Verschoor says he and MP are ‘feeling strong’ after two good races in Budapest

4 August 2025

Richard Verschoor took the chequered flag in Sunday’s Budapest Feature Race in fifth place, although the MP Motorsport driver was slightly disappointed to miss out on a podium.

The Hungaroring weekend got off to a difficult start for the Dutchman, as he followed up his P9 in Free Practice with a P11 results in Qualifying.

Verschoor narrowly missed out on a place in the top 10 by 0.056s to Campos Racing’s Josep María Martí, leaving him with an uphill task to get into the points.

However, the 24-year-old fought through in the Sprint Race to finish sixth and followed that up with a run to fifth in Sunday’s longer event.

While happy with the results, Verschoor felt a podium place was possible if not for a fight with Martí and Gabriele Minì in the opening stint of the race, which he felt cost both of them time.

Verschoor felt his battle with Martí cost him a place on the podium

“It was interesting,” said Verschoor as he reflected on the race. “I think we have been lucky that there was a VSC and a Safety Car for sure. On the other hand, our pace was mega today.

“I am a bit disappointed with Martí because I lost so much time because of him. He was trying to defend a lot, which didn’t make sense, and then we were both stuck behind Minì later.

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“So we both lost a lot of time there, which I think was a shame, because I would definitely would have been fighting for the podium if not for that.

“But so far we are feeling strong, happy with 10 points today, now a small holiday and then we are back.”

Verschoor goes into the summer break third in the Drivers' Championship with 135 points, trailing leader Leonardo Fornaroli – who won the Feature Race – by 19 points going into Round 11 at Monza.

Verschoor is looking forward to returning to action in Monza

For Verschoor, the next few weeks will include a lot of work with partners and in the simulator as he looks to get back to winning ways around a track where he very much enjoys driving.

“I’m very excited,” previewed Verschoor. “Monza is always a track that I really like, it’s a high-speed track, high-speed in terms of top speed, but some nice chicanes.

“The races are always exciting, and I am really excited for that.”