European Formula 3 driver David Beckmann says he rejected offers from multiple GP3 teams in favour of switching to Motopark after splitting with Van Amersfoort Racing.
Beckmann made his debut in the series at the third round of the 2016 season with Mucke Motorsport, when he became of legal age to race in the sport.
He finished 15th in the championship with two podium finishes.
Mucke Motorsport left the series at the end of 2016, and Beckmann found a new home with Van Amersfoort Racing.
However there time together was riddled with struggle and a lack of results, so Beckmann was forced to find a different path.
“I had some offers from GP3 teams,” he said.
“But in my opinion when it really doesn’t work and you go to GP3 you don’t know how that works, [it is a] completely new series.
“Firstly, it is very difficult, and second maybe some people think you are running away.
“I think it is important to change the team, stay in the series and show the others that I am a good driver.”
The German explained his reasoning for leaving VAR, claiming the team got into a “deep hole”.
“With VAR, I was always struggling a lot many times in every corner,” said Beckmann.
“The car was actually the main problem, but also the communication was difficult.
“We were thinking ‘what is the problem?’ but they did not have the ultimate solution so in general we were struggling.
“We were in a deep hole and we couldn’t get out fast [enough].
“The biggest problem was that the rear was really unstable.
“In testing, we went in a bit of a wrong direction; we already always had a problem with the rear.”
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