2016 Formula 3 European Championship silly season

[peebee2]

Performance made similar announcement but has now closed down.

[Formulahistory]

They closed down? Any details? Not heard yet...

[bella]

i've seen their truck for sale online?

[jodi]

taken from their facebook page

"Hello,

After 16 seasons in Formula Opel, Formula 3, A1GP and other categories we are now closing the "Racing Team" part of our business. We are selling a lot of stuff so have a look at our webshop for more info!

http://www.performance-racing.se/PRE-Store/

There are still a lot of items to be published on the website, it's still a work in progress as we are finding new stuff all the time smile "

[Mekola]

I keep an eye on Lando Norris. A very good friend revealed me he is a huge promise for motorsport.

[bella]

autoport has a summary of the drivers testing at the nurburgring over the next few days. if you don't want to use one of your views of their website to find out:

ilott, pedro piquet and harrison newey are testing with var, carlin have maini and niko kari, motopark has sergio sette camara, alessio lorandi, julio moreno and joel eriksson. hitech are running russell and mazepin.

also there is a bunch of f4 and formula renault teams. norris is testing with kaufmann, fwiw.

[Mies7337]

Van Amersfoort Racing is really attractive to a lot of drivers with budget, probably because of Verstappen's succes. I just hope they will give one of their 3 or maybe even 4 cars to a young talented Dutchman.
And I know some stupid things happend at the start of the 2015 season, but it was really fun to watch. I really hope there will be 35 or even more cars on the grid next year, because it's been really fun to watch the series last year.

[Formulahistory]

I hope there is a limit of 30 drivers because with too much drivers there are always safety-cars and they don't produce nice races.

I heard the teams are allowed to just field a maximum of four cars.

[Formulahistory]

Prema Power: Lance Stroll, Maximilian Günther, Ralf Aron, Guanyu Zhou
Carlin: Callum Ilott, Ryan Tveter, Lando Norris, Colton Herta
Van Amersfoort: Nick Cassidy, Alessio Lorandi, Joey Mawson, Harrison Newey
Mücke: Mikkel Jensen, Santino Ferrucci, Robert Shwartzman, David Beckmann
Signature: Alex Albon, Dorian Boccolacci
Motopark: Markus Pommer, Sette Sergio Câmara, Joel Eriksson, Tanart Sathienthirakul
Fortec: Dan Ticktum, Pietro Fittipaldi
West-Tec: Raoul Hyman, Sam MacLeod, Fabian Schiller
Double-R: Matheus Leist, Niko Kari
Hitech: Alexander Sims, Mitchell Gilbert, Pedro Piquet, Nikita Mazepin
T-Sport: Arjun Maini, Nabil Jeffri, Dennis Olsen
ArtLine: Harald Schlegelmilch, Marvin Dienst

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Personally, with the new F3.5V8 tie up with EFO, I can see a few teams and drivers decide to run in the Euroformula Open instead. The odd few drivers probably, not more than 5 or 6. But it still presents a viable option for the cars and drivers at good circuits, now with a potential ladder system to Formula 3.5 V8.

[JohnMiller]

To convert an FIA car to EuroFormula, it would be cheaper to just buy a new car.

[WSR Fan]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121638

Lance Stroll finally re-confirmed at Prema for 2016 - Ben Barnicoat and Ralf Aron likely to join him too.

[10TENTHS]

Jake Dennis wants to move on. http://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/new...a-last-resort/

When asked about the reasons, the Brit explained that there was "no real advantage" in continuing and going for the title. "It doesn't add anything, as winning the title won't land me a guaranteed seat anywhere, I'll still be the part of Racing Steps Foundation."

[Rf1 Fan]

Originally Posted by 10TENTHS

Jake Dennis wants to move on. http://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/new...a-last-resort/

GP3 or Indylights on cards?

