James Wharton returned to PREMA Racing for his second full FIA F3 season with clear expectations. After a difficult rookie campaign with ART Grand Prix, the Australian reunited with the team that had guided much of his junior career and viewed 2026 as an important year for proving what he could deliver. Wharton improved his…
FIA Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel has praised Kimi Antonelli’s exceptional talent, mental strength and rapid development following the Italian’s historic triumph in the 2026 F1 World Championship. Having watched Antonelli navigate an unconventional route through the junior categories, Michel believes the Mercedes driver’s success highlights the qualities that distinguished him long before he reached…
Kimi Antonelli’s journey to becoming the youngest F1 World Champion in history began long before his breakthrough with Mercedes. From an early introduction to karting to championship-winning campaigns in F4 and Formula Regional, the Italian established himself as one of the most successful young drivers of his generation before taking an unconventional route into F2….
Having witnessed the growing presence of women in motorsport, 2026 F1 Academy rookie Payton Westcott hopes to inspire the next generation to follow in her footsteps. The 17-year-old American began karting at the age of six before progressing through several junior single-seater categories, including Formula Winter Series, E4 Championship, UAE4 Series, and Italian F4. Now…
Newly crowned F1 World Champion Kimi Antonelli recently reflected on his time competing in Formula 2, discussing the lessons he learned throughout his sole season in the championship, the challenges he faced and some of his favourite memories from the series. After winning five championships over the course of three years across various junior single-seater…
Louis Sharp’s second season in the FIA Formula 3 Championship was a campaign marked by resilience and incremental progress. However, it ultimately fell short of the consistency he had targeted before the season began. The New Zealander’s sophomore campaign was interrupted by injury in Melbourne, where he was forced to miss the Feature Race after…
Natalia Granada believes she is moving closer to securing her maiden F1 Academy victory after claiming her second podium of the 2026 season at the United States GP. The Sephora-backed PREMA Racing driver finished third in Sunday’s Feature Race at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), although she acknowledged that further improvements are necessary to…
Payton Westcott has admitted that her second-place finish in the 2026 F1 Academy Feature Race at the United States GP did not reflect her strongest performance, despite securing her fourth podium of the season. The Mercedes-backed driver believes the challenges she encountered at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) provided important lessons ahead of the…
The 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) post-season testing programme concludes with two days of running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 26–27 October, bringing the championship’s final official track activities of the year to a close. Following the opening test at Jerez, all ten teams will return to action with 30 drivers as preparations for…
Alex Powell only contested the final two rounds of the 2026 FIA F3 season, but the American-Jamaican driver made enough of an impression to turn a late call-up into a promising introduction to the championship. PREMA Racing drafted Powell in for Monza and Madrid following Louis Sharp’s departure, giving the 18-year-old little time to prepare…
