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If you're a FRECA fan like me, I bet you're dying to know who the drivers will be next year. For now, I can't say much. But I'll make sure to talk about the freshly announced news. (Freddie Slater fans: get ready!) We'll also be talking about other things such as the constructor's championship, so make sure to keep reading this article! So, let's start off by talking about the last races and what happened in the last period of FRECA's 2024 season. We got Prema winning the constructor's championship, alongside their driver Rafael Camara who won the driver's championship. Then we got James Wharton on pole position and winning both race 1 and 2 in Barcelona on the 29th of september. He has been doing really well lately, but we don't know if we'll see him in FRECA next year, since he recently stepped up to FIA F3 championsip. But what about the expected news? Well, today, on the 18th of october 2024, Prema announced something really big. FREDDIE SLATER: Confirmed to be racing for Prema in FRECA for the 2025 season! The british 16 year old boy (Italian F4 2024's champion) steps up to Formula Regional, after winning 13 races in italian F4 to be crowned champion. “I’m just super super happy to stay with PREMA for another year. My journey just started but hopefully this means many more years to come with this great team. Massive thanks to Angelo and Rene for placing their trust in me to do the job and for giving me another opportunity to go for some more race wins and hopefully, more championships. Can’t wait to get working!” - Freddie Slater We don't really know anything else about next year's drivers lineup, but I'm sure that FRECA's official profile will give us great news soon. Personally, I'm very excited about Freddie getting into FRECA and I hope he does well. I've known him for quite a lot now and I won't ever stop supporting him. As always, thank you for reading this article and make sure to follow me on instagram! (@aleinsidef1)

F1 teams are well-known for making special liveries of their cars during GP's. This year, three teams decided to modify their cars for the upcoming race weekend in Austin. And, who knows, we could see some more! Look at the picture I put up here: the brand new McLaren livery . McLaren was the third team to announce a special livery fot his year's COTA (Circuit Of The Americas) GP. In collaboration with their team partner Google, McLaren redisigned their Chrome inspired livery, which was first reimagined at Silverstone in 2023. There will also be Chrome details on the drivers' racing suits. So, not only is McLaren leading the constructor's championship, but they're also turning into great designers and marketing strategists. But let's take a look at the other two liveries. Haas MoneyGram's livery is the next we're going to talk about. They kept their original colours, adding some blue details and black and white stars (a hint to the USA flag). They also added a stunning eagle , making this whole livery even more interesting. We couldn't expect less, since it's their home Grand Prix! This will be the second of three home races for the team in the 2024 season. The tyres also look incredible, with their red details! But let's move onto the last livery, one I'm very excited about since it's a very special partnership. Alpine this year created one of the most beautiful liveries I have ever seen. Thanks to their collaboration with Xbox (the gaming console) and the new Indiana Jones videogame, Alpine designed a never seen before special livery for Austin's Grand Prix. The details are insane, I could say they're even mindblowing. An ancient map and red travel routes are included in this design, as well as the Indiana Jones game title displayed on the car. I'll leave a picture below so you can see the details a bit better. Will we see more liveries before the weekend starts? Will there be more announcements? I guess we'll just have to wait and find out! Do you guys like these liveries? Which one's your favourite? Answer below! This article has come to an end, and I want to thank you as always for reading it. Make sure to follow me on instagram! (@aleinsidef1)

F1 takes trophies to a whole new level: may I introduce you to "Heroo", Austin's Grand Prix trophy made by the italian artist Matteo Macchiavelli in collaboration with Pirelli. The vision behind the trophy was the fact that formula one drivers are always portrayed as heroes because of the high speeds they have to deal with every time they race, bringing us like this to this awesome creation that tries to illustrate the fact with this trophy. "It is an interpretation of the connection between the racing car and its tyres, while also being an artwork that links beauty and elegance with the excitement, sense of speed and quality of the materials that go into a Formula 1 car." - Pirelli Motorsport This trophy is very representative and you can clearly see how it takes the shape of a human form. With its arms up, raised in triumph, and its helmet, Heroo truly seems like a winning F1 driver! The coolest thing about Heroo might be the materials that were used to make it. Carbon fibre for the whole body and helmet, a rubber base for the Pirelli tyre. And then, for the helmets colours: golden yellow sprinkled in gold dust, silver and titanium. This won't be the last time we see Heroo: replicas will be produced in a limited production run for collectors and fans of collectible toys. What do you think of Heroo? Do you like him? Did you know the idea behind it? Thank you so much for reading this article, make sure to follow me on instagram! (@aleinsidef1)

