For the 2026 F3 season, Christian Ho returns to the grid with Rodin Motorsport, determined to improve on his rookie campaign. Last year proved challenging for the Singaporean, who finished 22nd in the Drivers’ Standings with 17 points. During a recent pre-season virtual media session, Ho spoke to Pit Debrief and other media outlets about his ambitions, pre-season preparations and the strong presence of Asian drivers on this year’s F3 grid.
When asked by Pit Debrief about his expectations and goals with for the year, Ho made his target clear: to first score points. The Singaporean explained: “For me obviously with it being my second year, of course my target last year was already to try and score points. But obviously it didn’t go as planned, so for this year definitely is to start off trying to score points.”
However, once everything starts to click, Ho is optimistic that podiums and wins are within reach. He added: “And then moving on to trying to build myself up, drive better and of course learn my new environment, and then try to build on to hopefully podiums and maybe even wins towards the end of the year.”
A strong contrast in Ho’s pre-season preparation compared to last year
After his championship-winning campaign in Eurocup-3, Ho’s focus immediately turned to preparing for his F3 season. The long wait for official confirmation of his Eurocup-3 triumph weighed on his mind, but Ho remained focused on preparing for the next step in his career. With the 2025 F3 season concluding in September, the off-season has been a long one for returning drivers.
Reflecting on how his preparations have differed this year, he said: “Yeah of course it’s a really long period. It’s like five months I think, between September and even the pre-season test, like the last three days. So, for me, last year my prep going into my first rookie year as an F3 driver was quite poor.”
To bridge the long gap, Ho completed several private testing days and raced in the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy to better prepare for second campaign.
He explained: “I didn’t do much testing and going into the first test of the season, I actually felt like I was not maximising what I had compared to the previous years, where I had much more prep. So like for example going into this year with so much gap between not driving the car, I did a lot of days, well not that many days but, a few days to drive the previous generation of cars.”
“And of course, before the season even started I’ve driven the FRECA in the UAE. So I think all that has contributed to me to get much more prepared for this season. In addition to that, of course there’s gym and the same stuff. But definitely, I think doing a pre-championship in a way and also doing some testing of the old cars helped me a lot going into the season.”
“A really good step for Asian motorsports” — Ho on the growing presence of Asian drivers on the F3 grid
Joining Ho, 8 other drivers will represent Asian countries on the 2026 F3 grid, marking the first time the championship will feature such a strong pool of Asian talent. When Pit Debrief asked Ho about the growing popularity of motorsports in Singapore and across Asia, the 19 year-old shared his perspective: “Yeah it’s good to see, obviously there are not that many F1 drivers who are Asian as well. Of course, there was Yuki [Tsunoda] last year and Alex [Albon].
“But, I think going into this year, I was actually talking about it with some of my friends back in Singapore, there are like eight drivers or seven drivers from Asia this year on the grid, which is a really good step for Asian motorsports.”
Reminiscing on the past, Ho said: “Obviously, growing up in Singapore, racing in the Asian motorsport world, we all raced against each other and it’s really cool to see everyone up here.”
He added that he’s extremely grateful for the support from back home. With the goal of hearing the national anthem on the international stage this year, Ho hopes to proudly represent his country and give his supporters something to celebrate during the 2026 F3 season.
“And, of course, the support from Singapore, I think F1 has grown so much that even in Singapore now, when I’m back home I always hear people talking about F1. You know, even the new regulations.”
“Even my friends are talking to me about how their friends know me from school or whatever. So I mean it’s really cool to have the support back from Singapore and I’m very grateful for it, and hopefully this year I can hear the Singapore anthem on an international level.”
