The uncertainty and opportunity of British F3's enforced identity change
OPINION: It was inevitable that British F3 would need a new identity someday amid the FIA’s stance on series outside its remit using the ‘F3’ branding. But while its mid-season switch to the GB3 moniker was met with some surprise, many championship insiders are adamant that nothing will change
When the news broke earlier this month that the BRDC British F3 Championship would be changing its name with immediate effect, it came as a surprise – and yet, in some ways, it almost didn’t.
“From my point of view, it had bubbled along, which made you think they were not 100% convinced that it should be enforced,” admits Jonathan Palmer, whose MotorSport Vision company runs the newly rebranded GB3 Championship.
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