It has been a difficult 2024 season for the son of legendary Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
Sebastian Montoya made the step up to Formula 3 in 2022 with Campos Racing, making an appearance at the round in Zandvoort where he finished eighth in both races.
The 19-year-old earned a full-time seat the following year with Hitech where it was a challenging debut year. Montoya grabbed one podium – second place in the Sprint Race in Melbourne – and finished 16th in the standings with 37 points.
Montoya moved back to Campos for 2024, where he has had an almost identical season. The Colombian has one podium to his name with second place in the Feature Race at Spa and sits 15th in the standings.
Juan Pablo Montoya fumes at Campos in F3 practice
It seems that things are not too comfortable between the Montoya family and Campos, as during F3 practice at the final round in Monza, Juan Pablo was seen fuming at team principal Adrian Campos Jr.
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Commentator Chris McCarthy had been congratulating PREMA on winning the teams’ championship this year when the coverage cut to Sebastian Montoya in the pit lane waiting to get out on track as his father looked disgruntled and appeared to have a disagreement with the Campos team boss.
McCarthy said: “But from celebrations to the complete opposite there, Juan Pablo Montoya is not happy with how things are going with Sebastian.”
As Juan Pablo argued, Alex Brundle pointed out: “[He’s] having a word with the team on the pit wall.”
As the team principal runs across to Juan Pablo, McCarthy continued: “Adrian Campos Jr there just communicating with him from the pit wall, but Juan Pablo, who’s been on the top step here twice himself, first win here back in 2001, not happy at all.”
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Six drivers can win the F3 title at Monza
The final round at Monza will mark the conclusion of one of the most competitive F3 seasons in history, as six drivers fight for the world championship.
With 39 points up for grabs, Leonardo Fornaroli leads the standings by just one point over Gabriele Mini.
Luke Browning sits third just five points behind Fornaroli, with Arvid Lindblad, Dino Beganovic and Christian Mansell all within a chance of becoming champion.
Oliver Goethe was promoted to Formula 2 in place of Franco Colapinto after his step up to F1. The German was seventh in the F3 standings and had a slim but mathematical chance of winning the title.