FIA Formula 2 has introduced their new race car to be used for the next 3 seasons, and I have the details in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have racecraft tips on using ABS and traction control plus a whole lot more!
Overview
Racecraft Tips & Techniques
How To Use ABS & Traction Control
Driver aids just make everything easy, right? WRONG! Knowing how to use them effectively will make you faster. This video features IMSA champions Ben Barnicoat and Alexander Sims, alongside Porsche drivers Harry King and Julien Andlauer and Ford’s Dennis Olsen.
Low Grip Training
Dan Wells highlights a form of driver training that is often overlooked: learning to race away from the racetrack itself. The right experiences can develop racecraft, decision-making, adaptability and situational awareness without the expense of a full racing program. For young drivers and their families, it is a useful reminder that development is not limited to seat time—it is about finding cost-effective ways to build the skills that will matter when the stakes rise.
Make Elevation & Camber Your Friend
Race drivers often think about the “ideal” line through a corner in two dimensions, but Ross Bentley of Speed Secrets argues that the track itself is three-dimensional—and elevation and camber can be used to create more grip. Using Spa’s Eau Rouge-Raidillon as an example, he explains why drivers should adapt their line to take advantage of compression, uphill sections and positive banking rather than simply maximizing corner radius. It’s a valuable reminder that finding speed often means understanding how the track is working with—or against—the car.
The Seed of Doubt
A driver can have the speed, experience and confidence to win—and still be affected by something as seemingly small as doubt. Minds on Track examines how Kimi Antonelli’s exceptional performances alongside George Russell could create a psychological challenge for the Mercedes driver, with every mistake or difficult team decision potentially reinforcing that doubt. It’s a compelling reminder that mental performance at the highest level is not simply about confidence; it is also about protecting belief when a rival is consistently performing at an extraordinary level.
Race Car & Series Developments
FIA Formula 2 Unveils its New Car for the 2027-2029 Seasons
FIA Formula 2 presented its new challenger for the 2027, 2028, and 2029 FIA F2 seasons during a special unveiling in the Formula 1 paddock at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The car retains the 2026 Dallara chassis to help manage costs, but features redesigned front and rear wings. The improved aerodynamic characteristics will enable closer racing and enhance the drivers’ ability to closely follow the car ahead, while the styling brings it closer to the latest F1 design philosophy.
Powering the car is the proven 3.4-litre turbo-charged Mecachrome engine, which continues to run on advanced sustainable fuel supplied by Aramco, first successfully introduced to the series in 2025. Pirelli, F2’s exclusive tyre supplier since 2017, will continue to provide tyres specifically developed for the championship.
One of the key technical evolutions introduced for the 2027 generation is the addition of an on-board starter. To accommodate this feature, Hewland has developed an evolution of the current gearbox, enabling the integration of the on-board starter system.
The F2 2027 car retains the FIA’s 2024 specifications for braking performance, steering effort and cockpit ergonomics, ensuring the car remains accessible to a broad range of drivers. The Marelli electronic and hydraulic systems package also remain the same, including the EM Motorsport Marshalling system.
A first kit will be delivered to the Teams in December 2026, with the second kit to be delivered in January 2027.
An Update on Sigma P1
Sigma P1’s journey into prototype racing is a reminder that ambitious motorsport projects rarely develop overnight. This Dailysportscar feature looks behind the scenes at an important weekend for the Brazilian prototype program, capturing the challenges of developing a new car, building the team around it and turning an engineering concept into a competitive racing operation. It offers a useful glimpse into the people, persistence and technical development required to create a prototype program from the ground up.
Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Revises Class Structure For 2027
Following the launch of the Porsche 911 Challenge, the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring (PETN) – a competition within the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – has announced a new class structure for 2027.
Cup 3 will remain the domain of the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport, with the new 911 Challenge the spec car for Cup 2.
Full details can be found at Dailysportscar here.
Prospeed to Organize the Porsche Sprint Challenge Deutschland from 2027
Starting next season, Prospeed will run the new Porsche Sprint Challenge Deutschland — created through the merger of the Porsche Sports Cup Deutschland and Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux.
The concept race calendar features five race weekends on current and former Grand Prix circuits: Nürburgring, Hockenheimring, Red Bull Ring, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Circuit Zandvoort. The calendar details will be confirmed soon.
The championship is open to various generations of the Porsche 911 Cup and GT4 models, as well as the newly introduced Porsche 911 Challenge. A limited number of 911 Cup and 911 Challenge cars are available for sale through the championship organization.
