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News and features from junior single-seater racing, tracking the progress of future F1 stars since 2011. Covering F2, F3, F4 and more.
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Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 10-1 📝

Find out who makes the final part of our annual countdown of junior single-seaters' biggest stars:
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Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 10-1 - Formula Scout
Each year, the Formula Scout team forms its own ranking of the best performing junior single-seater drivers of the past 12 months. Here is part one of the countdown with…
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December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 20-11 📝

The penultimate part of our annual countdown is now live 👇
Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 20-11 - Formula Scout
Each year, the Formula Scout team forms its own ranking of the best performing junior single-seater drivers of the past 12 months. Here is part two of the countdown with…
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December 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 30-21 📝

Find out who was ranked in part three of our annual countdown 👇
Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 30-21 - Formula Scout
Each year, the Formula Scout team forms its own ranking of the best performing junior single-seater drivers of the past 12 months. Here is part three of the countdown with…
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December 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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#F2 stars Leonardo Fornaroli and Richard Verschoor were announced as McLaren juniors at the start of this month, but the timelines of how they came to be signed by the #F1 team differed greatly.

The pair reveal more below ⬇️
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Fornaroli and Verschoor reveal timeline of how they joined McLaren - Formula Scout
Leonardo Fornaroli and Richard Verschoor have revealed how they came to join the McLaren Driver Development Programme earlier this month.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 40-31 📝

Check out part two of our annual countdown here:
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Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 40-31 - Formula Scout
Each year, the Formula Scout team forms its own ranking of the best performing junior single-seater drivers of the past 12 months. Here is part two of the countdown with…
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December 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025 📝

Our annual countdown of the year's most impressive junior single-seater performers is here, starting with 50th to 41st 👇
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Formula Scout Top 50 Drivers of 2025: 50-41 - Formula Scout
Each year, the Formula Scout team forms its own ranking of the best performing junior single-seater drivers of the past 12 months. Here is part one of the countdown with…
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December 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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There were five title contenders halfway through #F2's 2025 season, so why did Invicta Racing's Leonardo Fornaroli end up comfortably claiming the crown?

In this in-depth read we look at who had the potential to outscore the champion, and why they didn't:
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Could anyone have beaten Fornaroli to the 2025 F2 title? - Formula Scout
Invicta Racing's Leonardo Fornaroli won the F2 title this year as a rookie. He was with the best team, so did anyone else stand a chance?
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December 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Red Bull junior Ernesto Rivera, who fought for this year's Eurocup-3 title, will start 2026 by racing for M2 Competition in FRegional Oceania, as a tin-top star also joins the grid:
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Eurocup-3 race-winner Rivera to race for M2 in FRegional Oceania - Formula Scout
Red Bull junior Ernesto Rivera will start 2026 racing in Formula Regional Oceania as part of M2 Competition's line-up.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Formula Scout's Class of 2024

We rank the latest graduates of junior single-seaters, from #F1 to Super Formula, via #ELMS, #IndyCar and GT racing⏱️
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Formula Scout's Class of 2024 - Formula Scout
Every year, some of junior single-seaters' top drivers are handed professional opportunities. Ida Wood ranks the top graduates of 2024.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Gabriele Mini made the podium on his #F2 debut in 2024, and began his rookie season this year with a pole.

But the Prema driver came 13th in the standings, and he revealed there was a key thing 'we always missed' that was at the heart of his struggles:
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Mini explains 'what we always missed' in struggle-filled first F2 season - Formula Scout
Prema's Gabriele Mini has explained the key factor that consigned him to a season of struggles in Formula 2 this year.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Jason Smyth, who won the United Formula Ford title, the FFord Festival and most stunningly the Walter Hayes Trophy this year, will advance his career into slicks-and-wings cars in 2026 by joining Douglas Motorsport in GB4:
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FFord dominator Jason Smyth to starts slicks-and-wings career in GB4 - Formula Scout
Jason Smyth, who dominated the United Kingdom's contemporary Formula Ford scene this year, will step up to slicks-and-wings cars in 2026.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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FIA #F3 race-winner and DS Penske junior driver Nikita Bedrin will make a surprise move to GB3 next year, where he will drive for Velocity Racing Development:
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Nikita Bedrin makes surprise move to GB3 with VRD for 2026 - Formula Scout
Former FIA F3 racer Nikita Bedrin will make a surprise move to GB3 next year, joining Velocity Racing Development's line-up.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Scout Report: Thomas Strauven

The 17-year-old Belgian had a breakout year with Campos Racing in 2025 that evolved into domination and two Spanish F4 titles.

