The Latest Breaking News from FRECA

Who is Esteban Masson: The Toyota youngster on the Hypercar radar

With Toyota Hypercar seats among the hardest to access in the WEC, Masson is quietly building a case as one of the marque’s most promising endurance prospects

Motorsport · Dec 23, 2025

McLaren signs new F1 junior as three drivers exit

Matteo De Palo, 18, joins McLaren after an impressive FRECA campaign ahead of an F3 move in 2026

Motorsport · Nov 10, 2025

McLaren signs De Palo amid driver academy shake-up

Matteo De Palo, 18, joins McLaren after an impressive FRECA campaign ahead of F3 move in 2026

Autosport · Nov 10, 2025

The attribute that Mercedes feels makes Antonelli "special"

The youngest of Formula 1's rookie class, Andrea Kimi Antonelli is facing the daunting task of replacing Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, but the team is confident some of the attributes that made him stand out in karting will help him ease into the seat.

Autosport · Jan 28, 2025

Are these drivers set for a breakout year in 2025?

It doesn't take long to come up with a list of drivers who massively enhanced their reputations last season.

Motorsport · Jan 10, 2025

The remarkable motorsport stories you may have missed in 2024

During a record-breaking season of 24 Formula 1 races, there was always likely to be the odd gem of a story that had a short shelf-life before being overtaken on the news agenda.

Autosport · Dec 30, 2024

Meet the young guns dreaming of glory in rebooted Macau Grand Prix

There are a surprising number of similarities between Freddie Slater and Alex Dunne, who will be Theodore Prema Racing team-mates for this weekend’s Macau Grand Prix and are among two of the drivers to watch out for.

Autosport · Nov 14, 2024

Floersch: F1 Academy “pinkwashing” as Garcia concedes single-seater exit likely

Formula 3 driver Sophia Floersch says F1 Academy is being used as "pinkwashing", a term which indicates being superficially sympathetic towards equality or inclusion without seriously attempting to improve the situation.

Autosport · Oct 29, 2024

Floersch brands F1 Academy “pinkwashing” as Garcia concedes single-seater exit likely

Formula 3 driver Sophia Floersch says F1 Academy is being used as "pinkwashing", a term which indicates being superficially sympathetic towards equality or inclusion without seriously attempting to improve the situation.

Motorsport · Oct 29, 2024

The big question F1 Academy faces as pecking order begins to form

For inaugural champion Marta Garcia, the reward was a fully funded Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine drive with Prema Racing, the team with which she had completed her victorious campaign (although she has now transferred into the sister Iron Dames operation). But given that FRECA is officially recognised by…

Autosport · May 11, 2024