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A sombre Nürburgring Sunday began with the paddock

A sombre Nürburgring Sunday began with the paddock paying tribute to Juha Miettinen, with Max Verstappen running a black ribbon on his GT3. On track, he did the usual: turned pace into position, hauling the #3 he shares with Lucas Auer from fifth to first early on. Then the race pivoted on one number. A broken front splitter turned a routine stop into a 28-minute garage delay, dropping them to 87th and flipping a win bid into pure damage limitation. Auer recovered to 39th, but in endurance racing that kind of loss is effectively a reset — useful learning for next month’s Nürburgring 24 Hours, even if the frustration is obvious.

In the wider F1 backdrop, McLaren continued to signal growing pull, with Andrea Stella calling GianPiero Lambiase’s planned move (no later than 2027) “icing on the cake.” Pato O’Ward admitted F1 is no longer his goal, citing reduced appeal in the 2026 direction, while Martin Brundle warned Aston Martin’s 2026 looks short on speed and reliability, with a serious turnaround unlikely before 2027.

#Nurburgring #GT3 #MaxVerstappen #EnduranceRacing #Formula1 #McLaren

Oscar Piastri opened his 2026 account with a Suzuk

Oscar Piastri opened his 2026 account with a Suzuka podium, but he’s not pretending the new-era cars are already where they need to be. Ahead of another FIA/F1/teams review meeting, he’s joined the growing call for the 2026 package to become calmer and more predictable, especially when the powertrain doesn’t deliver what the driver expects.

Piastri admits the lighter, smaller cars can feel more agile and even nicer in low-speed corners, but dirty air is still wiping out those gains when you try to follow. The bigger concern is “spikes” in power delivery that can trigger unexpected moments — complexity is manageable, unpredictability is not. The message is pragmatic: keep the change, but smooth the sharp edges to protect racing and safety.

#F1 #OscarPiastri #Suzuka #McLaren #F12026 #MotorsportNews

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring 24H Qualifier went fr

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring 24H Qualifier went from controlled to chaotic in a hurry. Sharing the #3 Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Lucas Auer, Verstappen surged from P5 to the lead early and looked like a real contender before a sudden front splitter failure forced a 28-minute garage repair and destroyed the win bid. The day began with pre-race respects paid to Juha Miettinen, who died after a crash at the circuit on Saturday.

Back on track, the car rejoined in 87th and Auer hauled it back to 39th overall — solid damage limitation after a brutal setback. Verstappen said the splitter broke without any contact, leaving the team with an investigation ahead, but he still took positives: the pace felt strong, traffic was intense but manageable, and it was valuable prep for the 24 Hours. One missing piece remains before May: he still hasn’t driven the Nordschleife in the dark.

#Nurburgring #N24 #GT3 #MaxVerstappen #EnduranceRacing #MotorsportNews

Max Verstappen looked set to deliver another Nürbu

Max Verstappen looked set to deliver another Nürburgring GT3 statement on Sunday, sharing the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Lucas Auer. From fifth on the grid, Verstappen was up to fourth in the opening corners, hit the front before the half-hour mark, and controlled the stint with smart traffic management and a lead that grew to 32 seconds heading toward the driver change.

Then it all collapsed in the pitlane. A front splitter defect forced the car into the garage and left it stationary for 28 minutes, dropping the entry to 87th. Auer fought back hard to salvage 39th, 6:49.280 behind the winners as the Audi R8 trio of Ben Green, Christopher Haase and Alexander Sims took victory ahead of the Red Bull Lamborghini. The day also carried a sombre note, with the race preceded by a minute’s silence for Juha Miettinen following Saturday’s fatal crash.

#Nurburgring #GT3 #MaxVerstappen #EnduranceRacing #Motorsport #MercedesAMGGT3

Jean Alesi has heard the springtime hype before, b

Jean Alesi has heard the springtime hype before, but three grands prix and the first Sprint of 2026 have him calling this one different: Ferrari has started the year with a “real” car, credible enough to belong in the title conversation. Second in the constructors’ standings on 90 points, with three podiums split between Charles Leclerc (two) and Lewis Hamilton (his first in red, in China), the early rhythm looks sharper and more purposeful than recent seasons.

The problem is Mercedes has barely noticed. Three wins plus the China Sprint, and a 45-point lead, underlines how far the W17 is setting the pace. Ferrari may be stronger off the line and able to pressure early, but once Mercedes has clean air and a one-second buffer, the gap opens. Alesi defends Hamilton amid early noise, hails Leclerc as a top-tier talent, and points to post-Miami engine development allowances as a potential lifeline. Ferrari feels real again; now it has to develop fast enough to make Mercedes feel hunted, with Verstappen still looming in the background.