Eurocup-3 Test Awaits 2026 F4 CEZ Champion
The penultimate round of the F4 Central European Zone season is drawing closer, with the 2026 champion set to earn a test in a Eurocup-3 car. The eventual champion will earn the opportunity to test with one of the leading teams in Eurocup-3, driving the championship’s current-generation Dallara 326 single-seater. At the heart of the car is the Toyota TGE33 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine, prepared by renowned Japanese engineering company TOM’S, with ENGISER 101 responsible for the trackside maintenance of the engines.
“I think it is a great opportunity for the F4 CEZ champion to experience a new and faster car, which represents one of the ideal next steps in a driver’s career,” said F4 CEZ promoter Josef Křenek. “We arranged this test in cooperation and the support of Eurocup-3, and we are very grateful for the opportunity to give the best driver in our championship an insight into what the next stage of his career could look like.”
2027 Calendar News
- IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Returns to Barber to Complete 2027 Schedule (IMSA)
- IMSA, Road America Announce New Date for 2027 Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix (IMSA)
- Full calendar confirmed for season 3 of NextGen NZ Championship (Velocity News)
- Calendrier 2027 – Ligier JS Cup France & Ligier Junior Programme (Ligier)
- Trans Am returning to Trois-Rivieres with FR Americas for 2027 (Trans Am)
- 2027 Polo Cup Benelux calendar (Polo Cup Benelux)
From the Sim Racing Roundup
Max Verstappen on Why Sim Racing Makes You a Better Driver
When Max Verstappen says sim racing has made him a better driver, it’s getting harder to argue otherwise. Last week’s Sim Racing Roundup hears directly from Max, goes behind the scenes with the Ford Hypercar, and much more.
Track Days
Boris Said’s New SoCal Racetrack Is Going to be Called Elsinorering
Boris Said is turning a lifelong passion for racing into a major new motorsport venture with Elsinorering, a planned 3.2-mile, 22-turn circuit on the shores of Lake Elsinore, California. Designed by Hermann Tilke, the project will combine a racetrack with 275 luxury garage condominiums, a private clubhouse, race shop and event facilities, creating what Said envisions as a private motorsport country club. With investors already lined up and an opening targeted for 2030, it is an intriguing example of how racing expertise and business experience can come together to create an entirely new motorsport ecosystem.
Cerbero LMP: Plot Spoiler, Not An LMP!
Fausto Mattei grabbed some shots of an unusual ‘prototype’ being tested at Monza a couple of weeks ago. The car is apparently is the “CERBERO LMP Road Car”, a somewhat extreme sports car homologated for road use and developed by the Italian company Mosca Automobili Torino.
It incorporates solutions directly derived from the world of LMP (Le Mans Prototype) racing cars, including a mid-engined layout and a push-rod suspension system with independent asymmetric double wishbones. The pre-production powertrain is a naturally aspirated Ford Coyote V8.
Read all the details at Dailysportscar.
GT2 Experiencing Growth Under Renewed Sprint Focus
2026 has seen the revitalization of the GT2 European Series, as a flux of changes made entering this season have rapidly improved the fortune of SRO’s previously struggling series.
The introduction of a Silver Cup class, the SRO GT Academy competition and a reduced, five-round calendar have all gone down as a success, with the numbers to back it up.
Swap the Office Chair for a Racing Seat with McLaren
Ever dreamt of becoming a racing driver? The path is far shorter than you may imagine. McLaren Trophy Europe puts capable amateurs into identical Artura Trophy Evos at Monza, Spa and Misano, with factory engineers, professional coaching and five-star hospitality handling everything but the driving. The Executive spent a weekend inside the paddock, rode a hot lap, stood on the grid as engines fired and watched a pit stop from a few feet away. This is how the dream starts.
The Exciting Changes Afoot to Transform Thruxton
For decades, arriving at Thruxton meant the same slightly weary welcome: a crumbling control tower, fading grandstands, and pit garages built for a bygone era. That’s changing fast. Now under the full control of club racer Alex Thistlethwayte — grandson of 1926 Le Mans winner ‘Scrap’ Thistlethwayte — the UK’s fastest circuit is in the middle of a genuine transformation. Autosport‘s Stephen Lickorish goes behind the scenes on the demolished control tower, the new restaurant-and-microbrewery hub taking its place, plans for upgraded garages and a possible extra loop on the layout, and the bigger vision to turn Thruxton into a year-round destination — all while keeping what makes it unmistakably Thruxton.
Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects and the host of the Motorsport Prospects Podcast. As a lawyer, he applies his legal background and research skills to assist race drivers by showcasing the resources they need to make their motorsport careers happen.
