Formula 3

George Russell blasts Formula 3

George Russell has blasted Formula 3 for its lax approach to the number of cars allowed on the track at one time. Currently, the FIA lets F3 field 12 squads with three teams each. This can cause issues such as traffic congestion during qualifiers – particularly at high-speed circuits such as the Monza or the

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Three drivers disqualified in Australia over technical infringements

MP Motorsport driver Franco Colapinto has lost his Melbourne Sprint Race victory after a post-race inspection found his a technical infringement on his car. Colapinto had secured his first victory but officials stripped him of the win after finding that parts of his car’s bodywork were outside regulatory limits. “Modifications to the geometry of the

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FIA grants permission for driver to carry mobile phone in the cockpit

Formula 3 driver Christian Mansell has been granted permission to have a mobile phone in his car this weekend at the season-opening round of the junior championship in Bahrain, as a result of his medical condition. The FIA have massively clamped down on what a driver can have in a cockpit with them, resulting in the governing

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Lando Norris urges the FIA to take immediate action on ‘critical issue’

In his latest column for The Telegraph, Lando Norris has asked for the dreaded sausage kerbs to finally be removed from Formula 1, following another huge crash last weekend. Norris wants the FIA to have the kerbs banned from circuits, after the recent round of the World Endurance Championship at Monza saw Henrique Chaves barrel-roll after going over one of the

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Charles Leclerc celebrates victory at Silverstone with his brother

Arthur Leclerc and Logan Sargeant took classy victories in the respective Formula 3 and Formula 2 races. Prema’s Leclerc passed polesitter Zak O’Sullivan early on in the F3 race after the Briton had taken pole on Friday, before Isaac Hadjar took the win in the reverse grid sprint race. Leclerc held off O’Sullivan before pulling

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Racing driver slams the UK after being denied entry for British GP

Formula 3 MP Motorsport driver Alexander Smolyar has been denied entry into the United Kingdom and banned from competing in this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Smolar is officially Russian, but flags of both Russia and Belarus have been barred by the FIA in global motorsport events due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He therefore races

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George Russell testing a Mercedes Formula 1 car in 2022.v1

Russell reveals how BMW contract almost cost him Mercedes opportunity

George Russell has revealed that his move to Mercedes this year may never have happened were it not for a phone call convincing him not to join Volkswagen in the DTM series. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had offered the Briton a sponsorship deal to compete in Formula 3 in 2015, but the 23-year-old decided

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