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An unexpected and extremely unfortunate announcement has shaken the Formula E and the Motorsport world, as Citroën Racing has announced the passing of Team Principal Cyril Blais. Citroën Racing’s Managing Director Bath Paretta confirmed the news and expressed her pain for the announcement.“We are all so saddened to lose Cyril. Many of the team have…
Arvid Lindblad believes Racing Bulls maximized its potential at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP despite missing out on P8 due to an unfortunate Virtual Safety Car (VSC) timing. After qualifying eighth and showing strong pace, Lindblad’s race-defining moment came on Lap 16, when the rookie pitted just moments before a VSC. The VSC allowed midfield…
Andrea Stella discussed a 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend that had promise for McLaren but failed to translate into a big result; Oscar Piastri was P5, with Lando Norris down in 7th. In qualifying on Saturday, the World Champion was very strong and finished up in P3. A lack of power for the Australian in…
Following Kimi Antonelli’s sixth win of the 2026 F1 campaign at the Belgian GP on Sunday, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff shared his thoughts on the change in the Italian’s mentality since last season and whether his W17 was battling any underlying issues while chasing and overtaking Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari in the second stint of…
Converting a career-best qualifying result into his maiden F2 podium, ART Grand Prix’s Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak secured a well-deserved P2 finish in Sunday’s Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps, capping off a well-executed weekend for the Thai driver and his team. Despite missing out on pole position by just 0.039s to Invicta Racing’s Rafael Câmara, the eighth round…
The 2026 F1 season will see teams having to give rookies a chance in FP1 sessions, view the full list here. A driver who has not started more than two Grands Prix in Formula 1 is eligible to do a FP1 session for a team. Just like in 2025, all eleven teams must have a…
Hiyu Yamakoshi was pleased to finally convert his strong pace into a F3 Feature Race podium at Spa-Francorchamps, although the Van Amersfoort Racing driver was left wondering what might have been after Ernesto Rivera denied him victory. Yamakoshi started the race from third and quickly moved into contention at the front. After taking the lead…
Laurent Mekies has hailed Isack Hadjar’s 2026 F1 Belgian GP performance as his “best race with us” after the Red Bull driver charged from P21 to sixth at Spa-Francorchamps. Red Bull, alongside McLaren and Aston Martin, elected to take a number of power unit component changes at Spa-Francorchamps, accepting grid penalties in the hope that…
Ernesto Rivera executed a patient tyre-management strategy to claim an impressive victory in the 2026 F3 Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Campos Racing driver started fourth and initially dropped to fifth. However, Rivera protected his tyres during the opening laps before calmly overtaking each of the leading contenders as their performance began to decline. Rivera…
Following the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, Scuderia Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur analysed Lewis Hamilton’s penalty and the performance of the team as Charles Leclerc finished 2nd. Starting P4 and P5 following Lando Norris’ grid penalty, the team had a mixed first lap. The Monegasque flew up to 2nd by the end of the Kemmel straight,…
