F3 News

by Paul Rayner

Ryan Lewis totally dominated the Avon Tyres British Formula 3 Scholarship outings at Snetterton; taking victory in rounds 9 and 10 to add to his win in Saturday's rescheduled round 4.

Probably the best starter in the current British F3 field is hot Aussie talent Will Davison. Unfortunately for Will funds are short and unless a deal is brokered in the next week he will have run his last British F3 race and be forced to head home. Crash.net finds out more.

The tight Scottish circuit of Knockhill has proved to be a difficult hurdle to climb for many in the British Formula 3 Championship and that was the case for Aussie Will Davison on the weekend.

Australian driver Will Power topped the testing times at Knockhill today, Friday, for this weekend's AVON Tyres British F3 Championship.

Next weekend sees rounds five and six of the 2004 British F3 Championship visit Croft Circuit for the first of three headline events this summer at the North Yorkshire track.

South American sensation, Ernesto Viso battled through two frustrating qualifying sessions yesterday for the second round of the 2004 Avon Tyres British Formula 3 Championship.

The Promatecme run Lola-Dome of Danny Watts will start fifth and seventh respectively on the grid for Sunday's British Formula Three Championship races at Silverstone.

The only driver racing with a British chassis in the British Formula Three championship is BRDC-backed Danny Watts.

Scottish racing driver Andrew Thompson has recorded a solid start to his second season in British F3 after securing two sixth place finishes at Donington Park, Derbyshire, last weekend. He finished an impressive sixth, and also recorded the third fastest lap, in both races.

This year running in the British Formula Three Scholarship class with the T-Sport team, Ryan Lewis answers the questions. Q: Who has inspired you most in racing?

Australian international motor racing star Will Davison has signed to drive with Menu Motorsport in the 2004 British Formula 3 Championship.

Australian Formula Three outfit Team BRM has confirm that 2003 rookie of the year Karl Reindler will be staying put for 2004 in an effort to win the championship prior to embarking on a career overseas.

Rising British star Stephen Jelley has inked a deal with Performance Racing to graduate from Formula Ford to the British F3 Championship for 2004.

Australian driver Will Power believes he has taken another significant step towards his goal of racing in Formula One, having signed to follow in the footsteps of role model Mark Webber by signing with Alan Docking Racing for the 2004 British Formula Three Championship.

South American F3 champion, Danilo Dirani has announced that he will take part in the British F3 championship in 2004.

Adam Carroll's call-up to the Carlin team in place of the poorly Narain Karthikeyan adds another significant name to the list of potential winners of the second part of Formula Three's Asian double-header, in Changwon, this weekend.

The annual Macau F3 Grand prix looked set to bring some end-of-season cheer for Robert Doornbos, until two unexpected mechanical failures ended the Dutchman's hopes of a podium finish.

James Courtney secured victory in an exciting opening leg to the 50th Macau Grand Prix, but many of his main rivals fell foul of incidents and accidents in a race punctuated by crashes and safety car periods.

Two-time French karting champion and 2002 Fran-Am North American title winner Bruno Spengler last month completed his maiden season of Formula Three racing in the new-for-2003 Euroseries, and admitted that he was pleased with progress despite a slow start to the year.

British youngster Adam Langley-Kahn has joined Performance Racing for an extensive winter testing programme that might lead to a shot at next year's British Formula Three Scholarship class title.

Nelson Piquet Jr and Nico Rosberg may be the biggest draws in the Macau Formula Three Grand Prix field, but there are 28 other drivers all seeking to put the famous sons in their place when the event gets under way on 16 November.

The countdown to the 2003 Cagliari Grand Prix has started, with an invitational Formula Three event added to the headlining Euro F3000 series finale.

Having recently dipped his toe in the waters of the British Formula Three Championship, talented teenager Ryan Lewis has confirmed that he is to test with former champion Manor Motorsport ahead of the 2004 season.