If you heard of F1 Academy and you're wondering what it is, keep reading this article. I'll try to explain it in the most detailed way possible, and I'll make it understandable. But most of all I'll make sure you guys have fun while reading it! So, what's F1 Academy and why are girls racing in the motorsport world? F1 Academy is an all-female racing championship, founded by Formula one in 2023, with the aim of integrating young girls into the motorsport world. F1 academy is the second exclusive championship for women after the W Series. The series follows FIA F4 regulations. Susie Stoddart Wolff (Toto Wolff's wife and ex british driver) is the series' managing director. Last year's constructor championship (2023) was won by Prema Racing. But let's go into detail: who are the 2024 drivers? How many teams and drivers are there? What do we know about them? There are 15 drivers on the grid currently, and a supporting scuderia for each one of them. I'll leave a table below with all of the data and a picture of every driver! Driver's name Supporting scuderia Driver's nationality Scuderia's nationality Driver's picture Lola Lovinfosse Charlotte Tilbury French Unknown Abbi Pulling Alpine Academy English French Jessica Edgar F1 Academy English Unknown Emely De Heus Red Bull Dutch Unknown Hamda Al Qubaisi Oracle Red Bull Racing Emirati Austrian Amna Al Qubaisi Visa Cash App (RB) Emirati Italian Chloe Chambers Haas MoneyGram American American Carrie Schreiner Stake (Kick Sauber) German Swiss Nerea Martì Tommy Hilfiger Spanish Unknown Bianca Bustamante McLaren Filipino English Aurelia Nobels Puma Brazilian Unknown Maya Weug Ferrari Dutch Italian Doriane Pin Mercedes AMG Petronas French German Lia Block Williams Racing American English Tina Hausmann Aston Martin Swiss English In reality, the teams are five. The ones I wrote in the table are only the supporting brands or scuderie. Because this season, in 2024, every F1 team had to nominate one of their drivers to race for the championship. So, talking about the teams, we have: Prema racing ; with Tina Hausmann , Doriane Pin and Maya Weug. MP Motorsport ; with Emely De Heus , Hamda Al Qubaisi and Amna Al Qubaisi . Rodin Motorsport ; with Lola Lovinfosse , Abbi Pulling and Jessica Edgar . ART Grand Prix ; with Bianca Bustamante , Aurelia Nobels and Lia Block . Finally, Campos Racing ; with Chloe Chambers , Carrie Schreiner and Nerea Martì . That's all for today! Thank you for reading this. I hope you understood everything and that you guys liked this article. Let me know if I missed anything and if you want to read about something specific on this blog! Don't forget to follow me on instagram! (@aleinsidef1)

The FIA F3 championship has more news for us! Yesterday (october 11th, 2024) they posted on instagram the 10 selected teams for the 2025-2027 seasons! Two italian teams are going to be on the grid... keep reading to find out who these teams are! This is the picture that the FIA F3 official profile posted on instagram. As you can see, there are: two french, two italian and two dutch teams; followed by a spanish one, a german one, an english one and an australian one. But if you want to know more about these teams, keep scrolling through this article! AIX RACING: The first team we're going to be talking about is AIX racing. Active in F2 and F3, this german team was founded in 2021 by Paul M üller. The team's original name was PHM Racing, but it changed in may 2024 when the society of financial services AIX got its property. In january 2022, the team made its debut in the F4 United Arab Emirates championship; bringing Nikita Bedrin, Taylor Barnard and Jonas Ried on track as their drivers. ART GRAND PRIX: French team created between 2004 and 2005 by Frederic Vasseur (who's now Ferrari's F1 team principal) and Nicholas Todt. It is one of the most successful teams in the categories it has taken part in. In the GP2 (Now called Formula two) the team won six driver's championships. In 2005 with Nico Rosberg and in 2006 with Lewis Hamilton. This team is now racing in F2 and F3. CAMPOS RACING: A spanish team, property of the ex F1 driver Adriàn Campos. Founded in 1988 with the name Campos Motorsport, the team started racing in formula Nissan. They won the title with Marc Genè in 1998, Fernando Alonso in 1999 and Antonio Garcìa in 2000. It is now racing in F2 and will be racing in F3 for the 2025-2027 seasons. DAMS: The team's full name is Lucas Oil Driot-Arnoux Motorsport. