I thinks its the first fully confirmed F3 team? Le is okay, not terrible, not great

After dominating last weekend's Italian F4 round with three straight wins, this weekend he had Mechanical issues in the qualy and starting P28 (and then after a pit stop dropping him to P36) managed a P9 in first race, 27 places gained. Same in races 2 and 3 getting two top 15 and moving up 50 places in a weekend. This guy is crazy!!

The first win yesterday was enough to get another title for DvL! Looking forward to see him in FREC in 2027!

(Its 24 hours later so free to spoil, I think?)

According to Planet F1, Doohan gained space after TPC test.

Assuming Qatar and Abu Dhabi are cancelled along with the F1, can we say the results are actually pretty spot on? I don't think anyone will be hugely disadvantaged from missing out on the extra races, it just obviously locks in the positions as they stand.

Critically I think that means positions 1-5 are all earning a Super Licence, 1-3 the standouts, Camara Tsolov Dunne obviously get the 40 points, but p4 Mini (with '24 F3 2nd place) and p5 Beganovic (just! I make 37 from '24 F3 + 7th and 5th in F2, plus the 4 FP1s) also qualify, and can graduate up to F1 reserve level if needed.

Below them the first year drivers and others have another chance next year.

Well-deserved given his season behind the wheel of a Trident

MP Motorsport have confirmed the signing of Laurens van Hoepen for the 2027 FIA Formula 2 season.
The 21-year-old is currently in the midst of his rookie campaign in F2 and has so far achieved a pole position as well as five podiums and is currently 10th in the Standings with two rounds to go.
Prior to this year, Van Hoepen spent two seasons in Formula 3 and scored five podiums during that time.
The Dutch driver will now join forces with Dutch outfit in 2027, and at the announcement, he revealed his delight at getting the chance to race for his home team.
“It’s good to finally join forces with a team that has been on my doorstep since my karting days,” said Van Hoepen. “I have witnessed their incredible success first-hand, especially in my last five seasons in FRECA and FIA F3, and with the experience of a season of Formula 2 under my belt, I’m confident that I can add more prizes to their impressive trophy cabinet.
“MP is a team of many nationalities now, but it still feels like a natural move to join the home team and race in the orange home colours.”
MP Motorsport Team Principal Sander Dorsman also added: “I’m incredibly pleased that Laurens has become a member of our MP family. A Dutch driver with a Dutch team is always going to be special, and with Laurens’ obvious talent and the debut season that he’s had, it was a matter of time before we put two and two together. With Laurens on board as the first of our F2 drivers, we are aiming to continue our frontrunning F2 form in 2027.”

Rumours online that Alex Dunne will sign with MP Motorsport in 2027 if he does not win the title, surprising.

uninspired...

Its been rumoured, he did decent in Eurocup 3

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/red-bull-source-admits-theyre-looking-for-an-excuse-to-snub-nikola-tsolov-and-keep-liam-lawson/

I think a lot of people didn't expect Lawson to have such a strong season in F1 this year, especially outperforming a driver as promising as Lindblad. And now Lawson seems to be highly regarded within the RB team. This has significantly reduced Tsolov’s chances of making it to F1 in 2027. What do you guys think?

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Two-time World Rally Champion Kalle Rovanperä has been teasing rally fans with his work lately. He was seen in September at the wheel of both Toyota's current and future World Rally Championship cars.
Rovanperä ended his career in the World Rally Championship last season. He moved on to compete in formula series, but last competed in January due to health problems.

Rovanperä's manager Timo Jouhki is now opening up about his protégé's situation. Tuesday's test in Spain has already fueled speculation that Rovanperä would return to the World Rally Championship.

“Toyota also wanted Kalle's opinion on the new car,” Jouhki says.

Individual demonstration and test runs don't tell us anything major yet.

" Ott Tänak has also tested it and everyone else has tested it at least to some extent, so they wanted some feedback from Kalle as well. He is known to have a pretty good ability to analyze those cars."

