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PART ONE – George RUSSELL (Mercedes), Oliver BEARMAN (Haas), Pierre GASLY (Alpine) Q: George, we will start with you. Why don’t we throw it back, first of all, to last weekend in Austin, just to get some reflections? Toto said after the race that the upgrade package has a very narrow performance window. Just how tricky are you […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 29 October 1330hrs  1400hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine) Oliver Bearman (Haas) George Russell (Mercedes)  Sergio Pérez (Cadillac) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Alex Albon (Williams) Friday, 30 October  1430hrs Ayao Komatsu (Haas) Laurent Mekies (Red Bull) James Vowles (Williams)  Saturday, 31 October Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 01 November Post-Race First three finishing drivers  

DRIVERS1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) 2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle)  Q: Charles, great result for you, I mean, after the first pit stop, you just came alive. You had so much speed.Charles LECLERC: Yeah, I mean, it was quite a good race. Unfortunately, we came short of the victory, […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed his ninth victory of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship with a commanding performance at the United States Grand Prix, leading home Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen at the Circuit of The Americas. The Mercedes driver controlled the 56-lap race to win by 13.078 seconds, executing a successful one-stop strategy while […]

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in the final practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, leading Max Verstappen and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in a closely-matched hour at the Circuit of The Americas. Hamilton posted a fastest lap of 1:34.893 to finish 0.168 seconds clear of Verstappen, with Leclerc completing […]

DRIVERS1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by James Hinchcliffe) Q: Isack, great lap out there. It’s been a bit of a challenging weekend on your side of the garage, struggling to get the car balance the way you wanted it. Obviously, a big step up in qualifying. […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, beating Max Verstappen by 0.179s in a tight Qualifying session at the Circuit of The Americas. Isack Hadjar completed the top three for Red Bull, ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, while George Russell qualified sixth […]

Charles Leclerc topped the opening practice session for the 2026 United States Grand Prix, edging out Max Verstappen by 0.084s as Ferrari made an encouraging start to the weekend at Circuit of The Americas. Leclerc set a fastest lap of 1:36.052 to finish ahead of the Red Bull driver, with championship leader Lando Norris third […]

Q: Welcome Adrian, perhaps we could start with you, please. Contrasting performances for the team at the last couple of races: a great race at Sepang was followed by a more frustrating weekend in Singapore. How do you reflect on those two weekends?Adrian NEWEY: Yeah, Singapore was certainly not one of our finest. We never really […]

Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari in Free Practice 2 at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, edging Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by just 0.042s, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third as the leading trio finished within 0.189s of one another. Leclerc clocked a fastest lap of 1:35.291 at the Circuit of […]

PART ONE – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull), Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren), Carlos SAINZ (Williams) Q: Carlos, why don’t we start with you? You have an excellent record here at COTA, including that Sprint podium last year for Williams, of course. Can you give us your thoughts on the track and what kind of performance you’re expecting this weekend from […]