Martinius Stenshorne sits 9th in the 2026 F2 Drivers’ Standings with 59 points. A strong opening four rounds, highlighted by a maiden victory in Montreal gave way to a difficult mid-season stretch without a point across three consecutive rounds. A podium in Spa’s Sprint Race brought him back to form, but Stenshorne knows there is work to do in the second half of the 2026 F2 season.
Stenshorne on his difficult mid-season in the 2026 F2 campaign
Stenshorne was direct about what happened in the middle part of his 2026 F2 season. After a strong start, results declined across Barcelona, Spielberg, and Silverstone, a disappointing period he openly acknowledged.
“Recently, it’s not been very good, I must say. We did three rounds without scoring any points. We were a bit disappointed with that after having such a good start to the season, scoring very often and when we didn’t it was because of crashes. I think we can be extremely happy with the first four rounds, then from round five to seven I think, it was not very good. But I think we know now what was wrong, so I think we can be still happy with what we’ve done,” Stenshorne stated.
Rodin Motorsport made significant changes ahead of Spa, and the results backed them up. Stenshorne finished second in the Sprint Race, his first podium since Montreal, and left Belgium with renewed confidence.
“We did some big changes for Spa and it helped. I think I had a bit of margin there and the races again were good.”
Stenshorne on life at Rodin Motorsport in the 2026 F2 season
Stenshorne joined Rodin Motorsport ahead of the 2026 F2 campaign. He and teammate Alexander Dunne were already close before arriving at the team together. That familiarity has helped create a positive environment from the start.
“I have enjoyed it so far. Obviously, me and Alex, we’ve known each other for a long time. So we were already very good friends before I joined Rodin,” Stenshorne stated. “But the team in general is really chill. Everybody’s quite relaxed, and of course, the car is fast as well. So far, it’s been great. Obviously, it helps when things are going well as well.”
Stenshorne on finally showing his true pace in the 2026 F2 season
Before joining Rodin Motorsport, Stenshorne spent two seasons in F3 with Hitech, finishing 18th and then fifth in the standings. He felt he never consistently showed what he was capable of during that period. The 2026 F2 season has given him the platform to change that.
“Obviously, we got the first win in Canada, the first podium as well. I think it’s been possible for a very long time especially this year. I always thought I was capable of doing these things. But to finally show it with the speed we’ve had so far this year feels good. Obviously in F3, we were there sometimes, there or thereabouts, but never fully at the front,” he stated.
“You get a bit frustrated because you know that you can be there. Seeing people you fought with before doing well and you are not able to do the same, it hurts a bit. But I knew what I was capable of, and I feel like so far this year, we’ve shown what we can do, even though the results have not always been the best. But if you look a bit behind the results and see our pace, I think we were very good.”
Stenshorne on his F1 ambitions and goals for the rest of the season
Like most drivers on the F2 grid, F1 is the goal for Stenshorne. He knows that results in the 2026 F2 season are central to keeping that door open. He acknowledged the mid-season results have not helped, but pointed to his pace as proof the ability is there.
“Even though the results haven’t always been there, I hope that they still see that the pace has been there. So I hope that’s enough”
The immediate priority is finishing the season strongly rather than looking too far ahead.
“For sure the goal is just to win races like we did in the beginning of the year. I want to fight for podiums more regularly, also in the Feature Races, so for sure that’s the goal now. Hopefully we finish well in the championship, that’s of course also the goal, but short term focus is on each race and just trying to end the season on a high,” Stenshorne concluded.
