Ernesto Rivera returns to the F3 grid just before Monaco

It was one of the most damaging stories of the early part of the season in the promotion categories. Driver of Formula 3 Within the Campos team, Mexican driver Ernesto Rivera had still not been able to get behind the wheel of his new car. The reason was a back injury sustained during the winter season. Competing in Formula Regional Oceania to prepare for Formula 3, he had to miss the final round of the FROT series, as well as the entirety of the pre-season preparations for the other drivers in his category.

Present at last week's tests, added by F3 to compensate for the cancellation of Bahrain, Ernesto Rivera provided plenty of reassurance. Beyond his performance – which will be revealed on track in the coming weeks – the academy protégé Red Bull He finally seems ready to attack the season, just one race behind the rest of the grid. In Monaco, from June 5th to 7th, he will be expected to begin a perilous exercise on the streets of the Principality.

Fourth in Eurocup-3 last year, Ernesto Rivera notably finished as the top driver for the Campos team and the leader among those supported by Red Bull. Retained and promoted, the teammate of Ugo Ugochukwu and Théophile Naël will have the opportunity to prove his worth against the pole-sitter and the winner of the Melbourne rounds.

ALSO READ > Ugo Ugochukwu and Taito Kato lead the F3 tests in Spielberg