Rodin Motorsport’s Callum Voisin’s start to his 2025 F3 campaign has showcased why he could be in contention for the title this year. After a P2 finish during the Bahrain GP’s Feature Race, Voisin and Rodin have proved that progress has been made—after a struggle-filled season-opener in Melbourne.
During a recent virtual media session, speaking to Pit Debrief and other media outlets, Voisin spoke about his start to the season so far, triple-header preparation and the consistency needed for the title fight moving forward.
Lacked consistency needed to maximise points during rookie season
Headed into his rookie season, the British driver was the reigning GB3 Champion, having won the title with Rodin. Placing his trust with the team, Voisin chose to stick with the British team for his first season in F3. Despite having found success with them during his GB3 campaign, the 19 year-old faced a challenging rookie season ahead, failing to score points for much of the year. However, it was the seventh round on home-soil, in Silverstone, for Voisin where he managed to turn his season around and scored his first points of the season—whilst securing his maiden podium during the Feature Race.
Headed into 2025, the 19 year-old knew consistency would be key to be fighting at the top. Moving forward, Voisin acknowledged his weakness was the lack of consistency last year. Whether it is by scoring podium or having to make the most of the car, Voisin emphasised the importance of maximising every weekend from now, in order to stay competitive this year.
“Well, I think the main thing that I lacked in last year was consistency. I think I was, you know, my main weakness was I couldn’t score points throughout the whole year.”
“Obviously, when we did score points, it was good. But you know, we didn’t get to do it very often. So yeah, I think from my side, it’s maximising the every weekend that I get, whether that means getting a P5 or something or a win or a podium or whatever.”
“You know, just making sure that every time I leave the weekends, knowing that I’ve done the best job possible. So I think that’s the main thing. Obviously, consistency plays a big part in that as well.”
“Extremely useful” in-season testing at Bahrain for Voisin and Rodin
Topping the timings during two sessions at pre-season testing, Voisin and Rodin looked to be fast from the get-go. However, the season-opener in Melbourne saw a dip in performance—as Voisin finished P9 in the Sprint and retired from the Feature Race. As F3 in-season testing took place in Bahrain after the first round, Voisin deemed the test “extremely useful”, for both him and Rodin, after struggling in Melbourne.
“Yeah, so to be honest, for me, I think the Bahrain test was actually extremely useful. I think, especially for us, it was a bit of a trickier round one than I think we were expecting.”
When asked if drivers would have preferred testing at a later date and track during the season, Voisin found Bahrain to be a valuable location. The British driver highlighted the opportunities it gave him, as a driver, to adapt to the new generation of cars and Rodin to address the early challenges they faced as a team—adding it was a strong venue for testing.
“So there was a lot for me and the team to work on. I think mostly me in terms of driving and adapting to the new car. So from my side, to be honest, it was a really good place to do testing. I enjoy going there. It’s a little bit different to, I guess, other countries that we get to go to.”
“And no, I enjoy spending my time there, and it’s certainly a good track for testing as well. So then from my side, I think it’s a good track to test there. And yeah, the weather is usually pretty good, so no issues from me.”, Voisin said.
Preparation for the European triple-header
After two rounds of racing, both Feeder Series’ head into the European leg of the calendar alongside Formula 1. The upcoming triple-header will not be an easy one, with the next three rounds of racing set to take place at iconic tracks—Imola, Monaco and Barcelona. Since Bahrain, Voisin and his fellow F3 drivers have had a small break. When asked about the mental and physical preparation headed into a triple-header, Voisin echoed similar thoughts to both Tim Tramnitz and Rafael Câmara. The British driver highlighted the importance of the next three races for the championship.
“Yeah, I mean, I kind of echo what the other two said. I think it’s the time where people build momentum, you build confidence. Obviously, you rack up a lot of points. It’s a crucial time of the year. It’s really where you get to see kind of where everybody kind of stands in order.”
“But from my side, I think it’s pretty much business as usual. I think every race weekend is pretty different.”
After two rounds, Voisin currently sits in P3 in the driver standings—behind Tramnitz and Câmara. Learning from his experience last year on tackling a triple-header, the British driver said resetting and ensuring he takes care of himself will be key to approaching the next three races.