He told Ida Wood how such form came from feeling the benefit of strong on-track opponents:
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Scout Report: Thomas Strauven - Formula Scout
A breakout year featuring 12 victories and two Spanish F4 titles has set expectations high for the next step of Thomas Strauven's career.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Honda junior Yuto Nomura, who utterly dominated Super Formula Lights this year as a rookie, will graduate to Super Formula in 2026 with B-MAX Racing and join Real Racing in Super GT's top GT500 class:
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SF Lights champion Yuto Nomura lands 2026 Super Formula seat - Formula Scout
2025 Super Formula Lights champion Yuto Nomura will step up to Super Formula with the B-MAX Racing team next year.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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The first step on the structured road to Indy is the F4-spec Skip Barber Formula Race Series, and Ivan Machado Perez clinched the 2025 title at Virginia International Raceway before ending the season with victory at Laguna Seca:
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Machado Perez wins Skip Barber title as first step on road to IndyCar - Formula Scout
Ivan Machado Perez is champion of this year's Skip Barber Formula Race Series, run by the racing school of IndyCar's support series.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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"It feels natural with the @indynxt.com car."

Dennis Hauger won the FIA F3 title then spent three years in F2 without the results he wanted.

For 2025 he switched to #IndyCar's primary feeder series, and became a dominant force in a "really fresh" environment:
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How dominant was Indy Nxt's 2025 champion Dennis Hauger? - Formula Scout
Dennis Hauger is headed to IndyCar in 2026 after instant adaptation to the challenges of Indy Nxt this year
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December 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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US Racing has announced it has signed GB4 champion Ary Bansal, AU4 champion Noah Killion and Olexander Savinkov for triple programmes in FWinter Series, E4 and Italian F4 next year:
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US Racing signs GB4 and AU4 champions Bansal and Killion for 2026 - Formula Scout
US Racing has announced its first three signings for the 2026 Formula Winter Series, E4 and Italian Formula 4 seasons. Remaining with team for a second year is Ary Bansal,…
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December 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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How Freddie Slater ended a Formula Regional Europe era on top

While the final margin was large, Prema's latest champion was made to work hard for his title as four drivers from four different teams scored over 200 points:
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How Freddie Slater ended a Formula Regional Europe era on top - Formula Scout
While the final margin was large, Freddie Slater was made to work hard to become FREC champion in 2025.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Who was fastest in FIA Formula 3 in 2025?

New car, new drivers, and a new approach needed to nail laptimes. This is how one detail set a pecking order that set up Rafael Camara's title, and the turning points for pace that then dialled down Trident's domination:
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Who was fastest in FIA Formula 3 2025? - Formula Scout
Drivers in FIA Formula 3 often rue weekends not coming together, but this year the results reflected who knew how to find the pace.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Chinese F4 ran a 'Masters' round at Xiamen this weekend.

Siqi Zhang took pole by 0.4s, and led race one until lap 19 of 25 as Wei Shi got by to win. Chao Ye and Peng Yang disputed third until they both retired on lap 21 so Chiwang Ao made the podium.

Zhang won the 29-lap race two by 5.867s over Ao
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Liam Sceats has revealed he won't stay in Indy Nxt in 2026.

"The budget was just too big to get across the line this time," he said.

While "the IndyCar dream isn't going anywhere", he added "it might be time to mix things up" as he looks beyond single-seaters for next year.
December 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Invicta Racing won both #F2 titles in 2024, meaning only continuity was needed.

So it delivered "relief" and "a huge amount of pride" for James Robinson, who became team principal and then co-owner during 2025, for the title double to happen once again:
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Doing F2 title double back-to-back brought "relief" and "pride" to Invicta - Formula Scout
Invicta Racing's back-to-back title double in Formula 2 has brought "relief" and "a huge amount of pride" to team principal James Robinson.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Sebastian Wheldon won an F4 title and starred in USF Juniors in his first years racing cars in the USA, and his 2025 switch to Europe was a new challenge but he once again made his mark.

The Anglo-American spoke to Formula Scout about that experience:
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Sebastian Wheldon: The Anglo-American making his mark in Europe - Formula Scout
His first season in Europe didn't quite yield a title, but Sebastian Wheldon stood out in one of the most competitive F4 fields.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Despite his performances as a rookie earning him a 2026 #F1 seat with Racing Bulls, Arvid Lindblad is "not entirely happy with" how his sole season in #F2 went:
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Lindblad "not super happy" with F2 season despite reaching F1 goal - Formula Scout
Arvid Lindblad hoped for more from his 2025 Formula 2 campaign, even though he did enough to land a promotion to Formula 1.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Tatuus's second-generation FRegional chassis arrives in 2026, eight years after its predecessor entered the market.

The company's CEO told Formula Scout about the design philosophy, and development process, behind the car kicking off a category's new era:
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Tatuus's boss on the design philosophy behind its FRegional Gen2 car - Formula Scout
Tatuus's CEO Giovanni Delfino talks design, business and safety as his firm's second-generation FRegional Gen2 car, the T-326, is unveiled.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM