Pit Debrief

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Karishma Persad

Rui-Heng Yeh takes an 85-point Euroformula Open lead to Monza as the title fight and tight Rookie Trophy enter the penultimate round.
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2026 | Euroformula Open | Monza | Preview | Yeh takes commanding title lead into penultimate round

Karishma Persad012 mins

Only two weeks after an eventful return from the summer break at Hockenheim, the 2026 Euroformula Open heads to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza for the penultimate round of the season. The championship reaches the Temple of Speed with Rui-Heng Yeh holding a commanding advantage, but the battles behind the Team Motopark driver remain considerably less…

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Team Qatar leads TF Sport by three points as six LMGT3 crews remain in contention for the 2026 ELMS title at Portimão.
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Team Qatar leads six-car LMGT3 title fight into 2026 ELMS Portimão finale

Karishma Persad010 mins

Six cars remain mathematically capable of winning the 2026 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) LMGT3 championship as one of the season’s closest title fights heads to the 4 Hours of Portimão. Team Qatar by Iron Lynx leads defending champion TF Sport by only three points after taking its first ELMS victory at Silverstone, with the…

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Max Verstappen identifies the Nürburgring and Spa 24 Hours as possible 2027 endurance outings but rules out a Le Mans appearance for now.
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Verstappen identifies Nürburgring and Spa as serious 2027 endurance options

Karishma Persad09 mins

Max Verstappen has identified the Nürburgring 24 Hours and CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa as serious possibilities for his 2027 endurance racing programme, with the newly confirmed Formula 1 calendar leaving space for the four-time World Champion to contest both endurance classics. The Dutchman has ruled out a 2027 appearance at the 24 Hours of…

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The 2027 Spa 24 Hours Prologue moves to 15-16 June, while SRO confirms expanded Paul Ricard testing and an unchanged GTWC Europe calendar.
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2027 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Prologue moved closer to race week

Karishma Persad06 mins

The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Prologue will move significantly closer to the race itself in 2027, with SRO Motorsports Group scheduling the two-day test for 15-16 June at Spa-Francorchamps. The change places the Prologue just over a week before official running begins for the 79th edition of the Belgian endurance classic, with the wider…

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Emil Frey Racing reflects on a mixed DTM Sachsenring weekend as Cairoli charges to fourth and Vermeulen scores twice before Hockenheim.
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Emil Frey Racing takes positives from contrasting 2026 Sachsenring DTM weekend

Karishma Persad012 mins

Emil Frey Racing left the penultimate round of the 2026 DTM season at the Sachsenring with mixed emotions after Matteo Cairoli and Thierry Vermeulen experienced two very different days in their Ferrari 296 GT3 Evos. Saturday proved more difficult as Cairoli and Vermeulen finished sixth and ninth respectively, unable to consistently match the leading pace…

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Thomas Preining provisionally leads the 2026 DTM standings after Sachsenring, with Bortolotti’s Round 5 disqualification still under appeal.
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DTM | 2026 Sachsenring | Standings after Round 7 (Provisional)

Karishma Persad010 mins

Thomas Preining will head to the 2026 DTM season finale as the provisional Drivers’ Championship leader after extending his advantage during Round 7 at the Sachsenring, while Marco Wittmann has moved to within a single point of Maro Engel in the increasingly close battle behind. Preining entered the weekend only one point behind Engel but…

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Crosslink takes a 2026 FRAC win, three overall podiums and a Masters sweep at VIR as its Teams’ and Masters title fights head to Barber.
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Crosslink keeps FRAC Teams’ title hopes alive after strong 2026 VIR weekend

Karishma Persad08 mins

Crosslink Motorsports will take its 2026 Formula Regional Americas Championship (FRAC) Teams’ title fight to the season finale after leaving VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) with an outright victory, three overall podiums and a sweep of the Masters class. Kekai Hauanio led the team’s charge by winning Race 1 before finishing second in Sunday’s finale, while…

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Kiwi Motorsport claims six podiums across F4 U.S. and Ligier JFC at VIR before turning its three-series focus to the Barber finale.
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Kiwi Motorsport collects six podiums across three-series 2026 VIR weekend

Karishma Persad09 mins

Kiwi Motorsport collected six podium finishes across the Formula 4 United States (F4 U.S.) Championship, Formula Regional Americas Championship (FRAC) and Ligier Junior Formula Championship programmes during a busy penultimate weekend at VIRginia International Raceway. Jack Speth contributed two runner-up finishes in Ligier JFC, while Zach Fourie, Clemente Huerta and Caleb Campbell combined for four…

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Toyota targets a 10th home WEC win at Fuji as BMW and Ferrari close in, while Corvette defends its shrinking LMGT3 championship lead.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Fuji | Preview | Toyota targets home victory as title fights tighten

Karishma Persad014 mins

The 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship heads to Fuji Speedway from 25-27 September for Round 6, with the season entering a decisive phase and both the Hypercar and LMGT3 title fights remaining closely contested. Toyota arrives at its home race leading the Hypercar Manufacturers’ Championship with 140 points, but BMW sits only nine behind on…

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Brando Badoer reflects on his major 2026 F3 turnaround with Rodin, including four podiums and a memorable maiden victory in Monaco.
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Badoer proud of 2026 F3 turnaround after difficult rookie campaign

Karishma Persad09 mins

Brando Badoer believes determination, hard work and the support of Rodin Motorsport allowed him to demonstrate his potential during a substantially improved second FIA F3 campaign in 2026. The Italian ended the season eighth in the Drivers’ Championship with 71 points, a significant recovery from a difficult rookie year with PREMA Racing in which he…

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