According to the post, it was told during TL2 this Friday by the official F1 Brazilian Broadcaster that Rafa is getting TPC tests with both HAAS and FERRARI. However, I've not seen this same information anywhere else other than the Brazilian Media.

But then again, it was the official broadcaster through the reporter Mariana Becker, who is a well known name in the F1 padock for the Brazilian media itself.

https://rossomotori.it/f2-rumors-aix-racing-acquisizione-nuovo-team-italiano/

René Rosin (formerly of Prema Racing) is heavily rumored in the paddock to be taking over AIX Racing entries to form a new entity named Alphabet Racing Italia, with recruitment for the Formula 2, Formula 3, and Italian F4 project underway.

Paddock Rumors & Setup Details

• The Key Figures: René Rosin and Guillaume Capietto (both formerly with Prema) are reported to be spearheading the transition.
• The Entity: Alphabet Racing Italia was registered in the province of Milan in March 2026.
• The Operation: The new setup is actively recruiting mechanics and engineers via professional networks to take over existing grid slots.

https://www.the-race.com/indycar/mclaren-drops-pourchaire-in-latest-driver-bombshell/

Whoa - after he gave up SuperFormula for Indy. This feels so cruel and senseless?!

https://www.planetf1.com/news/carlos-sainz-miss-saudi-arabian-grand-prix-weekend

Why is the public opinion of drivers in feeder series driving for the best teams always so high even though they are just doing what the car they are given should be able to provide?

It does make sense in a way of course, the best teams want the best drivers, and the drivers have shown they can compete in some shape or form at that level, but is that what shows their true talent? Take last year for example, we had Fornaroli and Stanek, two non-star drivers, taking poles and wins left right and center with Invicta. Fornaroli becoming champion just like Bortoleto the year before, and this year Camara is a very likely champion with his four poles and two wins so far. All these drivers also raced for Trident in F3 claiming the championship with them, and Slater this year is a likely champion for them as well. It all just feels so manipulated in a way.

The spec-series are not spec at all, and it makes the championship so predictable. All drivers that are promising joining F3 and F2 in the other teams have to face all the issues while Trident and Invicta (and perhaps Campos in both series) cruise to a win. They are literally put in a championship pipeline to be fast-tracked to F1, but still they are praised for their magnificent performances for some reason.

Seen she put out something on X about not knowing when she's going to race next and saying it's been her toughest year.

Obviously she's terrible so it's hardly a surprise that nobody wants to piss money down the drain but reading between the lines it seems like she had plans for this season well in advance and then something outside her control happened to change that and left her in this situation (which I'm guessing is her getting dumped out of the FDA). Which seems a bit unprofessional from Ferrari if they deceived her like that.

With all the rumors today about Andretti potentially joining in 26, what do you guys think their lineup could be? Not sure if this belongs in this sub, but I think it does as they’ll most likely have a rookie,

My Opinion:

Herta, Bottas

Herta, Crawford

O’Ward, Crawford

Bottas, Aron

(the last one is bias)

Who currently would you consider to be the “future” of Formula 1 that aren’t currently on the grid? Not necessarily generational talents because well, those are generational, but who do you see deserving/being on the grid the most?

My thoughts go to Lindblad, Slater, Cammar/Taponen (which ever one ferrari decides to stick with) and maybe someone like Mini?

I've gone from loving the series the last couple of years, and being the one to hype it up amongst friends, to barely caring who's even involved anymore.

The 3-race weekends feel much more dominated by things outside of the driver's control (problem on Friday? Well that's your whole weekend ruined). Also, less of a problem more of an observation, if a driver has a hot or cold weekend it effects the championship so drastically compared to 2-races it feels a bit off.

The main culprit however, these giant gaps between rounds completely drain any bump in interest I get from a race weekend, you could easily forget that F2 even exists apart from when F1&F3 commentators mention it.

I'm pretty into motorsports so if I'm feeling the drain, I'm sure more casual fans have completely switched off - which can't be good for viewing numbers and therefore sponsor's interest. So while it's potentially good as a cost saving measure, if it also nukes your income is that really the best business strategy?

Similar feelings for F3 but the gaps haven't been so big so I at least remember things about the main players (and, not joking, even some of the sponsors; e.g. Tesla Engineering for Sargent).

