Freddie Slater secured his third pole position of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season at Monza, putting himself in the best possible position for Sunday’s Feature Race as the championship battle enters its final stages. The TRIDENT driver topped Group B with a 1:38.114 to claim the Aramco Pole Position Award, while teammate Matteo…
Matteo De Palo has been disqualified from the 2026 F3 Qualifying classification at Monza after his TRIDENT car failed a post-session technical inspection, while Mattia Colnaghi and Maciej Gładysz have each received three-place grid penalties. The Stewards excluded De Palo after finding his diffuser below the minimum permitted height. Separate unsafe-release investigations resulted in penalties…
Laurens van Hoepen says he wants to keep building on his Budapest momentum as Formula 2 (F2) returns from the summer break for Round 10 at Monza. The TRIDENT driver headed into the break after a stronger weekend in Hungary, which helped him bounce back from a difficult round at Spa. Speaking ahead of the…
John Bennett says his first Formula 2 victory at the Red Bull Ring gave him proof that his difficult route through the championship had been worth it, after a challenging rookie season and an uncertain winter left his F2 future unclear. The TRIDENT driver claimed his maiden F2 win in the Spielberg Sprint Race, passing…
Campos Racing heads into the final two rounds of the 2026 FIA F3 season holding a commanding advantage in the Teams’ Championship, but the expanded Madrid finale means even a 73-point lead is not enough to make the title secure. The Spanish team has accumulated 269 points across the opening seven rounds, with TRIDENT its…
Freddie Slater will arrive at Monza as the leader of the 2026 FIA F3 Drivers’ Championship, but the eight-point advantage he holds over Ugo Ugochukwu tells only part of the story. After seven rounds, Slater sits on 130 points to Ugochukwu’s 122. Behind them, Théophile Naël is third on 75, Ernesto Rivera has climbed to…
Ugo Ugochukwu ended the two-day 2026 F3 in-season test at the Madring in Madrid with the fastest time overall, leading the second morning session for Campos Racing with a 1:49.034. The American finished 0.193s ahead of Van Amersfoort Racing’s Hiyu Yamakoshi in the faster qualifying-focused morning running, while Enzo Deligny completed the top three. Championship…
Freddie Slater praised the new Madring circuit after topping the opening day of F3 in-season testing for TRIDENT in Madrid. The championship leader set a 1:50.343 during Monday afternoon’s running to finish fastest overall, having already shown competitive pace throughout the opening day. The test also gave Slater and TRIDENT their first opportunity to collect…
Championship leader Freddie Slater ended the opening day of 2026 F3 in-season testing fastest at the new Madring circuit in Madrid, setting a 1:50.343 during Monday afternoon’s running. Title rival Ugo Ugochukwu had earlier led the morning session for Campos Racing with a 1:51.901 as all 30 drivers completed their first official running around the…
Noah Strømsted believes he and TRIDENT can return to their strongest form during the closing stages of the 2026 FIA F3 season after a mixed campaign left him sixth in the Drivers’ Championship heading into the summer break. The Dane has demonstrated his potential at several points this season, most notably with victory at the…
