Unapproved power unit changes to Isack Hadjar, Lando Norris, and Lance Stroll will result in the lineup for Sunday’s 2026 F1 Belgian GP being shuffled by grid penalties. These drivers had changes made on their cars before Friday’s first practice session. Isack Hadjar starting at the back The biggest penalty is going to Red Bull’s…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella spoke in a print media session after the 2026 F1 British GP about the hurdles the team faced at Silverstone and needs to overcome to get back to championship contention. After this past weekend’s race the 2026 constructors’ champions are in third place, 154 points behind Mercedes, with no wins…
Lewis Hamilton followed up a sprint pole and sprint race P2 with P3 on the grid after 2026 F1 British GP qualifying. Talking after the session, the Barcelona-Catalunya GP winner said that he and Ferrari have extracted as much pace as they can this weekend, but for qualifying things just didn’t line up. Hamilton: “I…
Coming off a win at Austria, Mercedes’ George Russell had a rough qualifying session for the 2026 F1 British GP. In Q1, Russell ran through the gravel at Luffield corner and was lucky to just tap the barrier. He recovered to advance, and and will start 4th for Sunday’s race. It was another hurdle in…
McLaren had a promising start to their F1 Austrian GP weekend in the Friday practice sessions. Oscar Piastri was third in FP1 and climbed to second in FP2. Lando Norris only ran nine laps in FP1 due to an unspecified problem, but was still seventh on the timesheet. With the problem resolved for FP2, Norris…
Josef Newgarden bounced back from a rough stretch in 2026 to win the Indycar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway. The Team Penske driver led 51 laps, including the final 39, to take his second win of the season and sixth at the 1.25-mile oval. It was a race that had to be stopped twice…
Kyle Kirkwood maintained his second place in the 2026 IndyCar standings with a second place at the Detroit GP. It was a sterling race for the Andretti Autosport driver from P6 at the start. He would lead five laps and challenge for the lead late. After the race Kirkwood plainly said of the afternoon: “it…
Aston Martin had yet another difficult race at the F1 Canadian GP, with Fernando Alonso retiring with what turned out to be a seat positioning issue and Lance Stroll finishing 15th. In comments after the race in a print media session, Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack and Honda Trackside General Manager Shintaro Orihara were realistic…
Mercedes continued their impressive form on Friday in locking out the front row in Sprint Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP. George Russell will start from pole, rounding the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 1:12.965. Teammate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start second, lapping just 0.068 behind Russell. The British veteran, currently 20 points…
Cadillac’s Valtteri Bottas had a rough outing in the team’s first home race at the 2026 F1 Miami GP, qualifying 19th and finishing 18th. The Finn was last of the finishers, two laps down, and not helped by a mishap with the pit speed limiter that resulted in a penalty. After pitting during the early…
