After a strong sixth-place finish in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA), and a less-than-ideal FIA Formula 3 debut with Campos Racing, Denmark’s Noah Strømsted joins Trident‘s 2025 F3 lineup, alongside 2024 FRECA champion Rafael Câmara and F3 sophomore Charlie Wurz. The Danish driver will also compete as a member of the Mercedes Junior Team, following their recent expansion.
Strømsted aiming to fight for the championship with “very capable” Trident
Despite his inexperience in F3, Strømsted believes that he can fight for wins and, ultimately, for the 2025 championship title. While speaking to media, including Pit Debrief, the Danish driver described Trident as “a very capable team” with a history of success, and indicated that this would prove advantageous in competition.
“I think for this season, it will be to fight for wins. And in the end, the championship together with Trident. It was a very capable team. They won the championship the last two years.”
He added that he had had a positive start to his 2025 F3 season, as pre-season testing in Barcelona had gone well. He explained that the findings from pre-season and the preparation he had done in the simulator, showed that he could fight for the championship with his new team.
“And the pre-season test we had in Barcelona was very good. The car felt very good. They did the balance, everything they did over the winter.”
“And the preparation we did with sim really helped a lot there. So I think the goal will be to be fighting for the championship.”
New 2025 car “a little help” for F3 rookies
Despite his inexperience in the series, Strømsted is not at any significant disadvantage due to his unfamiliarity with the car as a new chassis—the Dallara F3 2025—and engine package have been introduced for the 2025 season. All drivers competing in the series, regardless of their experience in it, must now familiarise themselves with the new machinery.
When asked if the new car would help his competitiveness for the season, Strømsted indicated that it was a “little help”, though he acknowledged that, ultimately, there were few differences between the new and old F3 cars.
“Yeah, I think it’s a little help that the car changed. But in the end, it doesn’t feel so different to the old one.”
He identified the different tyres being used in 2025 as the biggest difference for rookie drivers, explaining that no one was sure about how they would degrade during qualifying or the races.
“The biggest difference that I feel with the new car is the tyres. And I think that’s the biggest advantage for the rookies, that the tyres changed. So, we don’t really know how much they degrade over one lap in qualifying or over the races.”
The uncertainty with the tyres, Strømsted claimed, would be the ‘biggest advantage” for rookies in 2025.
“So, I think that’s the biggest advantage coming in as a rookie, with it being a new car.”
