Lewis Hamilton identified Ferrari’s straight-line speed deficit as a key factor behind his P5 finish in qualifying at the 2026 F1 United States GP. Ferrari had looked strong throughout the weekend, topping all three Free Practice sessions. Hamilton improved consistently, moving from P6 in FP1 to P4 in FP2 before setting the fastest time in…
Ferrari enjoyed a good start to the 2026 F1 United States GP weekend, with Charles Leclerc topping the time chart in both FP1 and FP2. The Monegasque driver clocked the fastest lap on Friday, setting a 1:35.291 at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in FP2. On the other side of the garage, Lewis Hamilton…
It was an encouraging first day at the 2026 F1 United States GP for Mercedes, with both Kimi Antonelli and George Russell finishing within the top five in both FP1 and FP2. In FP1, Antonelli had finished the session in P5 but was able to improve to P2 in FP2. He ended the day with…
Red Bull Racing-backed Campos Racing driver Alisha Palmowski strengthened her lead in the 2026 F1 Academy Drivers’ Championship with victory in the Opening Race at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA). The championship leader overcame an early challenge from Mercedes-supported PREMA Racing driver Payton Westcott and two Safety Car interruptions to secure the win, crossing…
The Opening Race at round 5 of the 2026 F1 Academy season has been completed at the United States GP, view the full results here. Championship leader Alisha Palmowski started on pole position as she looked to put herself within striking range of sealing the title later in the weekend. Payton Westcott joined the Brit…
FP1 at the 2026 F1 United States GP at COTA has been completed, view the full session report here. Down at Cadillac, Colton Herta stepped in for Sergio Pérez as part of mandatory FP1 running. The FIA confirmed before the action started that some testing would take place regarding a low-power engine mode at the…
Free Practice for round 5 of the 2026 F1 Academy season at the United States GP in Austin has been completed, view the full report here. For this weekend, the 17 regular drivers were joined by Wild Card Alexia Danielsson of Sweden. As always, the one-off entrant joins Rachel Robertson and Ava Dobson at Hitech….
Free Practice for round 5 of the 2026 F1 Academy season at the United States GP in Austin has been completed, view the full results here. For this weekend, the 17 regular drivers were joined by Wild Card Alexia Danielsson of Sweden. As always, the one-off entrant joins Rachel Robertson and Ava Dobson at Hitech….
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 23-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Genesis Magma Racing left the 2026 Lone Star Le Mans with renewed confidence after the #17 GMR-001 claimed seventh at the Circuit of The America (COTA)s, delivering the Korean manufacturer’s best FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) result to date. The result capped one of Genesis’ strongest weekends since entering Hypercar competition, with the GMR-001 showing…
