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Valtteri Bottas’ return to F1 at the 2026 Australian GP delivered a tactical masterclass before technical gremlins took over. While the veteran driver showed immediate sharpness off the F1 grid on Sunday afternoon, his race ended in a methodical breakdown of mechanical failures near the pit entry. Aggressive start and tyre management Valtteri Bottas launched…
Kimi Antonelli put his Mercedes colleagues in a bit of a pickle by crashing out of FP3 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, but team boss Toto Wolff lauded both his young driver and his mechanics for the result at the end of the weekend. The Italian in his sophomore campaign binned his W17 coming…
With safety issues becoming a major talking point in F1 yet again following the 2026 Australian GP, Andrea Stella shared his concerns over the race starts, the massive speed differentials between cars, and overtaking. Meanwhile, drivers Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly were vocal about the perils of the straight-line mode on Lap 1 and while…
Ahead of the F1 Australian GP in Melbourne, Williams team principal James Vowles noted that the team knows how to improve its current package, while admitting it will take time to implement the necessary changes during the 2026 F1 season. Williams had a rough start to the season, missing out on the 2026 F1 Barcelona…
Pierre Gasly delivered an impressive drive at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, hauling his Alpine from 14th on the grid to tenth at the flag. The team bagged their first championship point under the new regulations. Gasly’s weekend had already been complicated before the lights went out. Alpine admitted that qualifying did not go to…
IndyCar cult hero Conor Daly returns for the 2026 Indy 500 with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing backed by Kingspan. The 34-year-old will race with the No. 23 DRR Kingspan Chevrolet car. He will be alongside DRR teammate and fellow IndyCar commentator/pundit Jack Harvey. Daly on racing back at IMS Daly returns to IndyCar to compete…
Esteban Ocon had flashbacks of problems he faced in 2025, after finishing out of points in the 2026 F1 Australian GP despite a promising start. While his Haas teammate Ollie Bearman could extract points in the F1 Australian GP, Ocon had a disappointing end out of points after a promising start. He feels he was…
Sergio Pérez completed his first race with Cadillac in Melbourne for the 2026 F1 season opener at the Australian GP. While struggles for the them made it a tricky weekend, he is still satisfied with the team’s overall debut performance, even if only one car crossed the finish line. Sergio Pérez on Cadillac’s debut performance…
Hitech driver Deagen Fairclough delivered a remarkable performance on the opening day of 2026 GB3 Championship pre-season testing at Snetterton, smashing the circuit lap record in the upgraded Tatuus MSV GB3-025. The British driver, who recently claimed the prestigious Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award, posted a stunning lap time of…
Tony D’Alberto and Adrian Deitz will once again join forces in the 2026 GT World Challenge Australia (GTWC) powered by AWS this year, with the experienced duo returning to Wall Racing for another campaign in the Lamborghini Huracán GT3. The pair share a long-standing partnership that stretches across multiple national and international championships, most recently…
