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Hadjar on close and “depressing” gap to P3 in 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP Qualifying
Isack Hadjar will start the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP in P6 after another strong qualifying performance this year. At the end of Q3, he was a mere 0.056s slower than teammate Max Verstappen. Having sat out FP1 for Ayumu Iwasa, the French driver looked solid in the second and third sessions, although he complained of…
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Minì focused on maximising results after 2026 Barcelona Sprint Race brings fifth podium in six F2 races
Despite taking second place at the 2026 Barcelona F2 Sprint Race, MP Motorsport’s Gabriele Minì continues to place consistency and maximising every available opportunity above the early championship picture. The MP Motorsport driver started fifth before moving past Rafael Villagómez, Colton Herta, Noel León and Nikola Tsolov during a measured recovery drive. Although Kush Maini…
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2026 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Hour 8 | Toyota, BMW and Cadillac trade blows through eight hours at Le Mans
Cadillac held the advantage as the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans approached midnight, although the race’s first Safety Car threatened to transform the order across all three classes. Toyota, BMW and Cadillac continued to trade the Hypercar lead through differing fuel and tyre strategies. Earl Bamber moved the #38 Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac V-Series.R…
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León confident despite P4 finish in Sprint Race at the 2026 Barcelona F2 Round
Despite starting the Sprint Race from P1 and finishing in P4, Noel León remains confident, looking ahead to Sunday’s Feature Race at the 2026 F2 Barcelona Round. León has found strong results across the season-opening rounds, claiming 50 points and back-to-back Sprint Race victories in Montreal and Monaco. With this, he has now made his…
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“No point” in taking too much risk: Tsolov settles for third in F2 Barcelona Sprint after maximising his day
Campos Racing’s Nikola Tsolov claimed his fourth podium of the season in the F2 Sprint Race at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, finishing P3 after a hard-fought race. The Bulgarian started from P5 and made a strong launch off the line, moving into the top three during the opening stages. While his race proved up and…
Piastri eyes race recovery after P7 on Saturday at F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, astounded by Monaco result change
Oscar Piastri qualified P7 at the F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP on Saturday. He admitted there was more time available in the final sector while acknowledging McLaren facing a stronger challenge than anticipated. The Australian did not feel qualifying had completely slipped away. However, he noted the gap to polesitter George Russell was larger than what McLaren…
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Verstappen on “sensitive” RB22 after Qualifying P5 for F1 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished fifth in the F1 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Qualifying, over 16 seconds behind George Russell’s pole. The four-time world champion set a time of 1:15.021 in Q3. He qualified between his teammate, Isack Hadjar in P6 and McLaren’s Lando Norris in P4. Verstappen had finished P4 in FP1 and P6 in FP2…
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2026 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Hour 4 | Toyota leads BMW and Cadillac after four hours
Toyota held the race lead after four hours of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans as the Japanese manufacturer’s alternative strategy placed the #8 TR010 Hybrid ahead of BMW and Cadillac. Brendon Hartley led in the #8 Toyota after taking over from Sébastien Buemi, while the #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 held second. The…
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Hamilton on car balance gains that led to P2 in Qualifying for 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
Lewis Hamilton continues his brilliant run of form in Qualifying for the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, finishing the session in P2 only 0.064 seconds off from polesitter George Russell. After handing over the wheel of the SF-26 to Ferrari Academy driver Dino Beganovic in FP1, Hamilton was back in FP2, where he got to test…
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2026 F2 Championship standings after the Barcelona Sprint Race
Gabriele Minì extended his 2026 F2 Drivers’ Championship lead to three points after finishing second in the Barcelona Sprint Race. Kush Maini converted reverse-grid pole into a commanding victory and climbed to eighth in the standings, while Nikola Tsolov completed the podium and remained firmly within reach of Minì. Meanwhile, Campos Racing extended its advantage…