Comments on: RaceFans' top 10 FIA Formula 3 drivers of 2023 | Formula 3

By: Shimks

Shimks — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:06:05 +0000

Nice read - thank you @wood_ida_. And I hope you feel better soon. Sending you a hug.

I am so grateful I discovered F3 and F2 a few years ago. It's so much more interesting to follow the trajectory of the drivers who do make it to F1, and the racing is so exciting.

I think Pepe Marti is going to be the one to really grow in 2024. He looks like a future star to me. And when you're only 18 years old, an extra year of life is a big slice of maturity pie. Or tortilla. :)

By: spoutnik

spoutnik — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:53:09 +0000

I'm not surprised to see both A14 drivers at the top of this ranking. Bortoleto's charge has been really great to watch, he's been very solid and consistent. Pepe Marti has been more up and down but still super fast on his days. Looking at drivers making the jump to F2, I feel it is a bit premature for some drivers. But next year's F2 is an entirely new car, with powersteering and more in line with either F3 and F1 so maybe the gap isn't that big anymore.

By: Brell-9W

Brell-9W — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 12:40:16 +0000

It was quite a topsy-turvy F3 season with a lot of crashes and a lot of safety cars.

I think this list is a fairly accurate reflection of the season that just passed. I’d probably swap Marti and O’Sullivan. Zak O’Sullivan improved so much over the course of the season, and in the last few rounds looked to be the fastest, definitely the most confident driver out there. The ART seat in F2 is a good seat to have!

As a side note on Taylor Barnard, in Formula Regional Middle East, the very first race, he stormed up the field from last on the grid to the podium, no DRS. A real talent going begging for more recognition.

Also a shout out to Johnny Edgar, who also flies under the radar. But the driver of the season was the ever-consistent Gabriel Bortoleto.