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2026 | WEC | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Qualifying | Hypercar | Alpine leads as #83 Ferrari and Peugeots miss Hyperpole cut
Alpine stole the headlines in Qualifying for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, as Ferdinand Habsburg placed the #35 Alpine Endurance Team A424 at the top of the Hypercar order. The Austrian delivered a 3:23.135 around the Circuit de la Sarthe, edging Louis Delétraz in the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA entry by just…
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All the special liveries for the 2026 F1 season
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
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2026 | WEC | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Qualifying | LMP2 & LMGT3 | Pin leads LMP2 as Dempsey puts Corvette on top in LMGT3
Doriane Pin continued her impressive Le Mans week by topping LMP2 Qualifying for Duqueine Team, while Peter Dempsey placed Racing Team Turkey by TF at the head of the LMGT3 order. The two classes opened Wednesday evening’s Qualifying action at the Circuit de la Sarthe, with the fastest 15 cars in each category securing places…
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Clerot reflects on “mega” 2026 Monaco performace after maiden F3 podium
Pedro Clerot left Monte Carlo with his first FIA Formula 3 podium and a valuable points haul after a breakthrough weekend for Rodin Motorsport. Clerot was promoted to third following Saturday’s F3 Sprint Race at the 2026 Monaco GP, securing his maiden podium in the category. He then added further points on Sunday, leaving Monaco…
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F1 Power Unit changes agreed for 2027 and 2028
In a statement posted by the FIA, they have confirmed that an agreement has been made regarding changes to the Power Units in F1 into 2027 and 2028. The split between the ICE and MGUK will be 58/42 in 2027, with a bigger gap of 60/40 to come in 2028. There has been stinging criticism…
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2026 | GB4 | Snetterton | Testing | Wednesday | Smith tops final day as Elite leads the way again
Charlie Smith topped the second and final day of official 2026 GB4 Championship testing at Snetterton, as the American driver ended Wednesday fastest for Elite Motorsport. Smith, who is yet to compete in car racing, had already shown strong pace on Tuesday by finishing second overall. However, he went one better on the final day,…
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2026 | GB3 | Snetterton | Testing | Wednesday | Fairclough dominates as Loake impresses for Fortec
Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough topped the final day of 2026 GB3 Championship testing at Snetterton, as the two-day in-season test came to a close on Wednesday. Fairclough led three of the four sessions across the day, with his final-session effort of 1:38.451 proving the quickest lap of the entire two-day test. The Hitech driver finished 0.302s…
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Bottas says Cadillac “really supportive” about F1 car issues
Cadillac had its strongest weekend to date at the 2026 F1 Monaco GP. Sergio Pérez had finished the race in P10 but was awarded a post-race penalty. Meanwhile, teammate Valtteri Bottas had retired on lap 15 of the 78-lap 2026 F1 Monaco GP following a brake issue. The 2026 F1 Monaco GP weekend served as…
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2026 24 Hours of Le Mans Qualifying explained: How the new Hyperpole format works
Qualifying for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans will take on a revised structure, with a broader Hyperpole field, a two-stage knockout format, and a greater emphasis on the strength of the full driver crew. The basic objective remains unchanged: Qualifying determines the starting grid for the 24-hour race. However, the route to pole…
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2026 | WEC | 24 Hours of Le Mans | FP1 | Cadillac leads one-two as Duqueine and Akkodis top LMP2 and LMGT3
Cadillac made the strongest possible start to official running for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, as Earl Bamber placed the #38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA entry at the top of the Hypercar order in FP1. The three-hour session at the Circuit de la Sarthe opened Wednesday’s track action for the 94th running of…