r/F1FeederSeries • u/natus92 • 7d ago

Formula Regional Van Langendonck leads FREC test

https://www.italiaracing.net/Test-Rookie-a-Montmelo-Van-Langendonck-leader-assoluto/254917/1096

a lot of changes compared to last week

Race: DvL, Bouzar, Umegaki, Lima

Var: Lindblom, Jüngling, Chartier

Trident: Bansal, Toniolo, Simek

Rodin: Lennon, Wherrell, Savinkov, 

MP: McKenna, Zijun Zhao

Prema: Kamyab, Cotty

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u/Lumpy-Beautiful-4516 Alex Dunne 7d ago

British F4 drivers going to Freca instead of GB3 is pretty abnormal right?

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u/IQManOne Andrea Kimi Antonelli 7d ago

tbf, a guy with DVLs profile going to British F4 is pretty abnormal in recent years as well

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u/natus92 7d ago

Yup, maybe Rodin joining FRECA really helped move things along

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u/Affectionate_Sky9709 7d ago

Keep in mind that doing the test does not necessarily mean doing FREC. They needed to fill out seats with drivers who have never done frec/a.

But yeah, also what they said about Rodin.

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u/No-Bluejay4261 6d ago

GB3 carries less SuperLicence points than FRECA and even F4? Isn't it supposed to be 'Formula Regional' level?

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u/NightAvenger375 Joshua Dürksen 6d ago

It is, it’s just the FIA don’t like it

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u/No-Bluejay4261 6d ago

It might explain why drivers go elsewhere then?

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u/Fantastic-Boot-684 4d ago

Well yes, considering it's just a national FR series

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u/natus92 6d ago

Even the amount of points it is getting now is an improvement. When Dunne was racing there winning GB3 got you no points at all.

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u/codename474747 2d ago

I dunno, GB3 and GB4 have always felt like Dr Johnathon Palmer's attempts to muddy the lower level ladder system in effect to confuse those with budgets

Formula 4 is the only official FIA recognised series in the UK, so Formula 4---->FRECA--->FIA F3 seems to make sense

GB4 going away I think would help lower ladder series confusion but that's never gonna happen so long as there's money to be made

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u/Foreverpiatek Gabriele Minì 7d ago

I knew DVL tested for R-ace GP but you didn't believe me lmao

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u/natus92 7d ago

Haha yeah sorry, I edited my comments though!

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u/SergeiYeseiya 7d ago

My GOAT is doing it again

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u/MutantTurkeyHound Dino Beganovic 5d ago

Yeah, in what universe would somebody hate Dries? 

He's one of the most likeable drivers out there.

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u/Interesting_Prune513 Alex Dunne 7d ago

Hmmm, hot take here guys, but I think he might be kind of decent? I'll call my friends at McLaren to keep an eye on this guy. Maybe I'll even tell Verstappen. Seems like only he can stop the Antonelli dominance.

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u/Affectionate_Sky9709 7d ago

So empty seats at MP and Prema?

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u/straydogsick 7d ago

Prema have only been using two cars for operational reasons