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The story of one of the most intense weekends on the calendar, just shy of a record number of single-seaters competing simultaneously



From Europe to the United States, the past weekend once again brought together the world of Tatuus categories in a single, wide-ranging story defined by speed, adaptation, and ever-thinner margins.


FREC, Italian F4, F1 Academy, British F4, GB4, and the USF Pro Championships all shaped a packed and diverse schedule, spanning historic circuits and very different racing environments, each with its own technical and sporting dynamics but sharing a clear common denominator.


The common thread remains the same: young drivers developing at remarkable speed and weekends that offer no respite, combined with the performance and safety of the 191 Tatuus single-seaters on track, a figure approaching the all-time record of 195 cars competing simultaneously in a single weekend, set in May 2025.


F1 Academy

F1 Academy returned to action in Montréal, as part of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix weekend, once again confirming itself as one of the most prestigious showcases in international motorsport for the development path of young female drivers.


The standout performer was Alisha Palmowski (Red Bull Racing – Campos), who dominated almost the entire weekend: in Race 1 as well as in qualifying, she set an untouchable pace, building the largest gap ever recorded in the category’s history (10.119 seconds), before closing the weekend with another victory in Race 3, confirming her overall superiority across the Canadian round.


The reverse grid race instead saw the first F1 Academy win for Mathilda Paatz (PREMA Racing). The German driver, already a podium finisher in both Formula 4 CEZ and the Formula Winter Series, made the most of Rafaela Ferreira’s penalty, with Ferreira having led for much of the race.


Behind the main protagonists, the weekend featured strong variety and competitiveness, with Megan Bruce (ART Grand Prix), Kaylee Countryman (Campos Racing), Payton Westcott (ART Grand Prix), and Emma Felbermayr (Rodin Motorsport) all fighting at the front and sharing podium finishes across the three races.


The Canadian round also underlined the category’s international nature and its many links to sister Tatuus cars: from the MSV-GB4-025 used in the GB4 Championship—where Palmowski and Bruce have both been active—to the T-421 used by Paatz, Westcott, and Felbermayr, and the JR-23 from USF Juniors with which young Kylee Countryman raced in 2025.


The next event on the calendar will take place at one of the most iconic circuits in global motorsport: Silverstone.


Championship standings

Alisha Palmowski (Campos Racing) – 76

Emma Felbermayr (Rodin Motorsport) – 53

Megan Bruce (Campos Racing) – 37



FIA FREC

The dunes of Zandvoort hosted another spectacular weekend of the FIA Formula Regional European Championship, featuring intense races and a performance level that continues to rise round after round.


The standout was Sebastian Wheldon, who delivered a double win, turning the Dutch round into a celebration for MP Motorsport, shining at their home circuit in front of their home crowd. The young talent also opened the weekend by taking pole position in the first qualifying session, completing a near-perfect event and rejoining the fight at the top of the championship. Thanks to his two victories at Zandvoort, Wheldon now climbs to fourth in the standings, just four points behind third place held by Kean Nakamura-Berta.


In qualifying, Nakamura-Berta continues to impress with his pace, taking his third pole position of the season in the second qualifying session of the weekend—his third pole in four qualifying sessions so far—once again confirming his strong one-lap performance.


After the Dutch weekend, FREC now heads to one of the most anticipated events of the year, with teams and drivers set to race next weekend at the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit.


Championship standings

Reno Francot (CL Motorsport) – 43 points

Rashid Al Dhaheri (R-ace GP) – 38 points

Kean Nakamura-Berta (PREMA Racing) – 34 points



Italian F4

Vallelunga hosted another highly intense weekend of Italian Formula 4, once again confirming itself as one of the most competitive categories on the international scene thanks to record grid numbers and an increasingly tight battle at the front.


The clear standout was Luka Sammalisto, who delivered a hat-trick, shaping an almost perfect weekend and significantly boosting his championship campaign.


Breaking his dominance was Edward Robinson, winner of Race 2 and able to insert himself into the fight at the front in a context where every opportunity can make the difference. The overall championship picture remains extremely close, with as many as seven drivers consistently fighting at the sharp end in the early part of the season.


Vallelunga also confirmed a structural feature of the category: 44 cars on the grid, highlighting the depth and interest that since its inception in 2014 has made Italian F4 one of the world’s key stepping stones toward higher levels of motorsport.


The series now heads to Monza, alongside FIA FREC, for the next round.


Championship standings

Alp Aksoy (Prema Racing) – 144

Luka Sammalisto (US Racing) – 138

David Cosma Cristofor (Prema Racing) – 121



British F4

The Snetterton circuit delivered another typically unpredictable British F4 weekend, with close racing, strong pace, and constant shifts that kept the title fight open throughout.


JHR Developments made the biggest impact of the event, taking three wins from three races. Two victories went to Lewis Wherrell, while the third was secured by Timo Jüngling, both capitalising on key moments at decisive stages of the weekend.


The championship continues to be led by Dries Van Langendonck, but the round helped close the gap behind him, with Wherrell consolidating second place and Scott Kin Lindblom remaining firmly in the title fight.


