Karishma Persad, Author at Motorsport

FRECA 2025 - Slater leads the championship into Round 8 Barcelona

FRECA heads to Barcelona for Round 8 of the 2025 season

Karishma Persad6 hours ago6 hours ago04 mins

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) returns to action this weekend in Barcelona for the eighth and antepenultimate round of the 2025 season. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, also home to this year’s Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, will host the latest instalment of an increasingly tense title battle. A close fight for the…

Emma Felbermayr, 2025 F1 Academy, in-season test, Circuito de Navarra

Felbermayr targets F1 Academy points as momentum builds ahead of 2025 Singapore Round

Karishma Persad6 hours ago6 hours ago07 mins

Having unlocked pace and consistency as the two-day 2025 F1 Academy in-season test progressed, Emma Felbermayr was optimistic after Wednesday’s running at the Circuito de Navara. The Sauber-backed driver had initially struggled to find her rhythm, finishing down the order in P17 and P11 across the first two sessions. Yet with the support of Rodin…

Maya Weug, Circuito de Navarra, 2025 F1 Academy in-season testing

Weug confident after topping Day 1 of 2025 F1 Academy testing in Navarra

Karishma Persad2 days ago2 days ago05 mins

Maya Weug opened the 2025 F1 Academy in-season testing at the Circuito de Navarra by ending both sessions at the top of the timesheets. The Ferrari driver recorded the day’s benchmark time in the morning segment with a 1:46.439, edging ahead of championship leader Doriane Pin. She repeated the feat in the afternoon, pipping her…

Maya Weug, Circuito de Navarra, 2025 F1 Academy Test

2025 F1 Academy Navarra Test: Weug leads both sessions on opening day

Karishma Persad2 days ago2 days ago04 mins

Maya Weug dominated proceedings on the first day of 2025 F1 Academy in-season testing at the Circuito de Navarra. The MP Motorsport driver, a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, topped both sessions, delivering a 1:46.439 in the morning before sealing the afternoon benchmark with a 1:46.562. Her consistency confirmed her status as the pacesetter,…

2025 Belgian GP Sprint Weekend. Sprint format to continue in 2026 under new F1 regulations.

Six Sprint events confirmed for 2026 as F1 prepares for new era of technical regulations

Karishma Persad3 days ago2 days ago09 mins

F1 will continue its Sprint format in 2026 with six confirmed events, coinciding with the introduction of new technical regulations. Now entering its sixth year, the Sprint will feature at a mix of established and debut circuits, as F1 maintains its approach of offering competitive sessions on every day of selected Grand Prix weekends. Six…

Sander Dorsman and Tim Tramnitz, 2025 F3 season, MP Motorsport

MP Motorsport back in the top three after strong 2025 F3 Season

Karishma Persad3 days ago3 days ago07 mins

After finishing sixth in 2024, MP Motorsport bounced back strongly to reclaim a spot in the top three. The Dutch outfit closed the season third in the Teams’ Championship, celebrating a Sprint Race win at Imola with Tim Tramnitz and collecting six podium finishes across their three cars. Importantly, for the first time since 2022,…

Maya Weug the benchmark ahead of 2025 F1 Academy in-season tests in Navarra

2025 F1 Academy Navarra preview: Rookie test and in-season running

Karishma Persad3 days ago2 days ago06 mins

The Circuito de Navarra in northern Spain has become the focus of F1 Academy this week. The venue stages both an in-season test for the current grid and the inaugural Rookie Test for prospective entrants. Over the three test days, from 16 to 18 September 2025, teams and F1 Academy drivers will gain 18 hours…

Bruno Michel reflects on 2025 F3 season in Monza, at the Italian GP.

F3 CEO Bruno Michel praises Câmara and Campos after 2025 F3 season finale in Monza

Karishma Persad4 days ago5 days ago017 mins

The 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship has now drawn to a close after what has been one of the most memorable seasons in the category’s history. A year that introduced a brand-new car also delivered fierce on-track rivalries, unpredictable results, and a Drivers’ Champion in Rafael Câmara who showed both speed and resilience. Alongside his…

Luke Browning, P1, Podium, F2 Feature Race Monza, 2025 Italian GP

F2 CEO Bruno Michel reflects on Fornaroli’s consistency, Browning’s maiden win, and the 2025 F2 Championship after exciting Monza Round

Karishma Persad4 days ago6 days ago014 mins

Another thrilling weekend of F2 action is complete, and the storyline of the 2025 season continues to sharpen. The iconic Autodromo Nazionale Monza provided the perfect stage for drama, as the fight for the Championship grew fiercer. With Leonardo Fornaroli battling to hold off Luke Browning—fresh from his maiden victory—the battle at the top has…

2025 F2 Championship - Round 11, Monza, Italian GP

2025 F2 title fight intensifies after eventful Monza round with Browning taking maiden win and Fornaroli extending lead

Karishma Persad5 days ago6 days ago06 mins

Monza, the legendary “Temple of Speed”, delivered a 2025 Italian GP weekend full of drama, triumph, and heartbreak in F2. Round 11 of the 2025 season offered another vital chapter in an already unpredictable title race. With its high-speed straights, passionate tifosi, and unforgiving challenges, Monza has always played host to pivotal moments, and this…