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Ho aims to grow at Rodin like Norris, Russell
The Straits Times
|September 30, 2025
A fresh challenge awaits Singaporean race car driver Christian Ho, as the 18-year-old switches gears in the Formula Three (F3) championship.
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After completing his debut F3 season with French team Dams Lucas Oil a campaign in which he has “grown much more as a driver” — Ho will be joining F3 rivals and New Zealand outfit Rodin Motorsport for the 2026 term.
He had become the first Singaporean to race in F3 — two rungs below Formula One in the International Automobile Federation's (FIA) motor racing hierarchy when he signed for Dams in January.
In his maiden season, which concluded in Monza, Italy, on Sept 7, he finished 22nd of 37 drivers after 10 rounds. Ho was also Dams’ top driver, with his highest placings coming at the iconic Silverstone circuit, where he finished sixth in the sprint and fifth in the main race in July.
“This year has been very different from the past few years that I’ve had in racing in general,” Ho said in a media statement on Sept 29. “A lot of challenges to overcome, especially coming into one of the biggest championships in the world, and also a new team.
This story is from the September 30, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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