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Seven drivers spent time on top in the second morning of F2's post-season test, with fastest laps traded in the first 19 minutes.
Nikola Tsolov and Oliver Goethe lowered the pace 31 minutes in, Alex Dunne edged them later, then after 55 minutes Goethe set a 1m37.049s that would prove unbeatable.
Nikola Tsolov and Oliver Goethe lowered the pace 31 minutes in, Alex Dunne edged them later, then after 55 minutes Goethe set a 1m37.049s that would prove unbeatable.
December 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Seven drivers spent time on top in the second morning of F2's post-season test, with fastest laps traded in the first 19 minutes.
Nikola Tsolov and Oliver Goethe lowered the pace 31 minutes in, Alex Dunne edged them later, then after 55 minutes Goethe set a 1m37.049s that would prove unbeatable.
Nikola Tsolov and Oliver Goethe lowered the pace 31 minutes in, Alex Dunne edged them later, then after 55 minutes Goethe set a 1m37.049s that would prove unbeatable.
All-female F4 series F1 Academy has completed its 2026 calendar. Every round in the 14-race season will support F1.
1 🇨🇳 Shanghai (Mar 13-15)
2 🇸🇦 Jeddah (Apr 17-19)
3 🇨🇦 Montreal (May 22-24)
4 🇬🇧 Silverstone (Jul 3-5)
5 🇳🇱 Zandvoort (Aug 21-23)
6 🇺🇸 COTA (Oct 23-25)
7 🇺🇸 Las Vegas (Nov 19-21)
1 🇨🇳 Shanghai (Mar 13-15)
2 🇸🇦 Jeddah (Apr 17-19)
3 🇨🇦 Montreal (May 22-24)
4 🇬🇧 Silverstone (Jul 3-5)
5 🇳🇱 Zandvoort (Aug 21-23)
6 🇺🇸 COTA (Oct 23-25)
7 🇺🇸 Las Vegas (Nov 19-21)
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
All-female F4 series F1 Academy has completed its 2026 calendar. Every round in the 14-race season will support F1.
1 🇨🇳 Shanghai (Mar 13-15)
2 🇸🇦 Jeddah (Apr 17-19)
3 🇨🇦 Montreal (May 22-24)
4 🇬🇧 Silverstone (Jul 3-5)
5 🇳🇱 Zandvoort (Aug 21-23)
6 🇺🇸 COTA (Oct 23-25)
7 🇺🇸 Las Vegas (Nov 19-21)
1 🇨🇳 Shanghai (Mar 13-15)
2 🇸🇦 Jeddah (Apr 17-19)
3 🇨🇦 Montreal (May 22-24)
4 🇬🇧 Silverstone (Jul 3-5)
5 🇳🇱 Zandvoort (Aug 21-23)
6 🇺🇸 COTA (Oct 23-25)
7 🇺🇸 Las Vegas (Nov 19-21)
Joey Brienza will remain with Exclusive Autosport for his sophomore season in USF Pro 2000, while G3 Argyros steps up from USF2000 with Pabst Racing:
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Brienza sticks with Exclusive, Argyros steps up with Pabst in USFP2000 - Formula Scout
Joey Brienza will spend a sixth year with Exclusive Autosport as he embarks on a sophomore campaign in USF Pro 2000 next season.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Joey Brienza will remain with Exclusive Autosport for his sophomore season in USF Pro 2000, while G3 Argyros steps up from USF2000 with Pabst Racing:
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MP Motorsport's Oliver Goethe was fastest in both the morning and afternoon sessions on the opening day of #F2's post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit.
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MP's Oliver Goethe quickest on day one of F2 post-season testing - Formula Scout
MP Motorsport's Oliver Goethe was quickest on the opening day of Formula 2 post-season testing at Yas Marina Circuit.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
MP Motorsport's Oliver Goethe was fastest in both the morning and afternoon sessions on the opening day of #F2's post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit.
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Macauley Bishop came from 10th for Rotax Senior victory at last weekend's Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. Sean Butcher led early on, then Cian Geraghty. Bishop rose up the order and took the lead on lap 10. He and Geraghty ran away as Butcher held off a pack, but a penalty cost Geraghty second.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Macauley Bishop came from 10th for Rotax Senior victory at last weekend's Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. Sean Butcher led early on, then Cian Geraghty. Bishop rose up the order and took the lead on lap 10. He and Geraghty ran away as Butcher held off a pack, but a penalty cost Geraghty second.
Oliver Goethe set the pace as #F2 post-season testing got underway in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday morning.
Continuing with MP Motorsport, Goethe was 0.177s faster than both Joshua Duerksen and Alex Dunne. Noel Leon was the fastest F2 newcomer in fifth.
Continuing with MP Motorsport, Goethe was 0.177s faster than both Joshua Duerksen and Alex Dunne. Noel Leon was the fastest F2 newcomer in fifth.
December 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Oliver Goethe set the pace as #F2 post-season testing got underway in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday morning.
Continuing with MP Motorsport, Goethe was 0.177s faster than both Joshua Duerksen and Alex Dunne. Noel Leon was the fastest F2 newcomer in fifth.
Continuing with MP Motorsport, Goethe was 0.177s faster than both Joshua Duerksen and Alex Dunne. Noel Leon was the fastest F2 newcomer in fifth.
Six recent F2 race-winners drove in today's post-season F1 test at Yas Marina Circuit.
1 Jak Crawford (Aston Martin) 1m23.766s
2 Paul Aron (Sauber) +0.081s
3 Luke Browning (Williams) +0.154s
9 Dino Beganovic (Ferrari) +1.954s
17 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) 2.753s
22 Kush Maini (Alpine) +3.778s
1 Jak Crawford (Aston Martin) 1m23.766s
2 Paul Aron (Sauber) +0.081s
3 Luke Browning (Williams) +0.154s
9 Dino Beganovic (Ferrari) +1.954s
17 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) 2.753s
22 Kush Maini (Alpine) +3.778s
December 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Six recent F2 race-winners drove in today's post-season F1 test at Yas Marina Circuit.
1 Jak Crawford (Aston Martin) 1m23.766s
2 Paul Aron (Sauber) +0.081s
3 Luke Browning (Williams) +0.154s
9 Dino Beganovic (Ferrari) +1.954s
17 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) 2.753s
22 Kush Maini (Alpine) +3.778s
1 Jak Crawford (Aston Martin) 1m23.766s
2 Paul Aron (Sauber) +0.081s
3 Luke Browning (Williams) +0.154s
9 Dino Beganovic (Ferrari) +1.954s
17 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) 2.753s
22 Kush Maini (Alpine) +3.778s
Kush Maini will spend a fourth season in #F2 next year, switching to ART Grand Prix's line-up while also taking his reserve driver duties back to the Formula E paddock with Mahindra after a year in the role with @alpinef1.bsky.social:
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Kush Maini to embark on fourth year in F2 with ART Grand Prix - Formula Scout
Kush Maini will embark on a fourth season in Formula 2 next year, and will switch teams from DAMS to ART Grand Prix.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Kush Maini will spend a fourth season in #F2 next year, switching to ART Grand Prix's line-up while also taking his reserve driver duties back to the Formula E paddock with Mahindra after a year in the role with @alpinef1.bsky.social:
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🚨 Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, who has overseen the brand's junior programme that's taken numerous drivers to F1, is officially stepping down:
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Helmut Marko, Red Bull's F1 junior guru, to step down from role - Formula Scout
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, the architect of the junior programme that took numerous drivers to F1, will step down from his role.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🚨 Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, who has overseen the brand's junior programme that's taken numerous drivers to F1, is officially stepping down:
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Kush Maini 🇮🇳 will join ART Grand Prix for this week's #F2 post-season test in Abu Dhabi.
Maini and long-time VAR man Rafael Villagomez are the only drivers on the test entry list not already confirmed to be racing for their teams in 2026.
Maini and long-time VAR man Rafael Villagomez are the only drivers on the test entry list not already confirmed to be racing for their teams in 2026.
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Kush Maini 🇮🇳 will join ART Grand Prix for this week's #F2 post-season test in Abu Dhabi.
Maini and long-time VAR man Rafael Villagomez are the only drivers on the test entry list not already confirmed to be racing for their teams in 2026.
Maini and long-time VAR man Rafael Villagomez are the only drivers on the test entry list not already confirmed to be racing for their teams in 2026.
