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Carlos Sainz left the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP frustrated after a decent race unravelled through contact with Oscar Piastri, a penalty and a late Williams pit stop he felt was unnecessary. The Williams driver started on the soft tyre, one of only six drivers to choose that compound for the start at the Hungaroring. While…
Dylan Pereira will undertake an extraordinary double programme as he attempts to compete in the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) and the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup during the same weekend. The Luxembourgish driver must travel more than 1,200 kilometres between the Nürburgring and Magny-Cours, with only a small window between his two races…
Alpine Endurance Team left the Brazilian round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) without points despite showing the pace to challenge at the front throughout the Interlagos weekend. Victor Martins led the final Free Practice session before qualifying the #36 Alpine A424 in third. Charles Milesi added fifth in the sister #35 car,…
Gabriel Bortoleto reflected on a frustrating conclusion to the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP. He narrowly missed out on adding to his points tally at the Hungaroring with a P11 finish. The Brazilian believed a top-10 finish had been within reach after opting for a one-stop strategy that began on the soft compound. However, time lost…
Lance Stroll was pleased with the car’s competitiveness after Aston Martin introduced a significant upgrade package for the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP weekend. Despite a difficult qualifying for Stroll—teammate Fernando Alonso had a more successful session, managing to progress to Q2—the Aston Martin duo finished P13 and P14 respectively in the race on Sunday. Speaking…
Mercedes-AMG has reclaimed the lead of the global GT World Challenge powered by AWS Manufacturers’ Championship as the 2026 campaign moves into its second half. Twenty-five of the season’s 42 rounds have now taken place across the regional championships. Although GT World Challenge America remains on its summer break, recent events in Europe, Asia and…
Dean MacDonald placed Garage 59 at the top of Thursday’s 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS test session at Magny-Cours. The Scottish driver produced a 1:37.397 during the closing minutes to move the #59 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO ahead of Dani Juncadella’s #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing entry by 0.173 seconds. Meanwhile,…
The 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe powered by AWS will bring a record 45-car Sprint Cup field to Magny-Cours from 31 July to 2 August for the sixth event of the 2026 season. The French venue hosts the third of five Sprint Cup rounds only two weeks after Team WRT dominated at Misano. Charles…
The 2026 F1 Hungarian GP was an encouraging weekend for Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, who took the chequered flag in P14, his best finish in the last five races. It was an equally positive weekend for his teammate Lance Stroll, who finished in P13, his highest position of the 2026 F1 season. On race day,…
Nico Hülkenberg opened up about Audi’s strategy choice and execution, his race start, how the last few laps unfolded, and the blue flag system problems following his ninth-place finish at the Hungarian GP and first points of the 2026 F1 season. After reaching Q3 and qualifying in tenth, the German started Sunday’s race on the…
