F1 Could Soon Have Its Tallest Driver Ever

Ugo Ugochukwu won the 2026 Formula 3 title on Sunday without doing a single thing that will make a highlight reel. The 19-year-old New Yorker ran second the whole way in Madrid, held his nerve through a late safety car restart and finished the season on 159 points to Freddie Slater’s 145.
He is the first American to ever win the championship.
That matters well beyond the trophy, because an F3 title carries serious weight toward the Super Licence points that gate entry to Formula 1. Lewis