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Bedrin, Fairclough and Rehm reflect on confidence, frustration and opportunity after an intense Silverstone Qualifying at 2026 GB3 opener
Nikita Bedrin, Deagen Fairclough and Maxim Rehm emerged as the standout performers following an intense opening Qualifying session of the 2026 GB3 season at the Silverstone Circuit. Building on strong pace shown in testing, Bedrin converted momentum into a dominant double pole position. Meanwhile, Fairclough and Rehm positioned themselves as immediate challengers, setting up an…
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2026 | GB3 | Silverstone | Qualifying | Bedrin secures double pole; Rodin trio shines
Nikita Bedrin made an emphatic start to the 2026 GB3 season by claiming double pole position during Round 1 Qualifying at the Silverstone Circuit. The VRD Racing driver combined precision and pace across both sessions, first edging a closely fought opening segment before delivering a commanding improvement in the second. As a result, Bedrin not…
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Wolff dismisses claims expectations are higher for Antonelli now that he leads F1 Drivers’ Championship
As the Formula 1 circus heads into Round 4 of the 2026 season held at the F1 Miami Grand Prix, all eyes are set to be on Kimi Antonelli. The Mercedes driver has become the youngest driver in history to lead the World Drivers’ Championship which of course comes with its own set of pressures…
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Hilton, Green and O’Grady reflect on 2026 GB4 Qualifying at Silverstone after strong performances
The 2026 GB4 Championship opened its competitive account at the Silverstone Circuit with a tightly contested Qualifying session, where Luke Hilton, Fred Green and Alex O’Grady emerged as the quickest trio on the road. Hilton initially delivered a standout performance for Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing, securing both provisional poles across the session. However, post-session stewarding…
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DTM | 2026 Red Bull Ring | Race 1 | Preining claims home victory
It was finally time for the long-awaited opening race of the 2026 DTM season at the Red Bull Ring, and Maro Engel led the field to the green flag after securing pole position in a tightly contested Qualifying 1 session. Thomas Preining and Ben Dörr lined up as immediate challengers, while BMW struggled for pace…
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Green promoted to double pole at 2026 GB4 Silverstone opener after Hilton disqualified
Following the conclusion of Qualifying at the Silverstone Circuit, Clerk of the Course decisions have significantly reshaped the 2026 GB4 Championship starting grids. Luke Hilton and Franciszek Cegielski have both been disqualified from the results after being found to have failed to slow sufficiently when passing multiple yellow flag zones during Qualifying. As a result,…
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2026 | GB4 | Silverstone | Qualifying | Hilton claims double pole
Luke Hilton produced a standout performance in GB4 Qualifying at the Silverstone Circuit, securing both pole positions for the opening weekend of the 2026 season. The Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing driver set the pace in both runs, first posting a 2m00.560s to top the Race 1 grid before improving to 2m00.629s on his second-best effort…
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2026 | FREC | Spielberg | Race 1 | Nakamura-Berta takes the first race victory of the 2026 FREC season
After a back and forth battle with Rashid Al Dhaheri, Kean Nakamura-Berta took the Race 1 victory in the 2026 FREC Championship in Spielberg. In Friday’s Qualifying 1 session of the Formula Regional European Championship, Nakamura-Berta secured the first pole position of the 2026 season, topping both qualifying groups with a benchmark lap of 1:25.765….
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DTM | 2026 Red Bull Ring | Qualifying 1 | Engel takes first pole of the season
After a disrupted and at times chaotic build-up to the DTM 2026 opener at the Red Bull Ring, teams entered Qualifying 1 with limited preparation and plenty of uncertainty. Schedule issues and interruptions disrupted Friday’s running, while a delayed qualifying simulation left teams scrambling to gather meaningful data on the new tyre. Mercedes-AMG set the…
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Rob Marshall discusses team’s innovations within the 2026 F1 regulations
While the new 2026 F1 regulations have created a lot of controversy, Rob Marshall, Chief Technical Officer and Chief Designer at McLaren, still highlights some welcomed design innovations. Before the season started, the expectation was for cars to be quite similar. The rumours said there was very little room for creativity in car design within…