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and by the ex F1 driver renè Arnoux. The french team takes part of the F2 championship and of the Formula E championship. It will be racing in F3 for the 2025-2027 seasons, swapping places with Jenzer Motorsport. HITECH GRAND PRIX: Founded in 2002 by David Hayle and Dennis Rushen. Active in F2, F3 and asian F3. It has been racing since 2020. Their F2 pilots this year were Paul Aron and Amaury Cordeel. The team will remain in F3 until 2027! MP MOTORSPORT: Founded by Henk de Jong in 1996, the dutch team races in F2 since 2013. Their drivers this year were Dennis Hauger and Franco Colapinto (who recently got into F1 with Williams Racing). The team will be joining F3 in 2025! PREMA RACING: Founded by Angelo Rosin Giorgio Piccolo in Vicenza, Italy, in 1983. It's the most winning team in F3 and in the german and italian F4. (And not only these!) The team won four driver's championships. Many drivers raced in this team: starting from Charles Leclerc to Andrea Kimi Antonelli. But also Mick Schumacher and Oscar Piastri between others. And many more, of course! RODIN MOTORSPORT: Founded by Trevor Carlin in 1996. The british team has had many famous drivers racing for them before: Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Robert Kubica, Kevin Magnussen, George Russell, Carlos Sainz Jr and Lando Norris. Just a few of the important names who raced for this team. TRIDENT TEAM: Founded in 2006 by Maurizio Salvadori. The italian team from Lombardia races in F2, F3 and Formula Regional. Paul Aron raced for them in 2023 and Zane Maloney did the same in 2022. VAN AMERSFOORT RACING: Founded in 1975 by Frits van Amersfoort . The dutch team won the italian F4 championship in 2019. Many drivers raced for them, but the most famous ones are: Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Jos Verstappen, Anthoine Hubert and Mick Schumacher. This article has come to an end. I'm sure we have some exciting seasons coming ahead in F3. Thank you so much for reading this and make sure to check out my other articles or even follow me on instagram! (@aleinsidef1)

The official F3 instagram profile has been giving us some great news about the upcoming 2025 grid in the last few weeks. A lot of changes have been made. From Rafael Camara leaving Prema and graduating to F3, to Tuukka Taponen teaming up with ART Grand Prix! Seems like we have a lot to expect from next year's championship. Keep reading to find out who the confirmed drivers are yet so far, and to know a bit more about their careers and private lives. CHARLIE WURZ: The first driver to be confirmed for the 2025 F3 season was Charlie Wurz, an austrian driver, born in 2005 in Monte Carlo. Winner of the F4 United Arab Emirates championship 2022 and of the Formula Regional Oceania championship 2023, now racing in F3. Son of the ex F1 driver and two times winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans, Alexander Wurz. The austrian will join Trident Team in the upcoming season! MARI BOYA: Born in Les, Spain, in 2004, Mari Boya was the second driver announced to race for F3 in 2025. He was vice champion of the spanish F4 in 2020 with MP Motorsport. This is his second year racing in F3 with Campos Racing. UGO UGOCHUKWU: American, born in 2007 in New York. He's now racing in the FRECA (Formula Regional Championship by Alpine) with Prema Racing. Previously in his career, he got third in the british F4 championship while racing for Carlin and he got second in the Italian F4 championship 2023 while racing for Prema. He will continue his journey with Prema, racing in F3 for the 2025 season! LOUIS SHARP: Born in 2007 in Nottingham, United Kingdom, but raised in New Zealand. The New Zealand driver was the winner of the 2024 GB3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport and the 2023 F4 British Championship for Rodin Carlin . He will continue his journey with Rodin by racing in the 2025 F3 championship! TASANAPOL INTHRAPHUVASAK: Born in 2005 in Thailand. Known also as Tern, Tasanapol is a thai driver who races for AIX Racing. Son of the driver GT Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak. He will race in the F3 Fia championship with Campos Racing in 2025. They have already worked together in the past, and this is going to be his second season with them. BRANDO BADOER: Born in 2006 in Montebelluna, Italy. Son of Luca, ex F1 driver with Minardi. Brando is now racing in the FRECA (Formula Regional Championship by Alpine). He debuted in the 2022 F4 UAE Championship while he simultaneously raced in the italian F4 championship that same year. He will be racing with Prema for the 2025 F3 FIA Championship. NOAH STR ø MSTED: Born in Denmark in 2007. He currently races in the FRECA (Formula Regional Championship by Alpine) with RPM and Campos Racing. He was the danish F4 vice champion in 2021. He will race in the FIA F3 Championship in 2025 with Trident. GERRARD XIE: Born in 2006 in Hong Kong, China. Now racing in the GB3 2024 Championship for Hitech Pulse-Eight. He has previously raced in the 2023 series with Hillspeed. He also was champion of the F4 chinese championship 2022 and of the Formula Renault Super Challenge 2022. He will continue his journey with Hitech in the FIA F3 Championship in 2025! LAURENS VAN HOEPEN: Born in 2005 in Wassenaar, Netherlands. Winner of the New Zealand grand prix 2023. He re-signed with ART Grand Prix, this being his second season with them, for the FIA F3 Championship of 2025! MARTINIUS STENSHORNE: Born in 2006 in Hokksund, Norway. His father, Martin, was a driver and raced for Barber Pro Series in the '90s. He was the FRECA (Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine) in 2023. He re-signed with Hitech for the 2025 FIA F3 Championship! TUUKKA TAPONEN: Born in 2006 in Lohja, Finland. He won the CIK-FIA world championship in 2021. He's part of the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy since 2022. He will race with ART Grand Prix in the FIA F3 championship in 2025! RAFAEL CAMARA: Born in 2005 in Recife, Brazil. He's now racing for FRECA (Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine) with Prema. He will race in the FIA F3 Championship next year with Trident Team! This article has come to a end. For now, these are the only drivers that have been announced for the 2025 F3 season. Make sure to read my next articles, I'll keep you updated on the upcoming grid! Thank you for reading this, and don't forget to follow me on instagram! (@aleinsidef1)

