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James Wharton expects the 2026 F3 Madrid Qualifying sessions to rank among the most intense of the season as drivers balance risk, traffic and the potential for repeated interruptions. While speaking to the media, including Pit Debrief, ahead of the 2026 Monza F3 Round, the PREMA Racing driver said that he believes the unusual format…
Mattia Colnaghi believes the opening Qualifying session at the 2026 F3 Madrid finale will force drivers to carefully judge how much risk they can afford to take. The expanded format gives Q1 added importance because its result will influence both the Sprint Race and first Feature Race. However, the circuit’s narrow layout and nearby walls…
Ernesto Rivera expects the unusual Qualifying format at the 2026 F3 Madrid season finale to force drivers into a difficult balancing act between outright speed and protecting their weekend. F3 will use consecutive Qualifying sessions as part of an expanded Madrid format featuring a Sprint Race and two Feature Races, which places additional importance on…
Taito Kato returned to form in emphatic fashion at Monza, taking his maiden FIA F3 victory in the Sprint Race before following it with third place in Sunday’s Feature Race. The ART Grand Prix driver had endured several difficult rounds in which outright pace proved harder to find, but the Italian weekend delivered a significant…
Nicola Lacorte paid tribute to DAMS Lucas Oil after he and the team secured their first FIA F3 victory together in the 2026 Monza Feature Race. The Italian enjoyed his strongest weekend of the season at his home round, qualifying third before recovering to ninth in the Sprint Race. He then produced a measured drive…
The 2026 FIA F3 Teams’ Championship reaches Madrid with five teams still mathematically capable of taking the title, but Campos Racing holds a substantially stronger position than the raw number of remaining points might initially suggest. Campos leads the standings with 277 points after Monza, 64 clear of TRIDENT on 213. ART Grand Prix and…
The 2026 FIA F3 Drivers’ Championship will be decided at Madrid, with Freddie Slater arriving at the season finale holding a 15-point advantage over Ugo Ugochukwu and only four drivers remaining mathematically capable of winning the title. Slater leads on 141 points after Monza, with Ugochukwu second on 126. Campos Racing teammates Ernesto Rivera and…
Taito Kato completed his strongest weekend of the 2026 F3 season at Monza with third place in the Italian GP Feature Race, less than 24 hours after securing his maiden victory in Saturday’s Sprint Race. The ART Grand Prix driver remained among the leading contenders throughout Sunday’s chaotic Feature Race and briefly fought for the…
Tuukka Taponen believes second place in the 2026 F3 Monza Feature Race finally rewarded the progress MP Motorsport has made during the latter stages of the season. The Finn started eighth at Monza but steadily moved through the field during a chaotic contest, eventually emerging as Nicola Lacorte’s closest challenger for victory. Although front tyre…
Nicola Lacorte celebrated a landmark moment in his 2026 campaign after claiming his maiden victory on home soil in the Monza Feature Race. The DAMS Lucas Oil driver started third and survived an unpredictable battle at the front before eventually taking control and resisting Tuukka Taponen and Taito Kato. The victory also delivered DAMS its…
