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December, 2024

November, 2024

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Potential candidates for Cadillac’s F2 and F3 team expansion plan

Max Esterson – America’s unlikely next F1 star: ‘We need a GP hero’

Cadillac is provisionally set to join the Formula 1 grid in 2026, but the GM brand’s ambitions are far wider in scope than that.

Unlikely US star Max Esterson cut his racing teeth in Formula Ford and before that on video games – could his F2 chance lead to a dream grand prix drive?

November, 2024

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Max Esterson to step up to FIA Formula 2 for final two rounds of 2024 season

Max Esterson will make a hugely-anticipated FIA Formula 2 debut in the upcoming rounds at Qatar and Abu Dhabi, joining Trident Motorsport in the second-tier F1 support category.

October, 2024

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INTERVIEW: New York Under The Lights: Max Esterson's Dream Race Weekend

FIA F3 takes Max Esterson out of the cockpit for a few minutes to give him a different type of test in planning his dream race weekend...

July, 2024

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Silverstone experience “the big thing” for Esterson’s F3 front row

Max Esterson was second fastest in a “chaotic” Formula 3 qualifying at Silverstone, where past experience at the track played a key role for him.

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August, 2024

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August, 2024

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Max Esterson: Chasing racing dreams from New York City to the United Kingdom

“It all started on the sim for me when I was nine or 10,” Esterson recalled in an exclusive interview with PlanetF1.com.

Alarm.com partner with FIA F3 driver Max Esterson

Alarm.com becomes newest partner on the No. 18 FIA Formula 3 car driven by American Max Esterson

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July, 2024

June, 2024

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Max Esterson? The next American drivers in line for an F1 ride

It appears as if American driver Logan Sargeant will have to wave goodbye to his Formula 1 ambitions. But are there any American drivers waiting in the wings to take his place?

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​From Sim Racing Prodigy To Formula 3 - The Story Of Max Esterson

Max Esterson like the rest of his rookie class is adjusting to life in Formula 3. But what separates him from the rest of his contemporaries is the route he took to get here.

June, 2024

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Racing no longer a video game for Max Esterson

The Palm Beach Post sit down with Max Esterson and those involved in the youngster's rise from sim racer to racing driver in FIA Formula 3​

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January, 2024

January, 2024

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Can This American Phenom Make It To F1?

Max Esterson is an up-and-comer with an unlikely story. A teenage video game racing nerd who'd never driven a stick shift at age 17, he is now the lone American in FIA F3.

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NEWS: Max Esterson Joins Jenzer Motorsport For 2024

Jenzer Motorsport have confirmed the second of their three drivers for the 2024 FIA Formula 3 campaign, with Max Esterson joining the team.

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January, 2024

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American Max Esterson graduates to F3 with Jenzer

London-based American Max Esterson will compete in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport, making him currently the only American on the grid.

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January, 2024

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iRacing convert Esterson set to become only U.S. driver in F3

Max Esterson is stepping up to Formula 3 full-time in 2024, and looks set to be the only American driver in the category this year.

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January, 2024

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'An Unusual Route'

- Max Esterson's Story

By JSBM Newsletter

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New York racing driver Max Esterson is a very interesting individual, with a unique story of how he has been climbing the racing ladder.

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September, 2023

September, 2023

September, 2023

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How Max Esterson went from iRacing to winning in GB3

​Max Esterson has already collected silverware in junior series following a jump from sim racing....

September, 2023

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Karting vs Sim Racing: Which is better training?

Max Esterson will join the entry list for the 70th running of the Macau GP in 2023, racing with the Jenzer Motorsport FIA F3 team after a strong testing introduction.

April, 2022

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Meeting Max Esterson

Max Esterson sits down with Transmission to discuss the acceleration from gamer to up-and-coming racing driver in this exclusive interview.

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How Max Esterson plans to go from iRacing to F1 - Traxion Podcast

Hear how the young American Max Esterson has gone from sim racing to a motorsport career on the latest episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast.

Esterson In For Macau GP

Max Esterson will join the entry list for the 70th running of the Macau GP in 2023, racing with the Jenzer Motorsport FIA F3 team after a strong testing introduction.

October, 2022

October, 2022

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2022 Formula Ford

Festival Winner

My return to Formula Ford a few weeks ago at the world-renowned Formula Ford Festival was a huge success and definitely worthwhile!

GB3 Season Recap

My first season in the GB3 Championship came to end last weekend at Donington Park. I finished up the year seventh in the standings with a win, a pole, and three podiums.

April, 2022

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Renewed partnership
with iRacing

19-year-old New Yorker Max Esterson is pleased to announce a renewed partnership with iRacing, the world’s premier motorsport racing simulation...

