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@chipganassiracing.bsky.social has announced it has signed Cam Becker, who won the Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series aged 11 this year, to its driver development programme:
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Cam Becker joins Chip Ganassi Racing's driver development programme - Formula Scout
IndyCar team Chip Ganassi Racing has announced it has added 11-year-old Cam Becker to its driver development programme.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🇲🇴 Enzo Deligny used being at the front of the pitlane to his advantage in the fight to be fastest in #MacauGP Q1, but after outwitting his rivals he lost provisional pole to Freddie Slater at the very end.

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Deligny outwits before Slater outpaces in Macau GP qualifying duel - Formula Scout
Prema's Freddie Slater stole top spot away from R-ace GP's Enzo Deligny at the end of the Macau Grand Prix's first qualifying session.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Kean Nakamura Berta was comfortably fastest in the first FIA F4 World Cup practice session at the #MacauGP, which was red flagged three times.

Report and results:
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Nakamura sets the pace before red flags disrupt F4's Macau practice - Formula Scout
Kean Nakamura Berta topped the times in the first practice session for the FIA Formula 4 World Cup in Macau.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
ART Grand Prix's Taito Kato topped free practice one for the #MacauGP by just 0.044s after Prema's Freddie Slater improved after the chequered flag.

Report and results:
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ART GP's Taito Kato tops FP1 for the Macau GP - Formula Scout
ART Grand Prix's Taito Kato set the pace in the first of the two 40-minute practice sessions for the Macau Grand Prix.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Several drivers, including the champion, are missing Eurocup-3's finale to race in this weekend's #MacauGP, and it has opened up seats for new names while GRS has reunited with Yani Stevenheydens.

Read more, and about in-season testing, here:
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Stevenheydens returns to Eurocup-3, Rinicella sets Barcelona test pace - Formula Scout
Valerio Rinicella topped Eurocup-3's final in-season test of the year at Barcelona, where 2025's racing will conclude this weekend.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 teams have tested at the Red Bull Ring over the last two days.

Campos Racing had two F2 cars out, and F4 racer Niccolo Maccagnani's family team ran him in an old chassis.

Rodin Motorsport fielded its 2026 FIA F3 line-up, with Campos and Hitech GP also running F3 cars.
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Rene Lammers topped Spanish F4's in-season test at Barcelona today, and he will have a new team-mate this weekend as MP Motorsport has signed Red Bull junior and Ginetta Junior champion Rocco Coronel.

Report and results:
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Lammers tops test, MP signs Red Bull junior Coronel in Spanish F4 - Formula Scout
MP Motorsport's Rene Lammers was quickest in Spanish Formula 4's final in-season test of 2025 at Barcelona.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The son of Enrique Bernoldi, who raced in #F1 and #IndyCar in the 2000s, will start his car racing career next year with Prema in Formula 4:
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Ex-F1 driver Enrique Bernoldi's son to race in F4 for Prema - Formula Scout
Bernardo 'Beco' Bernoldi, son of ex-Formula 1 driver Enrique, will debut in single-seaters next year with Prema.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
@indynxt.com teams tested at Barber Motorsports Park on Monday, with @andrettiindy.bsky.social's Max Taylor comfortably setting the pace while several drivers yet to confirm their 2026 plans — including #F2 race-winner Victor Martins — were on track:
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Andretti's Max Taylor tops private Indy Nxt test at Barber - Formula Scout
Max Taylor was fastest in a private test for Indy Nxt teams at Barber Motorsports Park earlier this week that attracted 23 drivers.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Saudi Arabian F4 raced on home soil for the first time this season over the last two days in Jeddah, and newcomer Lewis Wherrell made a big impact under the floodlights.

Report and results:
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Lewis Wherrell stars in Saudi Arabian F4's first of three Jeddah rounds - Formula Scout
The inexperienced Lewis Wherrell starred in round three of the Saudi Arabian Formula 4 season in Jeddah at the start of this week.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
FIA #F3 runner-up Nikola Tsolov will prepare for his 2026 #F2 campaign with Campos Racing by racing for the team in the last two rounds of 2025, replacing Formula E-bound Pepe Marti.