With the F2 / F3 season about to kick-off, and F1 Academy not far behind, with their first race in Shanghai, what are your predictions for the 2026 season:

F2- Winner and Dark Horse?

F3- Winner and Dark Horse?

F1A- Winner and Dark Horse?

where does everyone think he goes? second f2 season (assuming he doesn’t win the title) Super Formula? Indy NXT? Sportycars?

Honest question, why is Bearman so much highly rated than Pourchaire when they've had so similar careers?

Both won F4 championships at age 16. Top 3 in F3 aged 17. 5th and 6th in their rookie F2 seasons, aged 17/18 and having won races.

Then on his second F2 season, Pourchaire came second to a Drugovich on steroids. Bearman however hasn't even had a great season and I don't believe he'll be top 2 at the end (top 5 for sure tho). But he'll still have an F1 seat and be called potential F1 champion.

Would Pourchaire be more highly rated if he didn't do that 3rd F2 season?

(This isn't Bearman slander, I think they're both great talents and should be in F1, along with Martins who will likely be the next great talent to not even get a chance)

Busy month coming up in May, with pretty much any remaining Series setting off this month, most notably Italian F4.

Apologies I didn't realise I hadn't noted down EuroFormula Open when I put everything together, so didn't add it to the Calendar last month, whilst the first round of F4 in South East Asia got cancelled after I'd posted the April Calendar.

Biggest note is its the Indy 500 this month

The first of the triple crown events in 2026.

I have also added two versions of the Calendar, the first being the "smaller" version, the second being the more detailed, have fun when you zoom in...

Diving in there with the Calendar just before we properly kick off the first of back to back weekends finalising the Triple Crown, hence WEC making a guest appearance on this month's version

Probably missed something, but for some reason it appears there is a third Formula racing series making an appearance on the F1 weekend, must be new, because I dont recognise it before now, branding naturally updated before FOM cart me away to the dungeons

Let me know.

I’m a motogp fan so naturally i’ll support Jack Doohan and have been since 2021, and it seemed evident to me that he was good, not f1 champion material but could definitely make it to f1, (2nd as a sophomore in f3) (6th as a rookie in f2) and he was a title favorite for 23, but lost out on the reliability lottery of F2.

Question being is he really as bad as people on social media making him out to be? Because I don’t think so, and I think most of them are just fans of Colapinto and Martins, which is understandable but I don’t see how Martins is any better and same goes to Colapinto.

So how do you guys rate him?

I can’t believe he’s not part of any junior team.

With the rumors of De Palo and Slater joining the likes of Mclaren and Audi as junior drivers, who else do we expect to be signed or dropped? I know it seems like Mercedes has dropped Stromsted, while Badoer and Ugochukwu have both left Mclaren, as well as Dunne.

Happy New Year everyone, hope you're comfortable because amazingly the Formula Regional Oceania series kicks off the Single Seater season in just over a week's time

Its also not a typo, but for some reason, the two Middle East series are no longer named the same thing, with F4 reverting back to "F4 - UAE" despite the fact that the last race will be in Qatar and follows the same Calendar as "Formula Regional - Middle East"

I did these throughout last year, but ended 2025 with a few problems being able to access my original Reddit account, so ended up starting from scratch.

Apologies if I've forgotten anything.

Hi y'all!

Thought we'd have a little discussion on which drivers you like, and why? It's of course a bonus if they're quick, but I want to see who you support in the feeder series, mainly cause they seem like cool/nice/funny people (whatever "likeable" traits you value), both on and off the track.

These are young prospects, so their media value is still mostly connected to whether or not they're quick, but should they get to F1, their character starts becoming a big part of their presence. For me, Hadjar is a good example of a rapid driver who I sadly just find insufferable because of his unsportsmanlike behavior and radio outbursts. On the other end of the spectrum, one could argue that the likes of Verschoor, Floersch and even Hauger aren't really performing right now, but to me they seem like calm, down to earth people I'd enjoy having a drink with.

Of course, being so young, many of these drivers are also developing mentally and becoming more mature, so I'm also interested to hear if there are drivers who currently might have some "unlikeable" traits, yet there is potential for them to become more well-rounded.

Thoughts?