Karishma Persad, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

Freddie Slater, PREMA Racing, Collective Test 1, 2025 FRECA Round 9, Hockenheim

FRECA | 2025 Round 9 | Hockenheim | Collective Test 1 | Title rivals Slater and De Palo set the pace

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago03 mins mins

The penultimate round of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine began at Hockenheim with the first Collective Test. The session immediately highlighted the intensity of the title battle between Freddie Slater of Prema Racing and Matteo De Palo of Trident. Both drivers wasted no time in asserting their dominance, with Slater topping the timesheets…

New FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) to launch in 2026 under full FIA status. Ten leading international teams confirmed for the inaugural FIA season

FIA and ACI announces 2026 FREC teams with new car, new engines, and fresh competition

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago04 mins mins

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) have confirmed the ten teams that will compete in the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC). This marks the first season in which the series will operate under full FIA status, solidifying its role as the key stepping stone between FIA-certified Formula…

Ugo Ugochukwu to race with Campos Racing in 2026 F3 Championship

Ugo Ugochukwu joins Campos Racing for 2025 F3 season

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago03 mins mins

Campos Racing have confirmed Ugo Ugochukwu as their final driver for the 2026 FIA F3 season. The American will partner Théophile Nael and Ernesto Riviera, completing the reigning Teams’ Champions’ line-up for the new campaign. The 18-year-old returns for a second season in F3 after his rookie year with Prema, where he secured two podiums…

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team's Esteban Ocon ahead of the 2025 F1 Singapore GP

Ocon confident Haas can shine at 2025 F1 Singapore GP despite recent struggles

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago03 mins mins

The Singapore GP has long been one of Formula 1’s most demanding challenges, combining the heat and humidity of Southeast Asia with the unforgiving barriers of the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Drivers arrive knowing they face a race that is both physically and mentally exhausting, where the balance between car performance, driver endurance, and weather…

Keanu Al Azhari, Hitech TGR, 2025 GB3 Donington Park, Testing

GB3 | 2025 | Testing Day 1| Donington Park | Keanu Al Azhari leads Donington Park Thursday Testing for Hitech TGR

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago03 mins mins

Hitech TGR’s Keanu Al Azhari set the pace in Thursday GB3 testing at Donington Park, topping the combined times with two rapid laps in the closing minutes of session three. With five minutes left on the clock, the Emirati produced a 1m22.521s before immediately lowering the benchmark to 1m22.379s at the chequered flag. His effort…

Alex Ninovic at Prodrive, after taking Jack Cavill Pole Position Championship, ahead of the 2025 GB3 round at Donington Park

Championship leader Ninovic draws inspiration from Prodrive visit ahead of penultimate GB3 round at Donington Park

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago03 mins mins

Rodin Motorsport’s Alex Ninovic took a break from the pressures of the title race with a special visit to the world-renowned Prodrive headquarters in Banbury. The Australian, who currently leads the GB3 Championship, explored the legendary motorsport facility and came away both inspired and impressed by its illustrious history. “Today has been an amazing day…

FRECA Hockenheim 2024 (to return for Round 9 in 2025)

2025 title battle reaches boiling point as FRECA heads to Hockenheim

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago04 mins mins

The 2025 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) arrives at its penultimate round with the championship fight hanging in the balance. As FRECA heads to Hockenheim, four drivers remain firmly in contention for the 2025 crown, while a tight midfield battle continues to simmer beneath them. With every point now critical, the iconic German…

Doriane Pin, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Prema Racing, 2025 F1 Academy, to continue championship challenge in Singapore

Pin focused on Singapore success as rain threatens crucial F1 Academy round

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago05 mins mins

As the F1 Academy grid prepares for one of its most physically and technically demanding rounds of the 2025 season, Doriane Pin stands out as a title contender with both experience and determination on her side. After twice stepping onto the podium in Singapore last year, Pin, the 2025 F1 Academy championship leader is preparing…

Tuukka Taponen to join MP Motorsport for 2026 F3 season

Tuukka Taponen switches to MP Motorsport for 2026 F3 season

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago03 mins mins

Finnish racing driver Tuukka Taponen will continue his rise through the junior single-seater ranks in 2026, remaining in the FIA F3 Championship but making a strategic switch to MP Motorsport. The 18-year-old, a member of the highly regarded Ferrari Driver Academy, joins the Dutch outfit after an impressive rookie campaign with ART Grand Prix in…

Nicola Lacorte, DAMS Lucas Oil, Alpine Academy, 2025 F3

F3 2025 | Season Review | Nicola Lacorte

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago06 mins mins

When Nicola Lacorte graduated into the 2025 F3 Championship with DAMS Lucas Oil and the backing of the Alpine Academy, the move represented the biggest test of his young career. The Italian teenager carried experience from Italian F4 and Formula Regional, along with a reputation for flashes of speed and determination. Yet, as many rookies…