Another #F2 seat is filled for 2026 with John Bennett swapping VAR for Trident to keep his place on the grid for a second full season:
John Bennett makes Trident switch to remain in F2 for 2026 - Formula Scout
John Bennett has swapped Van Amersfoort Racing for Trident to keep his place on the Formula 2 grid for 2026.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Another #F2 seat is filled for 2026 with John Bennett swapping VAR for Trident to keep his place on the grid for a second full season:
The SMP F4 winter series' title fight heated up during round two last weekend, but all the attention in Sochi was on starring cameos from ex-#F1 driver Sergey Sirotkin and 2025 USF Pro 2000 runner-up Ariel Elkin.
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Ex-F1 driver and USFP2000 runner-up cameo in SMP F4 winter series - Formula Scout
Egor Stepanov-Kim closed in on the SMP Formula 4 winter series lead in Sochi last weekend on the circuit’s permanent layout.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The SMP F4 winter series' title fight heated up during round two last weekend, but all the attention in Sochi was on starring cameos from ex-#F1 driver Sergey Sirotkin and 2025 USF Pro 2000 runner-up Ariel Elkin.
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Nolan Allaer, who has spent the last two years in Indy Nxt, will begin his 2026 by joining Giles Motorsport to race in FRegional Oceania:
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Indy Nxt regular Nolan Allaer to start 2026 in FRegional Oceania - Formula Scout
Indy Nxt regular Nolan Allaer will begin his 2026 by stepping down the single-seater ladder to Formula Regional Oceania.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nolan Allaer, who has spent the last two years in Indy Nxt, will begin his 2026 by joining Giles Motorsport to race in FRegional Oceania:
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Gabriele Mini secures his place on the #F2 grid for a second season in 2026, linking up with MP Motorsport:
Gabriele Mini secures MP move for second season of F2 - Formula Scout
Gabriele Mini will remain on the Formula 2 grid for a second full season in 2026 after securing a seat with MP Motorsport.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Gabriele Mini secures his place on the #F2 grid for a second season in 2026, linking up with MP Motorsport:
#MacauGP winner Ugo Ugochukwu, who came 16th as a rookie in the FIA F3 Championship in 2025, will experience top-tier single-seaters on Friday as he joins TOM'S (alongside Freddie Slater) for Super Formula's post-season Suzuka test.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#MacauGP winner Ugo Ugochukwu, who came 16th as a rookie in the FIA F3 Championship in 2025, will experience top-tier single-seaters on Friday as he joins TOM'S (alongside Freddie Slater) for Super Formula's post-season Suzuka test.
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Laurens van Hoepen stepped up to #F2 with Trident for this season's last three rounds, and has now secured that seat full-time in 2026:
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Laurens van Hoepen makes his step up to F2 with Trident full-time - Formula Scout
Laurens van Hoepen will race full-time in Formula 2 next year with Trident, after joining the team for the last three rounds of 2025.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Laurens van Hoepen stepped up to #F2 with Trident for this season's last three rounds, and has now secured that seat full-time in 2026:
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2023 Super Formula champion Ritomo Miyata will spend a third year in #F2, and switch to the Toyota Gazoo Racing-partnered Hitech GP for it as his career backer closens its ties with the @haasf1team.bsky.social:
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Miyata moves to Hitech for third year in F2 as Toyota closens Haas ties - Formula Scout
Ritomo Miyata has committed to doing a third season in Formula 2 next year, and will spend it with Hitech GP.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
2023 Super Formula champion Ritomo Miyata will spend a third year in #F2, and switch to the Toyota Gazoo Racing-partnered Hitech GP for it as his career backer closens its ties with the @haasf1team.bsky.social:
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Alex Dunne 🇮🇪 will return to #F2 for a second season in 2026 with Rodin Motorsport:
Alex Dunne repeats with Rodin for a second F2 campaign in 2026 - Formula Scout
Alex Dunne will return for a second Formula 2 season in 2026 with his current team Rodin Motorsport.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Alex Dunne 🇮🇪 will return to #F2 for a second season in 2026 with Rodin Motorsport:
Williams junior Sasha Bondarev went unbeaten in Formula Trophy's F1-supporting round at the #AbuDhabiGP, as former points leader Theo Palmer had an underwhelming weekend and Niccolo Maccagnani moved ahead.