Tyres are one of the most basic things you need to know about when you want to get inside the F1 world. In this article I'm going to be introducing you to the F1 tyres, trying to explain in the easiest way possible how they work and what they're used for. So, if you're a new fan, (or an old one!) and you're wondering which types of tyres there are, stay here with me and keep reading to find out! A bit of history: Pirelli and its origins Let's start right off by introducing the brand: Pirelli. As an italian, I know Pirelli all too well. But if you're from some other country, this name may sound odd. Pirelli is a multinational agency based in Italy, that operates in the automobolistic sector as a producer of tyres for cars, motorbikes and bycicles. The origins of Pirelli's activity date back to 1872, year in which Giovanni Battista Pirelli founded the society "G.B. Pirelli & C." in Milan, destined to the fabrication of elastic rubber articles. The production of car tyres began only in 1901. This brand is one of the main sponsors in F1, and it has been since 2011. Indeed, Pirelli were one of several companies to provide tyres at the start of the World Championship back in 1950, with a host of brands making appearances over the decades, during which time tyre technology has advanced as quickly as the cars. Unlike some previous eras, where multiple tyre manufacturers competed against each other and created what was known as a ‘tyre war’, Pirelli are now F1’s sole, exclusive supplier, with an agreement running through the end of the 2024 campaign. If you want to read and know more about Pirelli and their story, I suggest looking at their website. (Here: https://www.pirelli.com/global/en-ww/homepage/ ) But now, let's start naming the tyres and let's see them up close. Ready to dive into the F1 world? All the F1 tyres that are being used this year SOFT TYRES: with their red colour, the soft tyres represent the fastest rubber. But they're most likely to wear out before the harder compounds do. In other words, the soft tyre provides the most grip but isn't durable. MEDIUM TYRES: the medium tyres are yellow. It's a compromise compound. Usually, it's slower than the softs but faster than the hards. It should last longer than the softs, and not as long as the hards. So, as you can see, the medium tyres have a vaste variety. HARD TYRES: White is their colour. The hard tyre will last the longest but isn't as grippy as the soft one. They provide the least grip , but they're supposed to remain in working order the longest. Made from the hardest compound, they offer the longest lifespan, making them ideal for long stints, high temperatures, or abrasive track surfaces where tyre wear is a significant concern. INTERMEDIATE TYRES: Green ones. (This tyre is my personal favourite!) The intermediates are the most versatile of the rain tyres . They can be used on a wet track with no standing water, as well as a drying surface. The compound has been designed to have a wide working range, guaranteeing a wide crossover window both with the slicks and the full wets. WET TYRES: Blue is the colour for wet tyres. Currently, F1 rain tyres have a larger diameter than dry tyres, with the wets having a diameter of 10mm more than the slicks . This increases the ride height of the car and makes it less vulnerable to aquaplaning. Sometimes rain tyres are designed to have a smaller diameter than their dry counterparts. The full wet tyres are the most effective solution for heavy rain . The F1 tyres are coded from C1 (the hardest) to C5 (the softest). Back in 2007, FIA introduced the single-tyre supplier rule   to prevent competition between suppliers opting for maximum performance over safety and to keep costs down . As you can clearly see from this picture, the F1 tyres constantly change. Brand new for 2018 was a tyre that sits below the ultrasoft: an even softer compound called P Zero hypersoft, which was coloured pink, and it was the softest Formula 1 tire that Pirelli has ever made. This new compound was suitable for circuits where maximum mechanical grip is required, such as Monaco. Also new for 2018 was the hard compound, which was coloured ice blue, whilst the superhard, was orange. In total, there were seven slick P Zero compounds, which together with the new Cinturato intermediates and wets expanded the 2018 range to nine options. Thank you so much for reading this article! Make sure to follow me on instagram (@aleinsidef1) to keep up with the latest news from the motorsport world!