▁the ▁first ▁Formula ▁ 3 ▁championship ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁team ▁rac ed ▁with ▁Thomas ▁M utsch , ▁Et ienne ▁van ▁der ▁Lin de ▁and ▁Jack y ▁van ▁der ▁Ende . ▁M utsch ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁driver ▁who ▁finished ▁a ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁pod ium ▁pod iums . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁the ▁team ▁once ▁again ▁completely ▁changed ▁their ▁line - up , ▁racing ▁with ▁Tom ▁van ▁B avel ▁and ▁J ero en ▁Ble ek em olen . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁hadn ' t ▁consistent ▁line - up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁when ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁drivers ▁( M arc ▁C ald on az zi , ▁André ▁F ib ier , ▁All an ▁Sim ons en ▁and ▁Marco ▁du ▁P au ) ▁scored ▁a ▁pod ium ▁position . ▁The ▁same ▁situation ▁repeated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ ▁Formula ▁Ren ault ▁Netherlands ▁( 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 5 ) ▁After ▁the ▁mer ging ▁of ▁German ▁and ▁French ▁Formula ▁Three ▁champion ships ▁into ▁the ▁Formula ▁ 3 ▁Euro ▁Series , ▁the ▁team ▁decided ▁to ▁switch ▁to ▁Formula ▁Ren ault ▁ 2 . 0 ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Junior ▁Str ous ▁and ▁G ied o ▁van ▁der ▁Gar de ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁runner - up ▁and ▁fourth ▁and ▁had ▁six ▁and ▁seven ▁pod iums ▁respectively . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁the ▁team ▁signed ▁Carlo ▁van