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Ocon frustrated over disappointing F1 São Paulo GP
Starting from pit lane, Esteban Ocon didn’t have quite the same recovery in the F1 São Paulo GP as his former F3 rival Max Verstappen. Where the Dutchman managed to get to the podium, Ocon only managed to end up in the tail end of the Liam Lawson DRS-train in 12th. Not an unreasonable result…
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Max Verstappen admits to “not good” mistake after crashing into Russell at 2025 F1 Spanish GP
Max Verstappen has been having a tougher 2025 F1 season compared to recent years. He is 49 points behind Lando Norris after the F1 São Paulo GP. Last year he Qualified 12th and started the race 17th after a 5-place grid penalty due to a new engine fit. That didn’t stop him from winning the…
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Ryan Hunter-Reay on returning to the Indy 500 with Arrow McLaren
Arrow McLaren IndyCar announced Ryan Hunter-Reay as the team’s fourth car for the 2026 running of the Indianapolis 500 — the 2014 Indy 500 winner will operate the No.31 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet alongside drivers Pato O’Ward, Nolan Siegel, and Christian Lundgaard. Hunter-Reay, who last competed at the Indy 500 in 2025, made an impressive lunge…
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“We have been quite regularly wrong” — Mekies explains Red Bull Racing’s car troubles following F1 São Paulo GP
The F1 São Paulo GP began as a nightmare for Red Bull Racing Team Prinicipal Laurent Mekies when both drivers got knocked out in Q1 of qualifying. This marked the team’s first double Q1 elimination since 2006, as well as Max Verstappen’s first Q1 elimination since Sochi 2021. Verstappen opted to start the F1 São…
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Badoer has faith in a better 2026 F3 campaign after switching to Rodin for his second season
With a debut season under his belt, Brando Badoer is ready to take on his second F3 campaign in 2026, this time with Rodin Motorsport. The 19-year-old showed potential in his maiden year, especially during the second half of 2025. Although he struggled a bit as he settled into Prema Racing, Badoer managed to tally…
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Albon says strategy error cost him points at F1 São Paulo GP
For everyone watching, F1’s 2025 São Paulo GP was a thrilling spectacle. It was a “crazy race” defined by high-strung tension and tyre degradation. However for Alex Albon and the Williams team, it was a race of profound frustration. The Thai driver finished an agonising P11, missing out on the final race point by a…
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Herta eyes competitive start as F2 preparations begin with Hitech TGR
Colton Herta has begun preparations for his debut F2 campaign with Hitech TGR, setting his sights on achieving competitiveness as quickly as possible in the junior single-seater series. Hitech announced the American as their driver for the 2026 season earlier this month. Herta switches from IndyCar, where he established himself as one of the series’…
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Macau GP | FIA GT World Cup | Qualifying | Fuoco leads Ferrari 1-2 in first-ever Super Pole session
Sweeping through the streets of Macau with authority, Antonio Fuoco turned his speed into pole position for the Macau GP Qualifying Race of the FIA GT World Cup. The Italian led a Ferrari 1–2 in the first-ever Super Pole session during the Macau GP, guiding the No. 50 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 to the…
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2025 Macau GP | FIA FR World Cup | Qualifying 2 | Naël takes Pole ahead of Slater after tight Qualifying battle
Qualifying 2 of the 2025 Macau FIA FR World Cup saw Théophile Naël secure pole position in a heavily red flagged session. His final flying lap proved decisive, giving him clear track space and enough pace to beat out the rest of the field as the clock expired. Earlier on Friday, Freddie Slater topped the…
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2025 Macau GP | FIA FR World Cup | FP2 | Red flags limit running as Slater ends Free Practice on top
Day 2 of the 2025 Macau GP FR World Cup kicked off with FP2. On Thursday, Taito Kato set the pace in FP1 ahead of Freddie Slater, but the British driver hit back strongly later in the day by topping the opening Qualifying 1 session. The weekend features an array of 27 competitive young drivers…