Voisin added: “You always reset. Just because you had a good race weekend the weekend before doesn’t mean you can relax. You’ve always got to be on your A game.”
“But from my side, I think obviously doing a triple header last year, I already know what it’s like. It’s very mentally challenging by the end of it. I think you’re more tired than you kind of expect. So, for sure, staying well-rested, sleeping well, eating well will be important for me.”
“Filled with a lot of confidence” after promising start in 2025
2025 marks Voisin’s second season in F3 and Rodin’s resurgence in performance. In the past, Rodin has struggled to find performance—often finishing in the bottom half of the team standings. Despite a disappointing rookie campaign with the team, the 19 year-old chose to stick with them for a second season. Encouraged by their start to the season so far, Voisin explained he is confident moving forward. Describing his and Rodin’s 2024 season as a “building year”, the British driver is not surprised with the results they have been able to deliver thus far.
“I think, well yeah, from my side it fills me with a lot of confidence. It’s kind of what I expected in a way. I think last year was a huge building year for me and the team, obviously turning up with not a lot of preparation or not as much as I would have wanted.”
“And yeah, as you said, the team had struggled quite a lot, especially the year previously. So from my side, to be honest, it’s exactly gone how I’ve envisioned it. I think the team now are in a really good spot. I think we’re all working really well together.”
As a team, Rodin have scored a podium in both rounds so far—putting them in P4 in the team standings. The 19 year-old credited part of his success to having a good stable team around him. In his second season with Rodin, Voisin explained that being surrounded by “continuity” has steered them into the right direction.
“I’ve got some good engineers, good teammates, and I’ve kept the same bubble around me. I’ve got the same mechanics, same engineers, same driver coach, same management. So for me, it’s very much continuity. And yeah, so far it’s going pretty well. So yeah, I’m definitely looking forward to more success.”
Performance in qualifying determines the results of race weekend
When asked about what was the most important aspect of a race weekend, all drivers agreed it was qualifying. Echoing Tramnitz and Câmara’s thoughts, Voisin noted that in most cases—like in Bahrain where he qualified second—a strong qualifying led to strong results, with the exception of Tramnitz who salvaged a poor qualifying with a charge through the field during the Feature Race on Sunday.
“Yeah, well, I think, yeah, pretty much echo what the other two said. I think qualifying is the most important part of the race weekend, arguably.”
“I think we saw in Bahrain that whoever qualified well seemed to do well over the race weekends. It’s quite rare that you get the likes of, I guess Tim [Tramnitz] was kind of the biggest standout in terms of having a not ideal qualifying position, but still ending up with a very good amount of points over the weekend.”
As 30 rising young talents make up the F3 grid, Voisin knows acing qualifying helps lift the stress of having to drive through the field. With qualifying setting the grid for the main race where maximum points are awarded, the Rodin driver stressed its importance further.
“So for sure, qualifying high up makes your life much more easy. And you can focus on doing well in the races rather than always having to play catch-ups.”
“So for sure, qualifying, I think, is the most important, especially when the points handed out on Sunday are so much bigger than Saturday.”, said Voisin.
“This is not it.” says Voisin on more performance to showcase in title fight
In order to secure the F3 title this year, Voisin believes he has more performance to unlock, noting Bahrain was a step forward from Melbourne.
“Yeah, for sure, there’s more performance to come. This is not it. No. I think Bahrain was a good step forward for us, especially after a tricky Australia. But no, for sure, this is not all that we’ve got. I’m sure that’s the same with everybody.”
Expecting the entire field the field throughout the season, the British driver expressed he remains confident in his abilities to stay in the title fight.
“I think everybody’s going to be improving throughout the year, but I’m confident that we can stay in the title fight.”
“Obviously, we need to wrap that, slow down a little bit.”, Voisin joked, before reaffirming his optimism moving forward.
“But no, in all seriousness, I think, yeah, I’m feeling good for the rest of the season, for sure.”
Up next, Formula 3 is back racing in Imola from May 16th to 18th.
