Formula Renault
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Search complete. 16 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Formula Renault".
Oct 8, 2026
Ben AndersonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He wasn't yet committed even to a series.
Ben AndersonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He'd done some Formula Renault testing.
Ben AndersonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He'd done some Formula 3 testing.
Ben AndersonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He'd obviously been massively impressive, but the path was not yet totally clear.
Dave CameronGUEST
This is the, where it started," or something.
Dave CameronGUEST
And it was, uh, in week 13 on iRacing, the new Formula Renault 3.5 had just been released, and I went from last to first, and I think it was a stupidly high, crazy strength of field, but it was week 13.
Dave CameronGUEST
People were driving like idiots.
Dave CameronGUEST
And that video got m- like, so much more, um, traction than any of my previous videos did.
Ben AndersonCORRESPONDENT
He wasn't yet committed even to a series.
Ben AndersonCORRESPONDENT
He'd done some Formula Renault testing.
Ben AndersonCORRESPONDENT
He'd done some Formula 3 testing.
Ben AndersonCORRESPONDENT
He'd obviously been massively impressive, but the path was not yet totally clear.
Peter JeanesGUEST
You know, it's get- getting the funding and getting the bits to support you into it.
Peter JeanesGUEST
Even back then, to do a year of, for instance, single seaters, Formula Renault, you would have been talking £150,000, £200,000.
Peter JeanesGUEST
And that was back then.
TalasiHOST
Jesus Christ.
Joe SawardGUEST
There was a guy.
Joe SawardGUEST
many years ago now, but Formula Renault in France, which is kind of like Formula Ford, I guess, today.
Joe SawardGUEST
Formula Renault in France, and he had the second best record of race results to Alain Prost.
Joe SawardGUEST
Wow.
Joe SawardGUEST
And his career ended at that point because Elf, the big sponsor of all the French drivers, said, I've got too many drivers.
Nasser HameedCORRESPONDENT
He won that series.
Nasser HameedCORRESPONDENT
This year, he is doing a Formula Renault Euro Cup, leading the championship.
Nasser HameedCORRESPONDENT
And he's also taking part in as many races he can in the British F3, but he's also doing very well.
Nasser HameedCORRESPONDENT
So please enjoy this conversation and we shall talk more after his chit chat.
Lando NorrisGUEST
So it makes the racing a bit tougher.
Lando NorrisGUEST
But at places like Thruxton the racing is really good.
Nasser HameedCORRESPONDENT
Now this year you were doing two series, Formula Renault Euro Cup and British Formula 3.
Nasser HameedCORRESPONDENT
Was this your decision or your sponsors or is doing two championships in one season double the pressure?
Simon LazenbyHOST
Or I've won every championship that I've raced in.
Simon LazenbyHOST
I've won races in Formula Renault, championship in go-karts.
Simon LazenbyHOST
I won F3 GP3 and I've won in Formula 1.
Simon LazenbyHOST
I'm one of the best out there and I'm not afraid to say it.
Nicholas LatifiGUEST
And I'm pretty sure in like the national level championships, that's still how it is.
Nicholas LatifiGUEST
I think the one unique thing I did to try and supplement track time was when I, I did the feeders in Formula 3 and then I did Formula Renault 3.5 before going to GP2, which was then
FabHOST
F2.
Nicholas LatifiGUEST
Formula Renault 3.5. You guys remember that series?
FabHOST
No, no, no.
Nicholas LatifiGUEST
Why would you need the 0.5? That's what they were called.
Nicholas LatifiGUEST
They were called, it was called Formula Renault 3.5. Are they just
FabHOST
a bit quicker than an F3 car?
Tim HauraneyGUEST
Yeah.
Tim HauraneyGUEST
When I was 18, I was racing in Formula Renault and just trying to get by.
Tim HauraneyGUEST
For him to do that at 18 in Formula 1 was truly remarkable.
Tim HauraneyGUEST
And I think Mercedes has to be commended for the job that they've done with him and just letting him be himself.
Peter SnowdonGUEST
I'm gonna mention him, Bobby Vernon Rowe, uh, who's... we used to race in FIA together in, in various horrible cars like Lister Storms and things years ago.
Peter SnowdonGUEST
Uh, and he's managed to drag out his absolute nadir teammate, uh, back in Formula Renault from 1991, 35 years ago, when they literally, and they both admit it, tried to kill one another on track to win the championship.
Peter SnowdonGUEST
Bobby won it.
Peter SnowdonGUEST
The other guy didn't.