British F4 now also heads into a back-to-back weekend, with the next round scheduled at Silverstone.


Championship standings

Dries Van Langendonck (Rodin Motorsport) – 116

Lewis Wherrell (JHR Developments) – 87

Scott Kin Lindblom (Hitech) – 78



USF Pro Championships

The Carb Night Classic weekend at Lucas Oil Raceway was completely reshaped due to bad weather, with the entire program condensed into Thursday: qualifying and races took place just hours apart, opening the Indianapolis 500 weekend in an even more compressed format.


USF2000

USF2000 featured an extremely tight qualifying session, with the circuit record first broken by Anthony Martella and then further lowered by Evan Cooley, who took pole position in a battle decided by just thousandths, with the top four covered by a minimal gap from 20.8185 to 21.0350.


In the race, misfortune struck Martella: the winner of the 2025 Freedom 75 took the lead early, but his hopes of a double victory ended on lap 43 after contact. The spotlight returned to Evan Cooley, who finished May with three podiums and one fourth place in four races across the two Indianapolis circuits.


Behind him, Gabriel Cahan and Sebastian Garzon finished second and third, with Garzon leading the championship thanks to an impressive run of results, including three wins and nothing but podium finishes.


Championship standings

Sebastián Garzón (DEForce Racing) – 174

Brad Majman (Pabst Racing) – 120

Evan Cooley (Exclusive Autosport) – 114



USF Pro 2000

The IP-20s did not manage to break the track record (the all-time best at Lucas Oil IRP remains 19.7522 set by Braden Eves in 2024 qualifying), but USF Pro 2000 once again delivered a strong show.


Qualifying and the race both went to Turn 3 Motorsport, with Leonardo Escorpioni taking pole position ahead of Michael Costello. In the opening phase, Costello battled Brady Golan for third place. The duel between the two leaders saw Costello take control after just 17 of the 90 laps and continued all the way to the final corner, where the young American held off pressure from his Brazilian teammate to win the Freedom 90 by just 0.1312 seconds.


Both categories now turn their attention to Wisconsin, at Road America, where they will race from June 18 to 21.


Championship standings

1. Jack Jeffers (Exclusive Autosport) – 110

2. Michael Costello (Turn 3) – 103

3. Leonardo Escorpioni (Turn 3) – 197



GB4

Oulton Park hosted the second round of the GB4 Championship, closing the race programme on Monday and completing a long weekend spread over three races.


Race 1 saw Fred Green (Elite Motorsport) convert pole position into victory after a tight battle with Alex O’Grady (KMR Sport), who stayed close but could not find a way past. Behind them, Enzo Hallman (Hillspeed) once again confirmed strong podium form.


In Race 2, O’Grady responded, moving back ahead and reopening the battle at the top, with Green still in contention but less decisive in the final stages.


The final race of the weekend followed a difficult start and a restart behind the safety car with an additional formation lap: in these conditions, Josh McLean (Pace Performance) claimed the win.


GB4 will return at Donington Park on June 24 for the next round of the season.


Championship standings

Fred Green (Elite Motorsport)

Alex O’Grady (KMR Sport)

Enzo Hallman (Hillspeed)

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The FIA has officially confirmed the adoption of Tatuus single-seaters for the 2026 Formula Regional and Formula 4 World Cups.
Tatuus cars, already competing in national and regional championships around the world, will once again take center stage on the prestigious streets of Macau for the FIA Formula Regional World Cup and FIA Formula 4 World Cup. From 19 to 22 November, 13 teams in Formula Regional and 12 teams in Formula 4 will battle on the iconic Guia Circuit. For the T-326 , this will mark its debut in Macau, following the T-318's appearances in the Formula Regional World Cup in 2024 and 2025. For the T-421 , it will be a welcome return after making its Macau debut in the Formula 4 World Cup in 2023.

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“Motorsport works like magic, capable of inspiring that uniquely Italian determination to keep believing in something even when the numbers don’t add up.”
The words of CEO Giovanni Delfino in an interview with la Repubblica.

The CEO of Tatuus, ATM – Autotecnica Motori, and the Korus Group was featured in an interview published today in la Repubblica and written by Irene Saderini. During the conversation, he reflected on some of the most important and defining moments of his career, while also sharing his views on several aspects of the global motorsport industry.
The full interview is available on repubblica.it .

A Personal Journey A central theme of the interview is the CEO’s personal story, which began with his decision to pursue engineering studies and continued through a career marked by bold choices and decisive moments: “I don’t believe in luck; I believe in being able to seize it. When an opportunity comes your way, you have to recognize it. That said, it would be unfair to claim I wasn’t fortunate. I joined the company when I had virtually nothing. The founder allowed me to repay my debt over time, and I only finished paying the last installments two or three years ago.”
Delfino also spoke about his early years at Alfa Corse, where he developed his passion for experimentation and performance engineering: “At heart, I am a track engineer. I worked in the testing departments, where our job was to find that extra half horsepower from a finished product. My first experiences came in Alfa Romeo Touring Cars, with drivers such as Giovanardi, Tarquini and Larini competing against BMW and Mercedes. Sometimes those extra two horsepower were what won you the race.”

