Ollie Bearman has criticised the 10-second penalty he received during the 2026 F1 United States GP, describing the penalty as excessive after a first-lap incident left him with damage that ultimately forced him to retire. The Haas driver gained positions at the start in Austin but was penalised following contact with Pierre Gasly on Lap…
In his 299th F1 start, Sergio Pérez had a very quiet race at the 2026 United States GP, crossing the line in P19. He was the last of the classified runners on Sunday. Thanks to grid penalties for Lindblad, Colapinto and Bortoleto, he went off from P17 on the grid. They all passed him, along…
Valtteri Bottas believes Cadillac showed encouraging signs during the 2026 F1 United States GP despite retiring in the closing stages of the race at the Circuit of the Americas. The Finnish driver started the race from the ninth row of the grid alongside teammate Sergio Pérez as Cadillac continued to search for improvements in its…
Arvid Lindblad had an eventful but ultimately encouraging afternoon at the 2026 F1 United States GP. The Racing Bulls rookie qualified ninth but received a five-place grid penalty after taking his sixth internal combustion engine (ICE) of the season, exceeding the permitted allocation and dropping him to P14 on the starting grid. Lindblad eventually crossed…
Franco Colapinto was left disappointed after contact with Arvid Lindblad damaged his Alpine beyond repair at the 2026 F1 United States GP, forcing him to retire on Lap 30. Colapinto’s race at the Circuit of the Americas came to an early end after the incident with the Racing Bulls driver on the approach to Turn…
Nico Hülkenberg and Audi Racing Director Allan McNish were left to lament a bad start for the German driver at the 2026 F1 United States GP as he finished 11th. It’s the tenth time this season an Audi has finished in that spot in a Grand Prix. Having qualified in P12, that became P11 at…
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was fortunate to see the chequered flag after being involved in one of the Lap 1 collisions during the 2026 F1 United States GP. He crossed the line in P16 as a second stop cost him a slightly better finish. Costly collision and major damage for Alonso in 2026 F1 United…
Toto Wolff has described Kimi Antonelli’s performance at the 2026 United States GP as the best race of his Formula 1 career so far, praising the Mercedes driver’s development and mindset as he moves closer to a potential World Championship. Antonelli delivered an exceptional performance in Austin, with Wolff highlighting after the race to print…
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies reflected on a tricky 2026 F1 United States GP as Max Verstappen finished 3rd, with Isack Hadjar down in 6th. Before he revealed in Red Bull’s press release that the four-time World Champion picked up some damage from debris on Lap 8, the French engineer turned Team Principal discussed a…
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly was glad to be able to maximise the potential of his A526 at the 2026 F1 United States GP, as he managed to secure P10 at COTA on Sunday An eventful 2026 F1 United States GP for Gasly The Frenchman’s outing had begun with smooth sailing on Friday. While he didn’t anticipate…
