Santiago Ramos of Van Amersfoort Racing at the 2025 Barcelona F3 Round
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Exclusive: “You need to make sure, even if you have a bad weekend, to be able to reset” – Santiago Ramos on recovery in 2025 F3 Championship

For Santiago Ramos, the 2025 FIA F3 season has been a year of highs, lows, and resilience. The 21-year-old Mexican driver, now in his second year in F3 and his first with Van Amersfoort Racing, has stood on the top step of the podium twice this season — winning the Melbourne Sprint and the Imola…

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Van Amersfoort Racing track walk. FIA Formula 3 Championship - Round 5 - Barcelona, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmelo, Spain.
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Exclusive: “Just keep consistent training” — How Van Amersfoort Racing’s F3 Drivers build strength for race weekends

Although Formula 3 sits two rungs below Formula 1, its physical demands are far from minor. Every race weekend presents a test of strength, endurance, and concentration. The high-speed cornering, heavy braking, and intense cockpit heat place immense strain on young drivers’ bodies—particularly across consecutive race weekends where recovery time is limited. In an exclusive…

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Santiago Ramos, Van Amersfoort Racing. FIA 2025 Formula 3 Championship - Round 5 - Barcelona, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmelo, Spain.
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Exclusive: “Consistency is key” for Santiago Ramos as he chases strong finish to 2025 F3 campaign with Van Amersfoort

Following a mixed campaign in the 2024 FIA F3 Championship, Santiago Ramos joined Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2025 season. The move has paid dividends, as the Mexican driver has since claimed three podium finishes, including his first and second career victories in F3. He currently sits 15th in the Drivers’ Championship with 48 points….

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Van Amersfoort Racing's Santiago Ramos at the 2025 Spielberg F3 Round at the Austrian GP.
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Santiago Ramos hoping to maintain “good momentum” into 2025 F3 Austrian GP after Barcelona success

Ahead of the 2025 Spielberg F3 Round at the Austrian GP, Van Amersfoort Racing’s Santiago Ramos sits sixth in the Drivers’ Championship with 45 points—60 behind leader Rafael Câmara of Trident. Despite taking two race wins this season, triumphing in the Melbourne Sprint and Imola Feature Races, and securing a second-place finish in the Barcelona…

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Van Amersfoort Racing drivers celebrate success in Barcelona. They identified adequate simulator preparation as key to their F3 success.
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Exclusive: Van Amersfoort Racing drivers on the crucial role of simulator work in modern F3 racing

Although Trident’s Rafael Câmara currently leads the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Championship by 26 points, the title fight remains far from over. With half of the season still to run, every driver remains mathematically in contention. Sixteen drivers have climbed the podium so far, six of whom have claimed race wins—a testament to the…

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Tsolov, Domingues and Ramos after the F3 Sprint race at the Spanish GP
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Ramos reflects on surprise podium in Spanish GP F3 Sprint Race

Van Amerfoort’s Santiago Ramos delivered an impressive drive during Saturday’s F3 Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, climbing from P8 on the grid to secure a valuable second-place finish at the Spanish GP. It marks his third podium of the season, and one that the Mexican driver admitted came as a welcome surprise. “Yeah,…

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Santiago Ramos in F3 Imola Qualifying Session
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Ramos “surprised” by P2 in F3 Imola GP Qualifying

Santiago Ramos, who secured pole position at last year’s Formula 3 Imola Grand Prix Qualifying session, delivered a strong performance once again by finishing second in this year’s Qualifying. Earlier in the day, he had placed only P20 during practice. Nevertheless, he made significant gains at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari and ultimately…

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