Formula 4 and Driver Development Among the key topics discussed was the production of Formula racing cars and engines, today one of the cornerstones of the Korus Group: “Everything starts with studying the regulations, which always leave room for interpretation—and success comes from finding the right one.” Speaking about Formula 4 engines, Delfino explained: “It all starts with a four-cylinder Fiat 500 Abarth unit. It must cost less than €16,500 due to the price cap and last 10,000 kilometres. My objective is to ensure that every engine performs the same.” The reward is seeing young talents progress step by step through the motorsport ladder and ultimately reach the highest levels of the sport: “It was particularly rewarding to see Andrea Kimi Antonelli begin his career in one of our cars.”

The Motorsport Industry The interview also included a broader reflection on the remarkable momentum motorsport is experiencing worldwide: “Motorsport sometimes works like a kind of magic, capable of overcoming marketing logic and keeping alive that uniquely Italian determination to believe in something even when the numbers don’t add up.”
Particularly representative of the Korus Group’s vision was Delfino’s perspective on internal combustion and electric powertrains: “For me, the smell of a winning engine is the smell of gasoline, hard work and sacrifice. A twelve-cylinder engine on track is like a violin—actually, an entire orchestra of violins. Racing is my world, and I find it difficult to see any of that emotion in batteries alone. Hybrid technology, however, is a different story. We are part of the FIA working group on the new regulations, and I find the hybrid approach very compelling.”
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Tatuus Celebrates the 500th T-421, the World’s Most Widely Used Formula 4 Car
Tatuus Celebrates the 500th T-421, the World’s Most Widely Used Formula 4 Car
The Lainate-based manufacturer has celebrated the production and delivery of the 500th chassis of the single-seater on which Kimi Antonelli and Arvid Lindblad developed their careers.

Born in 2021, the Tatuus T-421 reached its 500th unit produced and delivered in May 2026, once again confirming its status as one of the most manufactured and successful racing single-seaters worldwide. The milestone was celebrated by the Lainate-based brand together with all its employees and the sister companies of the Korus group, which contribute daily to the T-421 project: ATM–Autotecnica Motori, Breda Racing, and Next Solution Technologies.
Today, the T-421 is the most widely used Formula 4 car in the world, competing across 16 championships spanning Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Behind its wheel, some of the most exciting talents in contemporary motorsport have developed, including Kimi Antonelli and Arvid Lindblad , who built the first steps of their single-seater careers in the second-generation Tatuus F4 before progressing all the way to the pinnacle of Formula 1.
“The 500th T-421 is not only a major milestone for Tatuus, but also an important achievement for the entire international motorsport ecosystem,” said Giovanni Delfino, CEO of Tatuus and the Korus Group. “With the introduction of Formula 4 in 2014, the FIA created a new pathway between karting and single-seaters, enabling drivers to arrive better prepared for higher categories. This model has established itself through years of significant growth in motorsport, during which many championships were launched and expanded, now reaching grids of nearly 50 cars per round with the second generation we celebrate today. These are figures that were difficult to imagine at the beginning of this journey, but which now define the everyday reality of many of the companies within the Korus Group.”
“Throughout Tatuus’ history, many of our models have achieved widespread adoption across global championships and have demonstrated unparalleled driver development capabilities,” added Gianfranco De Bellis, President of Tatuus and the Korus group. “The T-421 is writing an important chapter in the history of our brand and, together with the first-generation car, is now approaching 800 units produced. These volumes allow us to aim toward the milestone of 1,000 F4 single-seaters, a figure previously approached by the various Formula Renault models that marked a turning point in our history and in the development path of many drivers.”
As the second generation of Formula 4 single-seaters, the T-421 succeeded the T-014, which from 2014—the year Formula 4 was introduced—through 2021 was produced in just under 300 units. It represented the ideal platform for drivers transitioning from karting to single-seaters, and helped develop talents such as Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, Lance Stroll, Oliver Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Franco Colapinto.
The T-421 is just one of many examples of the cooperation that makes the Korus group one of the leading global ecosystems in motorsport engineering. The companies within the Group involved in the celebration have contributed to the project from day one, within a consolidated model of synergies that each year gives rise to new cars, powertrains, and solutions for motorsport.
Specifically, ATM–Autotecnica Motori developed and supplies the Abarth-derived inline four-cylinder engine that powers the car, while Breda Racing is responsible for a large portion of the components—such as the halo and suspension arms—as well as instrumentation required for managing the cars both on track and at HQ. Next Solution Technologies provides a significant part of the car’s electronic and electromechanical systems, in addition to supplying steering wheels and rain lights.
However, the milestone of 500 cars does not represent a finishing point for Tatuus. Production of the current model will continue through 2028 , when FIA regulations foresee the introduction of the third-generation car , on which the brands of the Korus Group are already actively working.

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