Karishma Persad, Author at Pit Debrief

Josh Buchan ended Friday fastest at Hidden Valley after Team BRM and Renee Gracie topped prior GTWC Australia practice sessions.

2026 | GTWC Australia | Hidden Valley | Practice 1, Bronze Practice & Practice 2 | Buchan sets Friday benchmark as GTWC Australia debuts in Darwin

Karishma Persad3 minutes ago2 minutes ago05 mins

The fourth round of the 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Australia powered by AWS season began with three different leaders across Friday’s practice sessions at Hidden Valley Raceway. Alex Peroni and Mark Rosser edged a closely contested opening session for Team BRM before Renee Gracie led Bronze Practice for OnlyFans Racing. Josh Buchan and Cameron…

Freddie Slater says rookie experience and TRIDENT progress have sharpened his F3 Qualifying form before the 2026 Budapest race weekend.

Slater highlights adaptation behind 2026 Budapest F3 Qualifying success with TRIDENT

Karishma Persad3 hours ago4 hours ago06 mins

Freddie Slater believes his growing understanding of F3 machinery and work with TRIDENT has helped him establish greater consistency near the front during recent 2026 Qualifying sessions, including in Budapest. The TRIDENT rookie secured another top-three starting position at the Hungaroring after narrowly missing pole during a tightly contested session. The result continued an encouraging…

Mattia Colnaghi targets a 2026 Budapest podium after his best F3 Qualifying result, as MP Motorsport builds on its recent Spa progress.

Colnaghi builds on Spa momentum with strong 2026 Budapest F3 Qualifying

Karishma Persad4 hours ago5 hours ago06 mins

Mattia Colnaghi believes he can challenge for an F3 podium in Budapest after producing his strongest Qualifying performance of the 2026 season. The MP Motorsport driver placed himself near the front of the Feature Race grid during his first visit to the Hungaroring. His result continued the team’s recent improvement after he secured two fourth-place…

Rafael Câmara targets a strong 2026 Budapest F2 weekend after taking P2 in Qualifying, with tyre management and clean execution central.

Câmara targets clean 2026 Budapest F2 weekend after front-row Qualifying

Karishma Persad4 hours ago4 hours ago011 mins

Rafael Câmara intends to focus on clean execution and tyre management after securing second place in Qualifying for the 2026 Budapest F2 round. The Invicta Racing driver completed a 1:29.013 at the Hungaroring and finished 0.117 seconds behind ART Grand Prix polesitter Kush Maini. Teammate Joshua Dürksen qualified fourth, giving Invicta two cars inside the…

Tuukka Taponen celebrates his first F3 pole in Budapest as MP Motorsport's progress puts him in position to target victory Sunday.

Taponen credits MP Motorsport 2026 progress after maiden F3 pole in Budapest

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Tuukka Taponen celebrated MP Motorsport’s recent progress in 2026 after securing his maiden F3 pole position during Qualifying in Budapest. The Finnish driver produced a 1:33.411 on his final attempt to beat TRIDENT’s Freddie Slater to pole by 0.040 seconds. MP Motorsport teammate Mattia Colnaghi completed the top three, only 0.064s behind Taponen. The result…

Hiyu Yamakoshi loses 2026 Budapest F3 Qualifying times after a post-session breach but may still start both F3 races from the back row.

Yamakoshi disqualified from 2026 Budapest F3 Qualifying

Karishma Persad5 hours ago4 hours ago03 mins

The Stewards have disqualified Hiyu Yamakoshi from the 2026 Budapest F3 Qualifying results after Van Amersfoort Racing worked on his car following the end-of-race signal. Officials deleted every lap time recorded by Car 14 after determining that the team had breached the FIA Formula 3 Sporting Regulations and the FIA International Sporting Code. Yamakoshi originally…

Gabriele Minì, Free Practice, 2026 Budapest F2 Round, Hungarian GP

F2 | 2026 Hungarian GP | Free Practice | Beganovic leads Minì and Varrone in interrupted Free Practice

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Less than an hour after Freddie Slater topped F3 Free Practice, the 2026 Budapest F2 round began with a 45-minute session at the Hungaroring. Unlike the F3 field, the 22 F2 drivers quickly left the pit lane and began gathering data. Invicta Racing’s Joshua Dürksen led the field onto the circuit and established the first…

Nissan will provide Andretti with GEN4 Formula E powertrains from Season 13 under a multi-year technical and sporting partnership.

Nissan to supply Andretti with GEN4 Formula E powertrains from Season 13

Karishma Persad17 hours ago17 hours ago06 mins

Nissan will supply Andretti Formula E with powertrains from Season 13 as part of a new multi-year agreement covering the GEN4 era of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The partnership will place four Nissan-powered cars on the grid and bring together two of Formula E’s longest-standing competitors. Nissan will continue operating its factory…

Ugo Ugochukwu in Free Practice at the 2026 Budapest F3 Round at the Hungarian GP.

F3 | 2026 Hungarian GP | Free Practice | Slater fastest in interrupted Budapest session

Karishma Persad18 hours ago18 hours ago04 mins

The 2026 Budapest F3 Round began with a 45-minute Free Practice session at the Hungaroring. However, the field initially showed little urgency to leave the pit lane. Twenty-nine of the 30 drivers remained in their garages during the opening minutes, leaving Hitech TGR’s Woohyun Shin alone on the circuit. Shin took advantage of the clear…

GTWC Australia makes its Hidden Valley debut as Leitch and Pires lead a tight 13-car title fight through Darwin's heat in Round 4.

2026 | GTWC Australia | Hidden Valley | Preview | Leitch and Pires lead ahead of historic Hidden Valley debut

Karishma Persad1 day ago1 day ago09 mins

The 2026 GT World Challenge (GTWC) Australia powered by AWS season continues this weekend as the championship visits Hidden Valley Raceway for the first time. Thirteen cars will tackle the Darwin circuit across two one-hour races during Round 4. The historic Northern Territory debut follows a dramatic Queensland Raceway weekend that produced another major change…