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Franco Colapinto on his performance with Alpine at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP Qualifying
Photo credit: Alpine F1 Team

Colapinto: Alpine car “was in a much better place” after almost making Q3 in 2026 F1 Chinese GP Qualifying

Chiara Perin03 mins

Franco Colapinto nearly reached the top 10, but missed out by 0.005 seconds to Isaak Hadjar, and finally finished P12 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP Qualifying. During his first weekend in the Shanghai International Circuit, Colapinto has been struggling to match his teammate Pierre Gasly’s pace. While Gasly has been a regular appearance inside…

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Andretti Global driver, Marcus Ericsson, takes his pole position for the IndyCar Arlington GP after dominating the Fast 6.
Photo Credit: Penske Entertainment | Chris Owens

IndyCar | Arlington GP | Qualifying | Ericsson takes first pole in Arlington

Chiara Martin05 mins

Pole position at the IndyCar Arlington GP went to Marcus Ericsson, who put together a flawless Fast 6 qualifying to deny the field. Álex Palou lines up second on the grid, with Pato O’Ward alongside him in third. The weekend had seen Scott McLaughlin set the tone in the opening practice, before Kyle Kirkwood stamped…

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Qualifying for the 2026 IndyCar race on the Streets of Arlington is complete. See the Qualifying results below.
Photo Credit: Penske Entertainment | Joe Skibinski

2026 IndyCar Arlington | Qualifying results

Disha Rawal01 mins

Qualifying for the 2026 IndyCar race on the Streets of Arlington is complete, view the full results below. Heading into Qualifying, McLaughlin set the fastest time during Practice 1 and Kirkwood went fastest during Practice 2. Unfortunately, McLaughlin clipped a kerb and crashed during Round 2. Kirkwood got knocked out during the Fast 12. The…

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Isack Hadjar on track during the qualifying session of the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai.
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Hadjar on RB22 grip limitations after P9 in 2026 F1 Chinese GP Qualifying

Aslıhan Alp03 mins

Isack Hadjar finished P9, right behind his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP qualifying. The Frenchman said that he did everything he could in an interview in the print media pen. Nevertheless, he was still unsatisfied with the RB22’s balance overall. Although there is hard work going on behind the…

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Pierre Gasly after the F1 2026 Chinese GP Qualifying
Photo Credit: Alpine F1 Team

Gasly hopes to hang on after strong P7 at the F1 2026 Chinese GP Qualifying

Doris Ivandic06 mins

Pierre Gasly put on a strong performance in the F1 2026 Chinese GP Qualifying. The Frenchman secured a P7 and outperformed both Red Bull drivers, as well as his teammate Franco Colapinto. After failing to secure points during the Sprint Race, Gasly remains optimistic about the Grand Prix. With a solid starting position and a…

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Oliver Bearman TGR Haas F1 Team driver at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP at Shanghai International Circuit
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Bearman analyses tenth place in F1 2026 Chinese GP Qualifying

Camilla Bianca Trentin05 mins

Haas F1 Team driver Ollie Bearman secured a solid tenth place in qualifying for the 2026 F1 Chinese GP at the Shanghai International Circuit. He extracted what he believed was the maximum from his car despite some clear limitations. The young British driver showed encouraging pace throughout the earlier stages of the session. However, he…

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Leclerc satisfied with qualifying for the 2026 F1 Chinese GP despite admitting Shanghai remains a difficult track for the Ferrari driver
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Leclerc “pretty satisfied” with P4 in 2026 F1 Chinese GP qualifying despite Shanghai struggles

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein03 mins

Charles Leclerc secured fourth place in qualifying for the 2026 F1 Chinese GP after showing strong pace throughout the session in Shanghai. The Ferrari driver topped the timesheets in Q2 and remained firmly in the fight at the front, but ultimately fell just short of the top three in the final shootout. Leclerc set a…

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