Pit Debrief

Spread the love McLaren F1 Team Principal Andrea Stella left the 2026 Singapore GP with a realistic outlook. The papaya team banked solid points on Sunday at Marina Bay. However, the Italian knew the result owed as much to circumstances as to pace. A late-race charge had lifted both cars into the top five, but a missed podium chance and an unexplained slow puncture tempered the mood.

Spread the love Australian rising star George Proudford-Nalder will make his GB4 Championship debut with Douglas Motorsport during the 2026 GB4 Winter Series at Snetterton later this month. The 16-year-old from New South Wales joins the team following an impressive first full season in single-seater racing. He finished fourth in the 2026 British F4 Championship standings, securing three victories, two additional podiums and two pole positions throughout the campaign.

Spread the love Archie Bullard will remain with Fox Motorsport for the inaugural GB4 Winter Series in 2026, extending his relationship with the team following his rookie campaign in the championship. The 19-year-old from Cobham, Surrey, will compete in the four-race event at Snetterton on 24–25 October. Bullard will reunite with 2025 main-season team-mate Jasser Iskander and line up alongside rookie Rob Crawford, completing a three-car Fox Motorsport entry for the end-of-season event.

Spread the love The 2026 Formula Regional Japanese Championship (FRJC) season produced a title fight that remained uncertain until the final laps of the final race. Across 14 races at Suzuka Circuit, Mobility Resort Motegi, Sportsland SUGO and Fuji Speedway, Ryota Horachi, Yuzuki Miura and Kento Omiya repeatedly traded momentum before arriving at the finale separated by only 14 points.

Spread the love Ryota Horachi secured the 2026 Formula Regional Japanese Championship (FRJC) title at Fuji Speedway after a dramatic final round in which he won Race 13 before finishing just 0.162s behind Kento Omiya in the season-ending Race 14. The championship arrived at Fuji finely poised after Tokiya Suzuki swept the previous two races at the circuit. Yuzuki Miura held an 11.5-point advantage over Horachi, while Omiya sat another 2.5 points behind.

Spread the love ARC Bratislava and Mühlner Motorsport feature among the first teams confirmed for the 2027 Michelin 24H Kyalami, as preparations continue for CREVENTIC’s relocated headline endurance event. The 24-hour race will take place at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in South Africa from 8–10 January after organisers moved the traditional 24H Dubai to Kyalami amid continuing uncertainty in the Gulf region.

Spread the love Fred Vasseur launched a passionate but calm defence of Ferrari’s strategy after Lewis Hamilton decided to go a different route at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP. From P2 and P3 on the grid, the Italian team decided to split the tyre selection. Leclerc went off on softs, with Hamilton on mediums. Photo Credit: Francesca Anna Tantone | PitShots It quickly became clear the red sidewall tyre was superior.

Spread the love Taylor Barnard will join Fortescue Zero Racing for the 2026/27 FIA Formula E World Championship season, becoming the first confirmed driver for the new team ahead of Formula E’s GEN4 era. The British driver moves to the Australian operation after leaving DS PENSKE at the end of the 2025/26 campaign.

Spread the love CUPRA KIRO has unveiled its new GEN4 Formula E challenger at the Paris Motor Show as the American team prepares to target a further step forward during the 2026/27 FIA Formula E World Championship season. The launch marks the beginning of a new technical chapter for the team as Formula E introduces its most advanced generation of machinery to date.

Spread the love Doriane Pin set the fastest time of the 2026 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) Rookie Test at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, while Indy NXT racer Tymek Kucharczyk emerged as the quickest LMP2 newcomer during Sunday’s post-season running. The annual test took place one day after United Autosports secured the LMP2 championship with victory in the 2026 4 Hours of Portimão.