McLaren’s opening day at the F1 Spanish GP left Oscar Piastri and technical director Mark Temple answering questions about the new circuit, Madring. This track has already punished drivers in unexpected ways. The Madring track made its debut on the calendar, and the 5.416 kilometre layout combined street sections with permanent surface in a way…
George Russell topped FP1 at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP ahead of FP2, with Mercedes locking out the top two as Antonelli finished second. The session gave every team their first data from the new Madrid circuit, with tyre degradation a significant talking point. Track temperatures remained extremely high, sitting in the 50s, although conditions…
FP2 at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP at the Madring has been completed, view the full results of the session here. In FP1, George Russell led Mercedes teammate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli as they found a lot more performance out of the soft tyre compared to Ferrari. Charles Leclerc was P3, ahead of Lewis…
Qualifying for round 11 of the 2026 F2 season has been completed at the Madring, view the full Spanish GP results here. Championship leader Nikola Tsolov was fastest in Free Practice earlier in the day. However, the session was drastically cut short in terms of laps for the drivers as a crash for Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak…
FP1 at the new Madring circuit has been completed ahead of the 2026 F1 Spanish GP on Sunday, view the full session report here. On Thursday, drivers talked in the press conference and print media sessions about how on the limit this track is regarding the walls and safety. The F3 and F2 Free Practice…
Hitech’s Jin Nakamura set the pace in the opening session of the 2026 FIA F3 Madrid finale at the Spanish GP, producing a 1:49.835 to lead Free Practice at the new Madring. ART Grand Prix’s Taito Kato finished only 0.101 seconds behind, while Van Amersfoort Racing’s Enzo Deligny completed the top three after improving shortly…
The 2026 FIA F3 finale began at 09:55 local time as all 28 drivers headed onto the Madring for Free Practice, opening the championship’s first race weekend at the new Madrid circuit. The 45-minute session also marked the beginning of the final battles for both the Drivers’ and Teams’ Championships, with the field preparing for…
Ernesto Rivera enters the final round of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 season third in the F3 Drivers’ Championship, with the Campos Racing driver focused on securing a place on the final championship podium in Madrid. Rivera spoke during a virtual media event ahead of the Madrid F3 round, attended by Pit Debrief, where he…
Freddie Slater heads into the final round of the 2026 FIA F3 season with a 15-point lead in the Drivers’ Championship and his attention firmly on delivering a clean weekend at the Madring in Madrid. The TRIDENT driver spoke during a virtual media event ahead of the Madrid round, attended by Pit Debrief, and discussed…
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…
