is “working well”. Verstappen, who beat McLaren’s Lando Norris to the 2024 Drivers’ Championship despite challenges with the RB20, finished the first day of F1 pre-season testing third on the timesheets, just 0.244 seconds…
While Campos Racing’s Arvid Lindblad dominated the first day of F2 pre-season testing in Barcelona, topping the timesheets with an impressive 1:24.415, it was Prema Racing’s Gabriele Minì’s turn to shine on Tuesday. The Alpine Academy driver, who finished runner-up in the 2024 F3 season, topped the morning session. Though MP Motorsport’s Oliver Goethe would…
The 2025 FIA Formula 2 campaign got underway on Monday as F2 pre-season testing kicked off at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. For some, it was a return to the track after the winter break, while for others, it was a chance to familiarise themselves with their new teams, or with the series as a whole….
In the first part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed his time as F1 race engineer for Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari. After an impressive 2018 season with Sauber, Leclerc joined Scuderia Ferrari in 2019, partnering with four-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel….
On the final day of pre-season testing, F3 teams tackled wet conditions, a sharp contrast to the drier track on Wednesday and Thursday. The damp track allowed drivers to test their confidence and skills in the rain while giving teams valuable experience with this year’s wet Pirelli tyres. Stenshorne gets morning session underway With the…
After a productive day which saw Prema Racing’s Noel León set a top time of 1:27.711, the second day of the 2025 pre-season testing kicked off at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. With the drivers having had a day to familiarise themselves with the new Dallara F3 2025 chassis, the teams focused on performance runs, with…
With less than a month to go before the season opener in Melbourne, 30 FIA Formula 3 drivers hit the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for Day 1 of pre-season testing. It marked their first opportunity to get to grips with the new Dallara F3 2025 chassis, which replaces the Dallara F3 2019 used from 2019 to…
After a successful 2023 season in the Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA), Tim Tramnitz stepped up to F3 for 2024, racing with MP Motorsport. While speaking on his move up to F3, Tramnitz, who was also announced as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, described the opportunity as “wonderful.” He recalled MP Motorsport’s…