[Formulahistory]

Lance Stroll (Prema Power; Dallara Mercedes)
Maximilian Günther (Prema Power; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Ralf Aron (Prema Power; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Ben Barnicoat (Prema Power; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Callum Ilott (Carlin; Dallara VW) ?
Ryan Tveter (Carlin; Dallara VW) ?
Arjun Maini (Carlin; Dallara VW) ?
Lando Norris (Carlin; Dallara VW) ?
Alessio Lorandi (Van Amersfoort; Dallara VW) ?
Nick Cassidy (Van Amersfoort; Dallara VW) ?
Joey Mawson (Van Amersfoort; Dallara VW) ?
Harrison Newey (Van Amersfoort; Dallara VW) ?
Mikkel Jensen (Mücke; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Santino Ferrucci (Mücke; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Robert Shwartzman (Mücke; Dallara Mercedes) ?
David Beckmann (Mücke; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Alex Albon (Signature; Dallara VW) ?
Dorian Boccolacci (Signature; Dallara VW) ?
Sergio Sette Câmara (Motopark; Dallara VW)
Markus Pommer (Motopark; Dallara VW) ?
Tanart Sathienthirakul (Motopark; Dallara VW)?
Joel Eriksson (Motopark; Dallara VW) ?
Pietro Fittipaldi (Fortec; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Dan Ticktum (Fortec; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Raoul Hyman (West-Tec; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Sam MacLeod (West-Tec; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Matheus Leist (Double-R; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Niki Kari (Double-R; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Georg Russell (Hitech; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Nikita Mazepin (Hitech; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Pedro Piquet (Hitech; Dallara Mercedes) ?
Nabil Jeffri (T-Sport; Dallara NBE) ?
Dennis Olsen (T-Sport; Dallara NBE) ?
Harald Schlegelmilch (ArtLine; ArtTech NBE) ?
Marvin Dienst (ArtLine; ArtTech NBE) ?

[olev]

I have the feeling Norris will drive FR2.0 with Kauffman. He's done a few tests so far with them, which doesn't go in the direction of doing F3 next year.

I'd say Mazepin is confirmed at Hitech, probably with Russell alongside him.

[Go_For_Pole]

Good team, good driver

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by olev

I'd say Mazepin is confirmed at Hitech

Likely as he owns the team

[Formulahistory]

Ah okay, never heard of this. Where can I read this?

[WSR Fan]

George Russell confirms he's staying in F3 next year:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121736

Interesting that it seems there's been some talks with Prema - he was due to race for them in Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS last year but made a really late switch to Koiranen GP instead. At the time his management said there were "absolutely no problems" between them and Prema, but I've always found that slightly odd and have wondered what really went on.

If I were Prema though I'd be biting there hand off to try and get Russell in alongside Stroll...

[Rf1 Fan]

Originally Posted by WSR Fan

George Russell confirms he's staying in F3 next year:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121736

Interesting that it seems there's been some talks with Prema - he was due to race for them in Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS last year but made a really late switch to Koiranen GP instead. At the time his management said there were "absolutely no problems" between them and Prema, but I've always found that slightly odd and have wondered what really went on.

If I were Prema though I'd be biting there hand off to try and get Russell in alongside Stroll...

But to be honest against a sophomore like Stroll or very good rookie like Barnicoat if you want to stay in F3 and have a shot to the crown you have to be at Prema.

It would be a safe and dangerous move at the same time as he races against the son of the boss.

Also i'm not sure if Mercedes really wants Russell , they might prefer Max Gunther.

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by Rf1 Fan

It would be a safe and dangerous move at the same time as he races against the son of the boss.

As opposed to Hitech racing against the son of the boss?

[Rf1 Fan]

Originally Posted by peebee2

As opposed to Hitech racing against the son of the boss?

At Hitech i'm pretty sure that the son of the boss will not have title ambition for 2016.

But as i said before , in order to have a real title shot when you are a sophomore Prema is the best place to be.

But it is a risky move because you race the very talented son of the boss.

[steve nielsen]

Pedro Piquet will race for Van Amersfoort next year

http://www.paddockscout.com/pedro-pi...-f3-move/31857

[Juntos]

You have to understand, it’s still so early but Mick Schumacher is now tipped to step up to the European F3 championship.

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns32427.html