November, 2021

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Max Esterson - the US ace making waves in FFord

 Wow! What a couple of weeks it's been!  These last two weeks have provided some of the most exciting memories that I’ll remember forever...

November, 2021

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2021 Walter Hayes

Trophy Champion!

 Wow! What a couple of weeks it's been!  These last two weeks have provided some of the most exciting memories that I’ll remember forever...

October, 2021

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Second at the 2021 Formula Ford Festival

This past weekend at Brands Hatch for the 50th Anniversary BRSCC Formula Ford Festival was the most amazing race weekend I’ve ever been a part of...

October, 2021

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Championship Finale at Snetterton

 The BRSCC Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship came to close last weekend at Snetterton. the season has all come down to...

October, 2021

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Castro, Esterson 2021 Team USA Scholarship Winners

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.  – Andre Castro and Max Esterson have been chosen to represent the Team USA Scholarship for 2021.

August, 2021

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2021 Team USA

Scholarship Shootout

LYNCHBURG, Tenn. – Six talented young American drivers will assemble this week at the new Polecat Training Center facility in Lynchburg, Tenn.

August, 2021

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2nd-Place at Brands Hatch

A recap of the BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship's trip to Brands Hatch.

July, 2021

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Triple Podium at Anglesey

A look into Rounds 9, 10, 11 of the BRSCC Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship at Anglesey

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June, 2021

First BRSCC National Wins at Silverstone

Max Esterson's thoughts on getting his first two National wins at Silverstone during a hectic race weekend

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June, 2021

BRSCC National @ Knockhill: Double Podium 

A recap of the BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship's doubleheader in Scotland at the Knockhill Circuit

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May, 2020

2nd-Place at Donington BRSCC National

A look into the first BRSCC Avon Tyres National Formula Ford weekend of 2021 at Donington Park

March, 2021

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Esterson Clinches Road to Indy eSeries Title with Mid Ohio Win

Teen-aged New Yorker Max Esterson clinched the TireRack.com Road to Indy iRacing eSeries Presented by Cooper Tires crown with a fine victory...

February 2021

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Esterson Joins 2021 LDR Lineup

We’re pleased to announce that 18-year-old American driver, Max Esterson, will be joining the team for the 2021 BRSCC Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship...

November, 2020

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6th Place at the 2020 Formula Ford Festival

At the end of the 2020 season, Max Esterson joined Low Dempsey Racing for both the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy...

July, 2020

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Victory at VIR

Max Esterson kicked off the weekend in a similar fashion to Mid Ohio, grabbing his second pole position in a row, topping the timing sheet with a 1:58.478.

July, 2020

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Mid Ohio Runner-Up Finish

It was Max Esterson in the F1600 qualifying session as he put his Team Pelfrey #80 on top by a scant .021 over Zachary Rivard and Jackson Lee putting three different teams in the top-three.

June, 2020

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Podium at Pittsburgh

Max Esterson claimed a podium finish in his inaugural F1600 Championship Series event and left the race weekend third in points, a strong start to the 18-race season.

May, 2020

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Warm Up Your Engines - FRP Looks Forward to Pitt Race Event in One Month

Having remained in the paddock for the past few months due to COVID-19 shutdowns, we are now heading to the grid for the first race of 2020! 

April, 2020

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Max Esterson Wins FRP iRacing Challenge Presented by Hoosier Tires

With three wins in six races and only one result outside the top-five, Team Pelfrey driver Max Esterson is your first ever FRP iRacing Challenge champion.

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April, 2020

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The first ever FRP iRacing Challenge Presented by Hoosier Tires was one for the ages and lived up to the hype as Dylan Christie and Max Esterson stole the show scoring a pair of victories for Team Pelfrey.

Dylan Christie and Max Esterson Make History as Inaugural Winners of the FRP iRacing Challenge

April, 2020

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WSJ: Meet the Teen Online Racing Whiz Pro Drivers Want to Know

Max Esterson, 17, a junior at Regis High School in New York City, on his iRacing “sim rig,” as told to A.J. Baime. I started iRacing—a platform for computer-based motor racing simulation—in 2013, when I was 10. 

February, 2020

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Max Esterson Confirmed as Team Pelfrey Driver for 2020

St. Petersburg, Florida- Team Pelfrey is delighted to confirm that Max Esterson will be joining team for the 2020 season. Esterson will participate in the Formula Race Promotions F1600 Series as well as F1600 Canada events in Quebec.

January, 2020

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Pair of Podiums at SCCA Hoosier Tire Super Tour at Sebring

Team Pelfrey, with drivers Dylan Christie and Max Esterson, rang in the New Year at the iconic Sebring International Raceway...

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