As the dust settles on the 2025 F3 Feature Race in Monaco, Rodin Motorsport’s Roman Bilinski on his standout weekend, the on-track drama, and the momentum building within Rodin Motorsport. Bilinski also looked ahead to the rest of the triple header and the challenges still to come in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 season.
Emotion after a positive F3 Feature in Monaco
Bilinski and Rodin Motorsport celebrated their first podium of the season in Monaco. The result marked a major milestone for both the rookie and the team, who have made clear progress since the season opener. While satisfied with his result, Bilinski remains focused on the work ahead—particularly the upcoming battle with Nikola Tsolov in Barcelona.
“Yeah, definitely it’s a good thing. The team and I have made a big step forward and especially in Monaco, you know, being a rookie as well this year. So it’s a good thing but now we need to keep pushing forward and we’re seeing a week’s time as Nikola [Tsolov] said in Barcelona and see how we get on.”
Rodin Motorsport’s team morale, after a great start to the season
Rodin Motorsport’s strong performance in Monaco has further boosted team morale. Bilinski praised the cohesion within the squad, citing good relationships with teammates and a shared determination to keep building.
“Yeah I’d say everything’s really happy and the morale is really high in the team so this is a really nice thing you know everyone in the team gets on very well also with my teammates so this is good and like I said let’s see what we can do in these next few rounds.”
The British-Polish driver credited the behind-the-scenes efforts made during the off-season, highlighting changes within the team and the work ethic shared by all three drivers. With all Rodin Motorsport cars scoring points in Monaco, the weekend reflected a significant step forward.
“I’d say it’s a very positive thing. You know, Callum and Louis are also two really great drivers and we’re pushing each other very very hard.
“I’d say the team’s made some changes internally in the offseason and with how hard we all worked and all of these things, I think it’s nice to see those results now happening.
“So yeah, I’d say there’s been a lot of hard work, there’s been some changes made and for sure now those results are showing so it’s all a good thing.”
Taking charge at the start
In Monaco, the start is often critical—and Bilinski executed his perfectly. Despite a less-than-ideal launch, he quickly covered the inside line into Turn 1, holding off Mari Boya and setting up his charge to the podium.
“Yeah the start of the line was not great, but I just very quickly went to the inside to stop any attack from Mari [Boya] and, yeah, just very quickly had to get on with the job and get pushing.”
Composed amid chaos
The Feature Race in Monaco saw numerous incidents, demanding sharp reactions and composure. Bilinski stayed focused, managing his tyres under safety car periods and reacting only when necessary.
“I wouldn’t say anything is different just because we’re in Monaco I would personally just say you get on with your race and whatever happens you react to it you kind of go in knowing Monaco there’s going to be the chaos, quite clearly as you also saw in F2 and you just have to reset the mind and think to keep the tyres in under the safety car which is not easy and then get on with pushing again.”
“I wouldn’t say there’s anything big in particular that you need to change or flip.”
Maximising everything he could
When reflecting on whether he could’ve maximised any part of his race, Bilinski went back to his race start. The Rodin driver believes his start wasn’t his best, but does not believe a good start would’ve changed much.
Other than his start, he acknowledged that his tyre management needs work, and could have been better in the Feature Race. Looking ahead to Barcelona, he is now focusing on how he can improve. He is also focusing on being closer to Tsolov, or whoever is ahead.
“The start of the line wasn’t good at all to be honest, but I even think with a good start, realistically, I’m not going to be getting past or anything like this.
“Maximising it maybe in the race I could have managed the tyres a bit better being a bit more accurate on a few apexes and things like this so for sure I haven’t maximised it and there’s always things to learn and improve on and that’s why this sport is so good so but that’s all good things and I can go back to the team learn improve and hopefully be better in Barcelona.”
Halfway through the triple header, nearing halfway mark of the season
With Monaco as the second of three back-to-back races, Bilinski remains focused on consistency. His strategy is simple: do the best job possible and avoid overthinking.
“I’d say for me I’m just going with the same approach that I’ve always kind of had is just do the best job I can do. Try not to overthink anything.
“I think it’s been quite strong so far this season so clearly the approach has been good and like I said before my teammates and I are just all going to be pushing each other to hopefully beat these guys next week and let’s see.”
As the championship approaches its halfway mark, Bilinski highlighted the importance of Friday practice and qualifying. A strong start to the weekend, he explained, is crucial in a series as competitive as F3.
“Yeah for myself I’d say the exact same you know Friday is the most important day if you don’t have a good Quali in this championship it’s very very difficult to have a point scoring weekend or let’s say a high point scoring weekend, so the biggest thing for me is practise being on it straight away and then qualifying being able just to refine those small details and not go into qualifying trying to find these huge chunks of time so it’s something I’ve learned and I’m still trying to improve on.”
