Pit Debrief

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Pit Debrief

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Karishma Persad

F1 Academy Qualifying at the 2026 Canadian GP saw 18 drivers battling for prime starting positions for the races on Saturday and Sunday.
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F1 Academy | 2026 Canadian GP | Qualifying | Palmowski secures pole after a dominant session

Karishma Persad04 mins

Alisha Palmowski entered F1 Academy Qualifying at the 2026 Canadian GP as the early favourite after topping Free Practice. The Red Bull Racing-backed driver had edged out Audi-backed Emma Felbermayr and TAG Heuer-backed Megan Bruce, while Gatorade-backed Lisa Billard, Mercedes-backed Payton Westcott, Ferrari-backed Alba Larsen, and Racing Bulls-backed Rafaela Ferreira had also shown strong pace….

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2026 F2 Canadian GP Qualifying was twice red-flagged as delays, tricky conditions and barrier hits shaped a tense fight for pole.
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2026 F2 Canadian GP | Qualifying results

Karishma Persad03 mins

F2 Qualifying at the 2026 Canadian GP started 28 minutes late after a prolonged F1 Free Practice session, leaving drivers with less margin before the afternoon’s F1 Sprint Qualifying. Alex Dunne arrived as an early favourite after leading a Rodin Motorsport 1-2 in Practice, while teammate Martinius Stenshorne and Campos Racing’s Nikola Tsolov also looked…

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Alex Dunne led a Rodin Motorsport one-two in F2 Free Practice at the 2026 Canadian GP ahead of Qualifying.
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“I’m looking forward to Qualifying” — Dunne encouraged by Rodin one-two in F2 Free Practice at the 2026 Canadian GP

Karishma Persad05 mins

Alexander Dunne and Rodin Motorsport made a superb start to their 2026 Canadian GP weekend in Montreal after the Irish driver topped F2 Free Practice at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. With F2 visiting Canada for the first time following an exciting round in Miami, drivers immediately faced the demanding task of learning the fast and…

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Palmowski topped 2026 F1 Academy Free Practice in Montreal ahead of Felbermayr and Bruce in a tightly contested session.
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F1 Academy | 2026 Canadian GP | Free Practice | Palmowski leads competitive session as rookies show promise

Karishma Persad05 mins

After a wait of more than two months following the cancellation of the Jeddah Round in April, F1 Academy finally returned to action at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Ahead of the weekend’s three F1 Academy races at the 2026 Canadian GP, the first and only Free Practice session got underway with eighteen drivers, including Standard-Chartered-backed Wild…

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Five 2026 FREC drivers to watch after Spielberg, with Francot, Al Dhaheri, Nakamura-Berta, Wheldon and Ninovic starring.
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Five early FREC title contenders after the 2026 Red Bull Ring opener

Karishma Persad07 mins

The opening round of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) at Spielberg delivered everything expected from one of junior single-seater racing’s most competitive grids. Across Collective Testing, Qualifying and three chaotic races, several drivers immediately established themselves as early contenders. Reno Francot left the Red Bull Ring as the championship leader, while Rashid…

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Sebastian Wheldon topped 2026 FREC Zandvoort testing for MP Motorsport, edging Jules Roussel by 0.035s in Session 2.
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2026 | FREC | Zandvoort | Collective Tests | Sebastian Wheldon leads Zandvoort testing as FREC Round 2 begins

Karishma Persad05 mins

The second round of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) got underway at Zandvoort with two official collective test sessions, as all 30 drivers began preparations for the weekend at the Dutch venue. Across the day, the field completed 1,343 laps around the 4.259km circuit, with dry conditions and relatively cool track temperatures…

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Rui-Heng Yeh swept Euroformula Open Round 2 at Spa, taking pole and three wins to extend his championship lead.
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2026 | Euroformula Open | Spa-Francorchamps | Yeh completes Spa hat-trick as Motopark strengthens title control

Karishma Persad09 mins

Rui-Heng “Enzo” Yeh produced a commanding weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, winning all three Euroformula Open races and strengthening his grip on the 2026 championship. The Team Motopark driver arrived in Belgium as the early points leader after a strong opening round at Portimão. However, Spa presented a very different challenge, with changing weather, wet sessions, drying…

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Kiwi Motorsport claimed JFC wins and multiple F4 U.S. podiums during a strong but weather-affected Road America weekend.

Kiwi Motorsport shines at Road America despite weather disruption

Karishma Persad04 mins

Kiwi Motorsport produced another competitive weekend at Road America during the second event of the 2026 Formula Regional Americas Championship (FRAC), Formula 4 United States (F4 U.S.) Championship and Ligier Junior Formula Championship seasons. Although all three series originally planned to contest triple-header weekends, severe weather on Sunday forced officials to cancel the final races….

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Gastón Irazú claimed pole and two 2026 F4 U.S. wins at Road America, cutting into Caleb Campbell’s championship lead.
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2026 | F4 U.S. | Road America | Irazú dominates Road America with double victory

Karishma Persad06 mins

Gastón Irazú delivered a breakthrough weekend at Road America, claiming his first Formula 4 United States (F4 U.S.) Championship pole position before converting it into two dominant victories. After scoring two podiums at the NOLA Motorsports Park season opener, the Champagne Racing rookie arrived in Wisconsin searching for his first F4 U.S. win. By the…

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