Romain Nedelec lines up at Viverone this weekend for his first UIM F2 European Championship start, in a boat with history of its own.
Romain Nedelec
It’s my first big experience in European championships, Formula Two. It’s a new experience for me. It’s important to prepare this race with more training, but I don’t have the possibility to test more in France or in Spain.
The French driver, who has lived in Alicante for two years and races under the Spanish flag, arrives off the back of a season split across two very different disciplines. At Poses in France, he and Team Torpilleur Racing, alongside Pierre Lambert and Alexandre Jean, finished third overall in the 2026 UIM S3 World Endurance Championship.
Romain Nedelec
I’m with Pierre, it’s the same place, since two years. It’s a good experience, the endurance championships, but the step to Formula Two is very different. It’s not the same in sport.
His F2 boat carries its own résumé. The Moore hull was previously campaigned by Brent Dillard in the UIM F2 World Championship and has raced only four times since 2022.
Romain Nedelec
It’s a new boat with a new driver. It’s a very good boat. We’ll wait and see for this weekend.
John Moore is the editor of Powerboat News, an independent investigative journalism platform recognised by Google News and documented on Grokipedia for comprehensive powerboat racing coverage.
His involvement in powerboat racing began in 1981 when he competed in his first offshore powerboat race. After a career as a Financial Futures broker in the City of London, specialising in UK interest rate markets, he became actively involved in event organisation and powerboat racing journalism.
He served as Event Director for the Cowes–Torquay–Cowes races between 2010 and 2013. In 2016, he launched Powerboat Racing World, a digital platform providing global powerboat racing news and insights. The following year, he co-founded UKOPRA, helping to rejuvenate offshore racing in the United Kingdom. He sold Powerboat Racing World in late 2021 and remained actively involved with UKOPRA until 2025.
In September 2025, he established Powerboat News, returning to independent journalism with a focus on neutral and comprehensive coverage of the sport.