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Nikola Tsolov to make early F2 debut with Campos Racing - Formula Scout
Nikola Tsolov will make an earlier than scheduled step up to Formula 2 with Campos Racing, joining the team for the last two rounds of 2025.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Russian pair Michael Belov and Maximilian Popov will be on the grid of Eurocup-3's season finale at Barcelona this weekend, joining Drivex and GRS respectively:
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Russian pair Belov and Popov join grid of Eurocup-3 season finale - Formula Scout
Russian drivers Michael Belov and Maximilian Popov will join the Eurocup-3 grid this weekend for the season finale at Barcelona.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
IAME Series Benelux was full of drama this year, and the X30 Senior title was decided in an unpredictable race held in mixed conditions while one champion stood in for another at the X30 Junior finale:
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Lantinga and Baziret win 2025 IAME Series Benelux kart titles - Formula Scout
Kevin Lantinga and Louis Baziret are this year's X30 Senior and Junior champoionships in IAME Series Benelux.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
2024 French F4 champion Taito Kato will continue with ART Grand Prix as he steps up from FRegional to FIA #F3 for 2026:
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Taito Kato completes ART GP's 2026 FIA Formula 3 line-up - Formula Scout
ART Grand Prix has announced Taito Kato will join its FIA Formula 3 Championship squad for 2026, completing its line-up.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
McLaren has announced it has signed FREC runner-up Matteo De Palo as an #F1 junior, and that it will drop three FIA #F3 racers from its driver development programme:
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McLaren signs Matteo De Palo as an F1 junior, drops three drivers - Formula Scout
Formula Regional European Championship runner-up Matteo De Palo has become the latest member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Bosco Arias comfortably won the WSK Final Cup's OK Junior final at Cremona.

Oskari Walle's slow start dropped him from second to fifth. He took third from Will Green on lap six, then passed Leonardo Gorski on the last lap but Gorski got back ahead in the seven-kart fight for second.
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Arden will return to GB3 in 2026 after a year away, and will field its GB4 graduate Leon Wilson:
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Arden to return to GB3 in 2026 with its GB4 graduate Leon Wilson - Formula Scout
Arden Motorsport has announced a return to GB3 in 2026, with GB4 graduate Leon Wilson named as its first driver.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Filippo Fiorentino was the winner of Brazilian F4's three-race #InterlagosGP trophy event on the support bill of #F1's #BrazilGP, which had one race shorted by two huge crashes.

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Fiorentino wins Brazilian F4's 'Interlagos GP' title on F1 support bill - Formula Scout
Brazilian Formula 4 supported Formula 1's Sao Paulo Grand Prix last weekend with a three-race non-championship round.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🇯🇵 Japanese F4's title fight was decided at the last race this year, and in dramatic style as the two contenders clashed.

Here's how that race panned out, and the journeys Toyota junior Tokiya Suzuki and Porsche Japan junior Itsuki Sato took to get there:
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How Toyota took back title honours from Honda in Japanese F4 this year - Formula Scout
The rivalry between Honda and Toyota continued in Japanese F4 this year, and title honours went to the latter
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November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The USA's Ligier Junior Formula Championship will be open to drivers in first and second-generation Formula 4 cars next year, meaning two classes awarding scholarships to champions:
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Ligier JFC to be open to Gen1 and Gen2 Formula 4 cars in 2026 - Formula Scout
The Ligier Junior Formula Championship in the USA will be open to first and second-generation Formula 4 cars next year.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Franco Colapinto will spend year two of his multi-year Alpine contract racing in #F1.

He joined as a reserve driver, was handed a race seat for five rounds then on a race-by-race basis before securing it to season-end. Reserve driver Paul Aron was his rival for the seat in 2026.
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🇭🇰🇮🇪🇲🇴 Hong Kong's Super Formula team KCMG is to partner with the Irish-owned Pinnacle Motorsport for the latter's entry into the #MacauGP again.

The combination made the podium in 2024, as Noel Leon finished third, and Irish singer Enya will feature in the team's name once more.
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Indy Nxt runner-up Caio Collet has secured a seat on the 2026 #IndyCar grid, making the step up to American single-seaters' top tier with AJ Foyt Racing:
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Indy Nxt runner-up Caio Collet secures IndyCar seat with AJ Foyt Racing - Formula Scout
AJ Foyt Racing's line-up for 2026 IndyCar season has been completed by signing Indy Nxt runner-up Caio Collet.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
FREC and Italian F4 post-season testing took place at Mugello this week, with Trident's Maximilian Popov setting the FRegional pace while Noah Killion was the fastest F4 driver with US Racing.

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Popov and Killion set the pace in FREC and F4 test at Mugello - Formula Scout
The Formula Regional European Championship and Italian Formula 4 both held a post-season test at Mugello this week.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM