Swiss driver Dario Cabanelas Altukhov has joined MP Motorsport as the team’s fifth and final signing for its burgeoning 2024 Eurocup-3 programme. It will be the 17-year-old’s first full year in the series as he aims to build on his experience gained in the final three rounds of the 2023 season.

Ferrari Driver Academy talent Tuukka Taponen became the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Champion (FRMEC) in the final round at Dubai Autodrome. Victory in Saturday’s opening race of the weekend for R-ace GP’s 17-year-old Finnish star was enough to put him beyond reach of his only remaining title rival, Taylor Barnard, and for good measure, Taponen put on a dominant display in Sunday’s season finale to further underline his superiority with another win.

Vietnamese-licensed racer Owen Tangavelou has joined MP Motorsport for the team’s second season in Eurocup-3. The talented 18-year-old who will embrace his Asian roots as he continues to climb the single-seater ladder is the third driver to be announced for a seat with the Dutch team in the fledgling series aiming to expand further into Europe in 2024.

Young Brazilian star Emerson Fittipaldi Jr is the latest to sign up with MP Motorsport for a twin-pronged assault on the Eurocup-3 series and the Formula Regional Middle East Championship (FRMEC), with his first FRMEC races coming up this weekend.

Monza‘s first race of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine delivered a series of twists and turns, both during the race and after the checkered flag. Crossing the finish line first was championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Prema Racing, who showcased his prowess with two impressive overtakes. Antonelli passed his pole-sitting teammate Rafael Camara at the Roggia chicane and later surged past Marcus Amand (ART Grand Prix) while he was leading the race, during the initial stages. However, Antonelli received a 10-second penalty for an early use of the push-to-pass system, dropping him out of the points zone.

Perfect weekend for Andrea Kimi Antonelli: The Prema driver took victory in both ADAC Formula 4 races on Sunday.

Belgian Jules Castro will join Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2022 Formula 4 season, starting at Imola this upcoming weekend. Jules is set to compete alongside earlier announced teammates Martinius Stenshorne, Emerson Fittipaldi Junior, Brando Badoer and Arias Deukmedjian.

Van Amersfoort Racing announces the signing of Arias Deukmedjian. The American will compete in the 2022 F4 championship alongside earlier announced Norwegian Martinius Stenshorne, Brasilian Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. (Emmo Jr.) and Brando Badoer from Italy.
 

The summer break may well be a memory already, with action resuming in Belgium this weekend: for the Sauber Academy drivers, it is now time to prepare for the end-of-season run-in, hoping to carry results and form over from a busy opening half of the year.
 

The start of the 2021 season has been a hectic one for the Sauber Academy inductees, who have been battling on many fronts as they aim to stake their claims to successful campaigns in their series. With the quality of our squad spread across a wide range of series, we’re aiming to round-up the results of the Sauber youngsters as we approach the hot months of summer.
 

Sauber Academy driver Emerson Fittipaldi jr. will make the step up to formula cars as he makes his debut in Danish F4 in 2021. The 14-year-old will add the Scandinavian series alongside his current OK karting programme on a busy year in which the Brazilian will accrue important single-seater experience.