Learning from mistakes and managing all the tools: How I Race with Alessandro Giusti

1 May 2026

Alessandro Giusti has set his sights on fighting for the title this season, keen to use the learnings from his rookie campaign to go for glory in 2026.

Recently the MP Motorsport driver spoke about how he has evolved as a driver, not only since his first year in Formula 3, but also from karting in this edition of How I Race.

FROM KARTING TO F3

“I have quite a smooth driving style so I want a stable car, and for it to have a good rotation for the race. That's kind of it, I want good stability to push the corner.

“I've always been good since I'm a kid at managing my tyres. Unconsciously as well in go-kart when you don't need to manage the tyres too much, I was always quite smooth with it, not damaging them too much.

“But in F3 it's a big step compared to FREC and F4 to manage them. However I think I have done a good job.

Giusti talked about how he has learned to adapt to each car he has driven in single seater

“It’s different at the start of the race when you have cars around, it's always more difficult to manage than when you're alone driving like at testing.

“So for sure you need to be calm and lucid, but that's the difficulty.”

IMPROVING IN QUALIFYING

“In Formula 3, you tend to only get one lap out of the tyres. Sometimes if you're lucky you get two, but also you have to get the tyres up to temperature for the start of the lap, that’s also why quali in F3 is the toughest.

“You've also got 30 cars pushing, and you need to have quite a good gap. So on some tracks the guy ahead is catching the last car on the track. So it makes it quite hard.

“Actually to warm up the tyres on a race weekend is not an issue because you've got high track temps as quali is normally at four in the afternoon on a race weekend.

“But the most important thing is to maximise the lap. You've got only got one push on the tyres, so don't make mistakes and drive clean.”

Giusti says he had to adapt his driving style when he stepped up to F3

ADAPTING TO SINGLE SEATERS

“When you step up to F4, it's day and night compared to karting to be honest. You cannot take anything from the driving style, it’s way different.

“The only things you can take from it is just how you battle on track with the others, how you deal with the pressure, and with the stress. Other than that, not a lot.

“I felt like F4 to FREC I had to change my driving style, but not as much. To F3 though is a big step, so I changed a bit on different aspects. But it's still not like day and night like go-kart and F4.”

IMPORTANCE OF TESTING

“Pre-season testing is really important because, first of all, it's the first test of the year, and it's the only one before Melbourne, which is quite important.

“It's always good to start on high, and there are things they have done over the winter, so it's time to test all the things they do. It helps for us to get back on top of our race pace and quali laps. It's super useful.”