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Toto Wolff has admitted after the Belgian GP that the noticeable change in Kimi Antonelli’s mindset in the 2026 F1 season has taken Mercedes by surprise
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Wolff says change in Antonelli’s mentality since last F1 season has “surprised” Mercedes after 2026 Belgian GP victory

Senjuti Jash05 mins

Following Kimi Antonelli’s sixth win of the 2026 F1 campaign at the Belgian GP on Sunday, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff shared his thoughts on the change in the Italian’s mentality since last season and whether his W17 was battling any underlying issues while chasing and overtaking Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari in the second stint of…

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ART Grand Prix's Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak secured himself a P2 finish during the F2 Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps.
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Inthraphuvasak: P2 finish in F2 Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race is “a good sign” of ART’s competitiveness

Yi Xing Lim06 mins

Converting a career-best qualifying result into his maiden F2 podium, ART Grand Prix’s Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak secured a well-deserved P2 finish in Sunday’s Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps, capping off a well-executed weekend for the Thai driver and his team. Despite missing out on pole position by just 0.039s to Invicta Racing’s Rafael Câmara, the eighth round…

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Alex Palou reflects on his 2026 INDYCAR Nashville victory, discussing strategy, traffic battles, Josef Newgarden’s challenge, and the championship fight.
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Palou explains how strategy and traffic secured fifth win at 2026 IndyCar Nashville round

Maahika Banerjee010 mins

Álex Palou secured his fifth victory at Round 12 of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season at the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, held at Nashville Superspeedway. The reigning champion succeeded Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden, who has an impressive record of oval wins. Meanwhile, Newgarden’s teammate David Malukas finished third after starting 25th on the…

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Yamakoshi claimed P2 in the 2026 FIA F3 Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race, converting strong pace into a podium for the VAR driver.

Yamakoshi finally converts Feature Race pace into F3 Spa-Francorchamps podium

Shania Wallage03 mins

Hiyu Yamakoshi was pleased to finally convert his strong pace into a F3 Feature Race podium at Spa-Francorchamps, although the Van Amersfoort Racing driver was left wondering what might have been after Ernesto Rivera denied him victory. Yamakoshi started the race from third and quickly moved into contention at the front. After taking the lead…

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Laurent Mekies praised Isack Hadjar’s “best race with us” after the Red Bull driver charged from P21 to sixth at the 2026 Belgian GP.
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Mekies hails Hadjar’s “best race with us” after 2026 F1 Belgian GP charge

Shania Wallage04 mins

Laurent Mekies has hailed Isack Hadjar’s 2026 F1 Belgian GP performance as his “best race with us” after the Red Bull driver charged from P21 to sixth at Spa-Francorchamps. Red Bull, alongside McLaren and Aston Martin, elected to take a number of power unit component changes at Spa-Francorchamps, accepting grid penalties in the hope that…

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Ernesto Rivera explains how tyre management powered his 2026 Spa F3 victory and why he expects to fight at the front again in Budapest.
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Rivera eyes further 2026 F3 gains after clinical Spa victory

Karishma Persad06 mins

Ernesto Rivera executed a patient tyre-management strategy to claim an impressive victory in the 2026 F3 Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Campos Racing driver started fourth and initially dropped to fifth. However, Rivera protected his tyres during the opening laps before calmly overtaking each of the leading contenders as their performance began to decline. Rivera…

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Following the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, Fred Vasseur analysed Lewis Hamilton's penalty and Ferrari's performance as Charles Leclerc finished 2nd.
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Vasseur disagrees with Hamilton’s 2026 F1 Belgian GP penalty, analyses Ferrari’s current performance

James O'Connor07 mins

Following the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, Scuderia Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur analysed Lewis Hamilton’s penalty and the performance of the team as Charles Leclerc finished 2nd. Starting P4 and P5 following Lando Norris’ grid penalty, the team had a mixed first lap. The Monegasque flew up to 2nd by the end of the Kemmel straight,…

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IndyCar Nashville Race
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2026 IndyCar Nashville | Race results

Ana Sorge01 mins

IndyCar’s 12th race of the 2026 season around the Nashville Superspeedway is done. View the full race results here. Kyle Kirkwood fires away from the pole after going unanswered during qualifying. Oval specialist Josef Newgarden slots into second, hungry for another Nashville race win in his own backyard. Scott McLaughlin, championship leader Alex Palou, and…

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Round 12 of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed at the Nashville Superspeedway, view the full race report here.
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IndyCar | 2026 Nashville | Race | Palou defeats the three Penskes to extend title lead

James O'Connor06 mins

Round 12 of the 2026 IndyCar season has been completed at the Nashville Superspeedway, view the full race report here. Championship contender Kyle Kirkwood started on pole position, with Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, points leader Alex Palou and Scott Dixon completing a quality top 5 on the grid. Christian Lundgaard and David Malukas would be…

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