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Williams junior Bondarev goes unbeaten in FTrophy's F1 support round - Formula Scout
Sasha Bondarev went unbeaten in the Formula 1-supporting second Formula Trophy round at Yas Marina Circuit.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Williams junior Sasha Bondarev went unbeaten in Formula Trophy's F1-supporting round at the #AbuDhabiGP, as former points leader Theo Palmer had an underwhelming weekend and Niccolo Maccagnani moved ahead.
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🇸🇦 The absence of his title rivals meant Kit Belofsky was crowned Saudi Arabian F4 champion before even turning a wheel in the Jeddah finale, then he went on to have a weekend of battling up front with Ary Bansal.
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Belofsky crowned Saudi Arabian F4 champion then shares wins in finale - Formula Scout
Saudi Arabian Formula 4 crowned its 2025 champion Kit Belofsky in this weekend's season finale in Jeddah.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🇸🇦 The absence of his title rivals meant Kit Belofsky was crowned Saudi Arabian F4 champion before even turning a wheel in the Jeddah finale, then he went on to have a weekend of battling up front with Ary Bansal.
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Joshua Duerksen 🇵🇾 has won the season-ending Abu Dhabi #F2 feature race from eighth on the grid for home team AIX Racing 🇦🇪 for the second year in succession.
Jak Crawford meanwhile seals second in the points despite a 10-second stop-go penalty:
Jak Crawford meanwhile seals second in the points despite a 10-second stop-go penalty:
Duerksen again wins Abu Dhabi F2 feature race from eighth - Formula Scout
Joshua Duerksen won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula 2 feature race from eighth on the grid for the second year in succession.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Joshua Duerksen 🇵🇾 has won the season-ending Abu Dhabi #F2 feature race from eighth on the grid for home team AIX Racing 🇦🇪 for the second year in succession.
Jak Crawford meanwhile seals second in the points despite a 10-second stop-go penalty:
Jak Crawford meanwhile seals second in the points despite a 10-second stop-go penalty:
#F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has been penalised after a tough Abu Dhabi sprint race.
He was judged to have gained an advantage after going off track while battling to stay ahead of Richard Verschoor. A 10-second penalty drops him from 11th to 17th.
He was judged to have gained an advantage after going off track while battling to stay ahead of Richard Verschoor. A 10-second penalty drops him from 11th to 17th.
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has been penalised after a tough Abu Dhabi sprint race.
He was judged to have gained an advantage after going off track while battling to stay ahead of Richard Verschoor. A 10-second penalty drops him from 11th to 17th.
He was judged to have gained an advantage after going off track while battling to stay ahead of Richard Verschoor. A 10-second penalty drops him from 11th to 17th.
FRegional European champion and Middle East runner-up Freddie Slater will get experience of top-level single-seaters next week as he will drive in Super Formula post-season testing at Suzuka.
In 2026 he will be racing in FRegional Oceania and the FIA F3 Championship.
In 2026 he will be racing in FRegional Oceania and the FIA F3 Championship.
December 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
FRegional European champion and Middle East runner-up Freddie Slater will get experience of top-level single-seaters next week as he will drive in Super Formula post-season testing at Suzuka.
In 2026 he will be racing in FRegional Oceania and the FIA F3 Championship.
In 2026 he will be racing in FRegional Oceania and the FIA F3 Championship.
Arvid Lindblad wins his first #F2 race since being named a Racing Bulls #F1 driver, taking his third victory of the year in the Abu Dhabi sprint race as Campos Racing team-mate Tsolov makes the podium on just his third start:
Lindblad claims third F2 win, Tsolov scores first podium in Abu Dhabi - Formula Scout
Newly signed Racing Bulls F1 driver Arvid Lindblad scored his third F2 victory in the Abu Dhabi sprint race, as Nikola Tsolov netted a maiden podium.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Campos Racing's Nikola Tsolov has three-place grid penalties for F2's Abu Dhabi races after impeding Luke Browning in qualifying, putting him fifth and 12th on the grid, while DAMS' Kush Maini in 20th had his second set of rear tyres on the wrong sides so all laptimes set on those are now deleted.
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Campos Racing's Nikola Tsolov has three-place grid penalties for F2's Abu Dhabi races after impeding Luke Browning in qualifying, putting him fifth and 12th on the grid, while DAMS' Kush Maini in 20th had his second set of rear tyres on the wrong sides so all laptimes set on those are now deleted.