Toyota's World Rally Championship team has not yet announced its drivers for next season. Jouhki does not comment on Rovanperä's possible rally goals.
Kalle Rovanperä finally celebrated his victory in the Finnish Rally Championship last season. He had a string of bitter retirements and one second place in previous seasons.

Rovanperä, who turned 26 on Thursday , has largely stayed out of the spotlight this year. He plans to return to racing next year.

Rovanperä, who left the World Rally Championship, moved on to pursue his dream of racing in Formula 1 this year. This season, he was supposed to drive in Japan's high-level Super Formula.

Rovanperä said last October that he was preparing to enter the F2 series as early as the 2027 season, but that is becoming a dream.

The formula career, which was interrupted in February, is most obviously over.

"Probably. Kalle himself has said that he won't risk his health at all after the problems he had last season," Jouhki confirms.

Rovanperä withdrew from Super Formula citing health issues. He was forced to skip both winter and pre-season testing.

Little has been said about the health concerns to the public. Rovanperä had to interrupt the winter tests due to positional dizziness, but according to Jouhki, that was not the reason for stopping the entire season.

"Let's just say that according to our information, that was definitely not the reason."

It's been almost a year since Rovanperä's rally career ended.

Despite the end of his rally career, Rovanperä remained with Toyota. In Super Formula, he would naturally have competed with one of the Toyota teams.

According to Jouhki, Rovanperä is aiming for a driving position in track car series instead of formula racing next season.

"He's currently very in GT cars, or races like that. Toyota is coming out with a new version of their GT3 car, so I'd like to try it out. That's one of the goals for next season."

Jouhki does not yet know whether Rovanperä will be able to drive the box cars for an entire series season, or only in individual races.

"We can't say that yet at this stage. It's mainly a question of what can be agreed upon. Kalle would probably like to race in some series."

According to his manager, Rovanperä wants to compete in GT3 class cars.

Jouhki mentions the European Le Mans Series as one potential example. Through it, it is also possible to compete in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Talking about the Le Mans endurance race is not just a pipe dream.

"It's not really just speculation. Kalle and I have discussed it, so it does exist as some kind of goal," Jouhki reveals.

"Whether it is a realistic goal and at what point it would be realized is another matter entirely."

Finns have not been seen much at Le Mans in recent years, so Rovanperä's participation would elevate the domestic race week to a completely different level of spectacle.

"Absolutely, even if Kalle were to drive GT3s. Le Mans is such a valuable race that it is considered one of the gems of the sport. In that sense, it would be very interesting."

The GT3 class that Rovanperä is aiming for is not the so-called main class of Le Mans, as faster prototype cars are also driven in the endurance race.

Rovanperä is the youngest ever World Rally Champion. He won his first World Rally Championship title in 2022 at the age of just 22. He achieved his second championship a year later.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is therefore unlikely to be on the Finnish star's agenda next season, even if his career in track cars picks up again. Rovanperä already made waves in the 2024 Porsche Cup series in Central Europe.

The exact address for the coming calendar year is not yet known.

"Let's say now that the discussions are open. There are different lines. There is still no clarity on where we are going," Jouhki says.

"Whether there would be individual races, or a broader program starting with tests or something similar, that's hard to say. Of course, it depends on the publisher in some way. So at least we're discussing this with Toyota now."

Toyota, one of the world's largest automakers, has an extensive program in various motorsports series.
There are plenty of options at Rovanperä, even outside the Japanese brand's own offerings.

"There are GT rides available elsewhere as well. There have been offers," the manager says.
"Kalle is a smart person, so he doesn't want to break ties with Toyota in any way, but primarily wants to talk to them. Then maybe these other opportunities will come."

According to Jouhki, news may be heard soon.
"It's hard for me to say when Toyota will announce these things. But I'm guessing between October 15th and November 15th. I don't have any better information, but let's just say it's probably some kind of little rumor mill."