Laurens van Hoepen needed Budapest to deliver more than points. After a difficult weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, which ended with a heavy crash, the Trident driver arrived at the 2026 F2 Hungarian GP looking for a clean response. He found one. Van Hoepen returned to the F2 podium in Saturday’s Sprint Race with third place, before…
Freddie Slater has finally claimed his maiden FIA Formula 3 (F3) victory, with the TRIDENT driver taking the Feature Race win in Budapest to take the Championship lead heading into the summer break. The Briton controlled the race from the front after Tuukka Taponen was forced to pit with damage, holding off a determined challenge…
Freddie Slater was content with a point from the 2026 F3 Budapest Sprint Race, as he felt he maximised what was possible from P11. The TRIDENT rookie finished on track in P11, however, as Ugo Ugochukwu received a 5 second time penalty during the race, it then promoted Slater to P10, bringing himself level on…
Freddie Slater believes his growing understanding of F3 machinery and work with TRIDENT has helped him establish greater consistency near the front during recent 2026 Qualifying sessions, including in Budapest. The TRIDENT rookie secured another top-three starting position at the Hungaroring after narrowly missing pole during a tightly contested session. The result continued an encouraging…
Freddie Slater made the perfect start to the F3 Budapest Round, topping Free Practice for TRIDENT around the Hungaroring. The Briton set a 1:33.947 to finish fastest in the opening session, having spent much of the 45 minutes fighting at the front of the field. However, despite ending the session on top, Slater admitted it…
Freddie Slater closed the gap to FIA Formula 3 (F3) championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu to just one point after recovering from a difficult start to finish third in the Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race. The TRIDENT driver started from pole position but suffered an anti-stall at the start, allowing Tuukka Taponen and Hiyu Yamakoshi to move ahead…
John Bennett believes Trident can target strong points at the Belgian GP weekend after securing his best Formula 2 (F2) qualifying result to date. The British driver qualified fifth for the 2026 F2 Belgian GP weekend with a 1:56.759, placing himself in a strong position for both the Sprint and Feature Races at one of…
Freddie Slater secured his second consecutive FIA Formula 3 (F3) pole position at Spa-Francorchamps, but the TRIDENT driver knows he will need to convert his latest qualifying success into a victory. After taking pole at his home round at Silverstone, Slater repeated the feat in a chaotic, rain-affected session in Belgium. The Briton set the…
Matteo De Palo’s Silverstone weekend ended in disappointment after he was disqualified from the FIA Formula 3 (F3) Feature Race following the 2026 Silverstone Round. The TRIDENT rookie crossed the line first after a thrilling battle with teammate Freddie Slater, appearing to secure his maiden Formula 3 victory. However, post-race scrutineering led to his disqualification,…
TRIDENT’s Matteo De Palo finally opened his FIA Formula 3 points account with fourth place in the 2026 Silverstone F3 Sprint Race, although the Italian rookie missed out on a maiden podium at the final corner. The 18-year-old has endured a difficult start to his F3 campaign, but Silverstone has offered his strongest weekend so…
