Key Highlights: Kimi Antonelli captured pole position at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) with a lap time of 1:34.035, securing his first pole since Spa. Mercedes teammate George Russell qualified sixth after two untidy laps during the final Q3 shootout. Both Mercedes drivers progressed through Q1 on medium tyres, saving a new set of ...
Key Highlights Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton start fourth and fifth for Ferrari at the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Leclerc confirmed Ferrari has not implemented specific team orders for Turn 1, stating both drivers know “the line not to cross”. The precautions follow previous on-track tension this season, notably their ...
Key Highlights: Kimi Antonelli faces a decisive title match point at the United States Grand Prix, needing an outright race victory to secure his first World Championship in Austin. Max Verstappen is on the hunt for a hat-trick at the Circuit of The Americas, while Ferrari poses a serious competitive threat at the front of ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver George Russell qualified sixth for the United States Grand Prix and urged Formula 1 to reconsider the extremely low and stiff vehicle setups following widespread complaints about bumps at the Circuit of the Americas. Russell backed criticism voiced by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, while Circuit of the ...
Key Highlights: Alpine issued an official statement backing driver Franco Colapinto following on-air remarks made by Jeremy Clarkson during the United States Grand Prix. Clarkson joked on Sky Sports F1 that Colapinto had received a grid penalty “for being Argentinian,” pointing back to his contentious 2014 Top Gear filming trip to Patagonia. Colapinto’s actual penalty ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen expressed bewilderment after losing out on pole position for the United States Grand Prix to Driversâ Championship leader Kimi Antonelli. Verstappen recorded a 1:34.214 in Q3 but suffered from handling instability and changing wind conditions that prevented late improvements. Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar rallied from a difficult practice session to ...
Key Highlights Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli captured pole position for the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, his first pole since July’s Belgian Grand Prix. Antonelli credited Mercedes’ relentless efforts to optimize their challenging Malaysia upgrade package, supported by a newly introduced front wing in Austin. The qualifying result creates ...
Key Highlights Ferrari struggled to convert its dominant practice pace into qualifying results at the United States Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc placing fourth and Lewis Hamilton fifth. Leclerc pointed to falling track temperatures and the Ferrari chassis’ inability to adequately warm up tires on out-laps as the key culprit behind their Q3 plateau. Hamilton ...
Key Highlights: George Russell qualified in sixth position for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, trailing his pole-sitting teammate Kimi Antonelli by 0.441 seconds. Russell struggled through the final sector during Q3, pointing to an initial slide at Turn 12 that triggered a detrimental snowball effect on tire performance. Fluctuating cloud cover and shifting ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the United States Grand Prix with a decisive lap time of 1m 34.035s. Team Principal Toto Wolff admitted surprise at the result, calling it a “miracle lap” that exceeded pre-session expectations. Teammate George Russell finished four-tenths behind in sixth, emphasizing the car’s current setup and ...
Key Highlights: Isack Hadjar qualified third for the United States Grand Prix, just 0.036 seconds behind Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen and 0.215 seconds off polesitter Kimi Antonelli. Hadjar bounced back from early practice struggles and track-limit deletions after extensive set-up changes unlocked performance in his Red Bull car. With Verstappen starting second and Hadjar ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli captured pole position for the United States Grand Prix with an unbeatable lap of 1m 34.035s, his seventh pole of the 2026 season. The 20-year-old Italian can mathematically clinch his first Drivers’ World Championship this weekend if he wins the race, provided George Russell finishes ninth or lower and ...