Franco Colapinto feels proud of Alpine’s performance so far in 2026, but he is still wary of how the car will adapt to new tracks as they arrive at the F1 Japanese GP. A few weeks ago, Colapinto scored his first points for Alpine during the F1 2026 Chinese GP. The Argentine driver and his…
After another disastrous weekend at the F1 2026 Chinese GP, Mike Krack, chief trackside officer at Aston Martin, discussed in a print media session how the team keeps an eye on what the competition is doing. Initially, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll had gained four places as Albon, Bortoleto, Piastri and Norris did not start…
Valtteri Bottas managed to finish P13 at the F1 2026 Chinese GP, beating his teammate, Sergio “Checo” Pérez by two positions. In just the second ever Grand Prix of the Cadillac team in F1, Bottas was happy to see some improvements in their results. After a DNF in Australia, P13 in the Shanghai International Circuit…
After qualifying his Alpine P7 on Saturday, Pierre Gasly finally gained one position and crossed the finish line P6 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. Initially, the Frenchman was gifted two positions after both McLarens were not able to start the race, leaving P5 and P6 empty at the starting grid. Yet, Gasly was immediately…
Franco Colapinto nearly reached the top 10, but missed out by 0.005 seconds to Isaak Hadjar, and finally finished P12 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP Qualifying. During his first weekend in the Shanghai International Circuit, Colapinto has been struggling to match his teammate Pierre Gasly’s pace. While Gasly has been a regular appearance inside…
While his teammate, Franco Colapinto, was out in SQ2, Pierre Gasly put in a strong lap and put himself in SQ3, delivering a P7 for Alpine at the F1 2026 Chinese GP Sprint Qualifying. He was over 0.3s clear of Max Verstappen in the final segment. After leaving Melbourne with 1 point as he closed…
During a print media session ahead of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP, 105-time race winner Lewis Hamilton shared his thoughts on Ferrari’s performance to date, Mercedes’ advantage, and the return of their new rear wing. Ferrari faced many issues at the Shanghai International Circuit last year, and finally left China with a double disqualification for…
Under the leadership of James Vowles, Williams’ struggles in 2026 continue as Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz finished P12 and P15 respectively at the F1 Australian GP. After a difficult start to the year, when both cars missed the Barcelona shakedown and then struggled during Bahrain testing, the team’s performance did not improve for the…
Alex Albon crossed the finish line in P12 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, beating his teammate Carlos Sainz by three positions, but both missed out on points. The Williams driver had qualified P15, and had gained two positions before the race start after local driver Oscar Piastri crashed his McLaren and did not reach…
Liam Lawson qualified P8 with a lap time of 1:19.994 at the season-opener in Albert Park Circuit at the 2026 F1 Australian GP. Both Racing Bulls drivers managed to get into Q3, with the New Zealander ending one step ahead of his new teammate, Arvid Lindblad. This came after the Brit was faster throughout practice…
