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Nicola Lacorte highlights DAMS progress and lessons from endurance racing in IMSA before his second FIA F3 season in 2026.
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Lacorte sees “big progression” as DAMS builds momentum for 2026 F3 campaign

Nicola Lacorte enters his second season in the FIA Formula 3 Championship determined to translate winter progress into on-track results with DAMS Lucas Oil. After a disappointing 2025 campaign, the 18-year-old Italian believes both he and the team have taken decisive steps forward. With experience across junior single-seaters and endurance racing, Lacorte approaches the new…

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F1 Academy's Ella Lloyd reflects on her development, and shares her career plans
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Ella Lloyd reflects on her “pretty positive” F1 Academy season with Rodin Motorsport and McLaren

The 2025 F1 Academy season marked Ella Lloyd’s first full campaign in the series, following an impressive Wild Card appearance in Singapore. Lloyd joined Rodin Motorsport with backing from McLaren and delivered a strong debut season. She finished the year fourth in the Championship Standings, with 109 points. Speaking in a media session attended by…

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Rafael Câmara targets the championship in his 2026 F2 season with Invicta Racing following his F3 title-winning rookie campaign.
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Câmara enters the 2026 F2 season with a “no regrets” approach

Rafael Câmara enters his 2026 F2 season with Invicta Racing after claiming the 2025 F3 Drivers’ Championship. The Brazilian joins the reigning F2 Teams’ Champions for what could prove a pivotal campaign in his career. Speaking ahead of Barcelona pre-season testing, Câmara outlined his ambitions and preparation. His approach focuses on controlling what he can…

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Ferrari pleased with lots of running after 2026 F1 Bahrain Testing

Ferrari completed a massive 4,500 kilometres of running across pre-season testing thus far, with team principal Fred Vasseur noting that 2026 Bahrain F1 testing focuses firmly on data collection rather than lap times. After a challenging F1 2025 season that saw no victories for the team and a fourth-place finish in the Constructors’, the arrival…

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McLaren boss Andrea Stella has raised safety concerns over the F1 2026 regulations and urged the FIA to act before the season opener
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McLaren urges FIA to amend F1 2026 regulations before season opener amid safety concerns

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella called on the FIA to review and amend the F1 2026 regulations before the season opener in Australia amid safety concerns regarding race start procedures. Andrea Stella raised the issue following the recent three-day Bahrain pre-season test, where teams conducted their first meaningful running with the new-gen 2026 cars in…

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F2 driver, Dürksen from Paraguay, spoke exclusively to Pit Debrief about his start in motorsport and the pride of carrying his nation's flag.
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“I hope this can be of inspiration for all the Paraguayan drivers”: Dürksen on his F1 dream

The F2 driver, Joshua Dürksen from Paraguay, spoke exclusively to Pit Debrief about his late start in motorsport and the pride of carrying his nation’s flag on the international stage Joshua Dürksen’s path to Formula 2 reads like no other drivers in the paddock. With just three years of go-karting experience, most of it on…

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2026 F1 start procedure could prove difficult
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Why F1 has a start procedure “recipe for disaster” in hands for 2026 — and McLaren’s demands for a fix

F1 could be heading for a “recipe for disaster” if it doesn’t make any changes around the race start procedures in 2026 – that’s the view from McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after the first Bahrain testing session, as he believes the all-new power units for the season are too complicated to get up and running…

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Antonelli tops 2026 F1 testing in Bahrain for Mercedes despite reliability issues, focusing on energy management and setup before Melbourne
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Antonelli encouraged by progress despite disrupted 2026 F1 Testing in Bahrain

Kimi Antonelli endured a frustrating build-up to his second F1 campaign, as persistent reliability issues derailed much of his 2026 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Italian spent long spells confined to the Mercedes garage across the opening two days of testing, managing just over 30 laps while rivals gathered crucial data. It left his programme…

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