Arvid Lindblad went from 14th to 12th at the 2026 F1 United States GP after a grid penalty, a collision and a challenging two-stop race.
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Lindblad on best race car in F1 2026 and Colapinto contact at United States GP

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…

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Franco Colapinto on the unfortunate contact and damage to his Alpine at the 2026 United States GP, which ended his race earlier than expected.
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Colapinto explains significant damage after Lindblad contact leads to DNF at 2026 F1 United States GP

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…

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Esteban Ocon on his mega start, lack of pace and the front locking that cost him at the 2026 F1 United States GP.
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Ocon highlights car inconsistencies as lack of pace sees him fall back in 2026 F1 United States GP

Esteban Ocon opened his 2026 F1 United States GP with a good start. However, he then had to watch the race unravel through a familiar problem. The opening lap brought the gain, and the rest of the afternoon brought front locking, inconsistency and cars he could not hold behind. The start, the teammate call and…

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Payton Westcott reflects on her fourth 2026 F1 Academy podium in Austin as she prepares to defend top rookie honours in Las Vegas.
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Westcott reflects on difficult Austin weekend despite fourth 2026 F1 Academy podium

Payton Westcott has admitted that her second-place finish in the 2026 F1 Academy Feature Race at the United States GP did not reflect her strongest performance, despite securing her fourth podium of the season. The Mercedes-backed driver believes the challenges she encountered at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) provided important lessons ahead of the…

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Fernando Alonso speaks about the damage he had after colliding with Alex Albon during the 2026 F1 United States GP.
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Alonso annoyed with Albon after collision ruins any chance of points at 2026 F1 United States GP

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…

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Wolff hails Kimi Antonelli’s 2026 F1 United States GP drive as his best yet, praising his development and journey towards the F1 title.
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Wolff hails Antonelli’s 2026 United States GP as his best yet as Mercedes star closes in on F1 title

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…

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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.
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Mekies admits fitting hard tyre could have helped Verstappen in P2 fight at 2026 F1 United States GP

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…

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Alpine F1 driver Gasly during the 2026 United States GP
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Gasly details significant loss of downforce after Bearman contact in 2026 F1 United States GP

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…

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Fred Vasseur analysed a good 2026 F1 United States GP for Scuderia Ferrari as Charles Leclerc finished 2nd, backed up by Lewis Hamilton in P4
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Vasseur on Ferrari’s strong race at 2026 F1 United States GP, rejects qualifying struggles theory

Fred Vasseur analysed a good 2026 F1 United States GP for Scuderia Ferrari as Charles Leclerc finished 2nd, backed up by Lewis Hamilton in P4. Not for the first time this year or previous ones, Scuderia Ferrari were very fast in practice. In fact, they led all three in Austin as the Monegasque in particular…

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