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Luka Sammalisto reflects on karting lessons, racecraft, focus, and the challenges of stepping up to Formula 4 cars.
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Racing up the ladder | Luka Sammalisto discusses karting lessons, Formula 4 challenges, and the demands of single-seaters

Karishma Persad07 mins

Karting gives young drivers more than their first experience of racing. It builds racecraft, discipline, resilience, and the ability to manage pressure from an early stage. For Luka Sammalisto, those lessons formed a crucial part of his development before he stepped into single-seaters. As he progressed through international karting and then moved into Formula 4,…

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Matteo Cairoli reflects on tyre pressure, strategy and holding off Nicki Thiim to win a tense 2026 DTM Lausitzring Race 2 thriller
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“I pushed like an animal”: Cairoli reflects on 2026 DTM Lausitzring Race 2 win

Karishma Persad07 mins

Matteo Cairoli claimed his second victory of the 2026 DTM season after resisting sustained pressure from Nicki Thiim throughout the closing stages of Race 2 at the Lausitzring. The Emil Frey Racing driver started alongside pole-sitter Arjun Maini and initially settled into second place. However, a rapid out-lap after the first mandatory pit stop moved…

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Cairoli leads the 2026 DTM standings after Lausitzring, as Schubert tops the teams’ table and Mercedes-AMG remains ahead.
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DTM | 2026 Lausitzring | Standings after Round 3

Karishma Persad08 mins

The 2026 DTM championship changed hands again after an unpredictable third round at the Lausitzring. Matteo Cairoli became the new Drivers’ Championship leader with 78 points after claiming his second victory of the season in Sunday’s Race 2. Maro Engel and Lucas Auer sit only one point behind the Emil Frey Racing driver. Both Mercedes-AMG…

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Sebastian Wheldon retakes the 2026 FREC lead at Monza, as R-ace GP moves eight points clear in the Teams’ Championship standings.
Photo Credit: FIA Formula Regional European Championship & ACI Sport

2026 | FREC | Monza | Standings after Round 4

Karishma Persad09 mins

Sebastian Wheldon has returned to the top of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) Drivers’ Standings after a turbulent fourth round at Monza. The MP Motorsport driver leaves Italy with 121 points and a seven-point advantage over PREMA Racing’s Kean Nakamura-Berta. Nakamura-Berta briefly took control of the championship after winning Race 1 from…

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Round 10 of the 2026 IndyCar season is complete at Road America, view the race results below.
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2026 IndyCar Road America | Race results

Disha Rawal01 mins

Round 10 of the 2026 IndyCar season is complete at Road America, view the race results below. During Qualifying, championship leader Alex Palou scored his fifth consecutive pole position. Palou started the race ahead of David Malukas and Marcus Armstrong. We saw a rare mistake from Palou during the race, receiving a penalty for exceeding…

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IndyCar | 2026 Road America | Race | Lundgaard recovers from lap 1 incident to win, heartbreak for Armstrong

James O'Connor06 mins

Round 10 of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed at Road America, view the full race report here. For the fifth successive round, championship leader Alex Palou started on pole position, ahead of David Malukas who continues to impress in his Team Penske machine. MSR drivers Marcus Armstrong and Felix Rosenqvist were on the…

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Olivieri, Wheldon and Sano reflect on a dramatic 2026 FREC Monza Race 3 featuring a maiden win, late passes and a first podium finish.
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“Winning here is something I will remember”: Olivieri reflects on maiden FREC victory in Monza

Karishma Persad07 mins

Emanuele Olivieri described his maiden FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) victory as a result he will remember for years after triumphing on home soil at Monza. The R-ace GP driver converted pole position into victory despite four Safety Car periods repeatedly removing the advantage he built at the front. He controlled every restart, resisted…

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Emanuele Olivieri claims his maiden FREC win at Monza, as Wheldon retakes the standings lead and Sano charges from P14 to P3 late.
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2026 | FREC | Monza | Race 3 | Olivieri claims maiden victory as Wheldon retakes lead

Karishma Persad07 mins

Emanuele Olivieri claimed his maiden FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) victory with a commanding performance on home soil at Monza in 2026. Racing for R-ace GP under the ACI Team Italia banner, the Rookie converted pole position into victory in the third and final race of the weekend. Olivieri also became the first Italian…

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