Then and Now: Richard Verschoor on his time going from Formula 3 to Formula 2

Richard Verschoor is in the midst of a very competitive title fight but his success in 2025 has been built on a lot of hard work, both from his time in Formula 3 and Formula 2.

Recently, we caught with the MP Motorsport driver to talk about his time in both Championships, and how they have helped him become who he is today.

“F3 for me were not the best seasons, I guess. We had some nice moments, but I remember I had to learn a lot as a driver.

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“To be honest, ever since I started racing in cars, it was for a very long time as a hobby. But since F3, and maybe even my first season in F2, where I really started to learn about performing at a high level.

“I really started to learn about building a good car with the team, building a good relationship with the team. Those are the main parts I learned, working together because those are things that bring you the furthest.

“You are competing against the best drivers and also at that time there is a big competition between the teams. So the better you can work together with the team to improve the car, the better.

“I think in my first years in F2 and F3 I was still very young compared to other drivers. Obviously now I am much more experienced but, in my career, I have always been quite young.

“These last two seasons have been the first where I have been the oldest. But I never really had someone with me through my single seater career that really explained everything to me, so I had to figure out everything myself.

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“I think only during my time in F2 have I understood how to work on setups. Understanding things like that which is very important in Formula 3 and Formula 2, and especially in my first two years I missed that a little.

“I don't think the jump from F3 to F2 is that big to be honest. Of course the car is a bit quicker, a bit heavier, the tyres are a bit different, but mainly it's getting used to the heaviness of the car rather than the speed.

“I remember I didn't like the format of my first F2 season, and I think I did just six rounds that year, so I did only half a season. It was a bit tricky for me to improve because there were so little races, there were big gaps, because of Covid, so it made it tricky for me.

“But the first win, it was a nice weekend at Silverstone. I remember the car was very strong and we did a good job. I think we were P3 or P4 in Qualifying, and we won the first Sprint Race, and we finished fourth after a nice battle with Oscar in the Feature Race.

“I've learned a lot, as a person and a driver, and I feel like all the experience I have had in my F2 career I can really use it now.

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“That's something I really struggled with last year, putting my experience in the setup, so I was able to explain what was happening, but in the end, we still did not get the results.

“It was a bit of shame, but at the moment where I am at with MP Motorsport, whenever I am telling them what is going on, they can really adjust in a way that I want them too and we can make it work.

“I think that's why this year is working out much better, because first of all the pace is very strong and the way we are working is at a high level.”