#F1 #Ferrari #Mercedes #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc #JeanAlesi

Monaco is turning racing history into theatre agai

Monaco is turning racing history into theatre again: next weekend RM Sotheby’s auctions a tranche of Juan Manuel Fangio’s personal possessions, offered by his family as part of a broader sale on Saturday, April 25. Instead of a single headline chassis, the spotlight is on the everyday artefacts that outlived the myth-making—his 1955 Argentinian passport, Rotary Club badges, a personal tool kit, racing trousers, and trophies including a 1957 Sebring 12 Hours winner’s cup.

The top Fangio estimate is a watch, not silverware: an Omega Trésor gifted for winning the first Venezuelan GP in sports cars in 1955 (€12,000–€22,000), said to have been worn until his death and backed by family authenticity—also seen when Fangio handed Ayrton Senna the trophy at Brazil ’93. Around it, the catalogue still leans into Monaco’s gravity: a Ferrari 312 T3, a spare Ferrari 642 chassis, a Jordan show car, a Fittipaldi F6/A, and Senna’s early-story Toleman TG183B tipped at €2.8m–€3.8m. A small museum, briefly turned inside out.

#F1 #Monaco #Fangio #AyrtonSenna #RMSothebys #MotorsportHistory

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Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring programme stepped up

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring programme stepped up on Sunday as he returned to the Nordschleife for the second NLS qualifying race, continuing preparations for the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a Red Bull-liveried Mercedes-AMG GT3.

But the weekend has been overshadowed by tragedy. Saturday night’s first qualifying race was abandoned after a seven-car crash near the Caracciola-Karussell, and organisers later confirmed BMW 325i driver Juha Miettinen, 66, died from the incident. Verstappen shared his condolences publicly, while Sunday’s race is set to run with a minute’s silence on the grid. More laps remain the goal, but the paddock has been left with a stark reminder of the Nordschleife’s unforgiving risk.

#Nurburgring #Nordschleife #NLS #MaxVerstappen #GT3 #MotorsportNews

Pato O’Ward isn’t playing the usual “F1 is the dre

Pato O’Ward isn’t playing the usual “F1 is the dream” script anymore. Still linked to McLaren as a reserve, the IndyCar star told FOX Deportes he has “zero desire” to chase a grand prix seat as the sport heads toward its 2026 rules reset, calling the new direction “artificial” and arguing he wanted F1 for the cars, not the fame.

His sharpest shot was aimed at switch-and-boost racing: “It’s not Mario Kart; we’re racing here.” While O’Ward says IndyCar is the purest place to race right now, Colton Herta is taking the opposite path, grinding through F2 and F1 reserve duties as he works toward a super licence. Two top talents, two very different verdicts on where the sport is headed.

#F1 #IndyCar #PatoOWard #McLaren #2026F1 #MotorsportNews

Max Verstappen looked set to start the Nürburgring

Max Verstappen looked set to start the Nürburgring 24 Hours weekend from the front after running provisionally fastest in qualifying, but a late pit stop left him watching as others improved in the final minutes. As the timing screens lit up, he slid from P1 to P3, then out of the top 10, ending up 32nd alongside Lucas Auer with an 8:58.834. Aston Martin’s Christian Krognes claimed pole with an 8:18.515, underlining how much the Nordschleife rewards the right lap in the right window.

The weekend has been overshadowed by tragedy: Saturday night’s first four-hour qualifier race was cancelled after a seven-car crash that claimed the life of BMW driver Juha Miettinen. Verstappen posted condolences, calling it a stark reminder of the dangers of racing. The second qualifier race remains scheduled for 13:00 local time, with more to follow on Top Qualifying.

#Nurburgring24 #Nordschleife #MaxVerstappen #GT3 #EnduranceRacing #MotorsportNews

Max Verstappen returned to the Nürburgring Nordsch

Max Verstappen returned to the Nürburgring Nordschleife on Sunday morning, driving a Red Bull-branded Mercedes-AMG GT3 as the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers resumed after Saturday’s fatal multi-car crash. The opening qualifying race was abandoned following an early incident involving seven cars that claimed the life of 66-year-old Juha Miettinen; the other drivers were taken for checks and organisers said none were in life-threatening condition.

With the cause of the collision not yet detailed, Sunday’s running carried a subdued weight. At the ‘Green Hell’, the weekend shifted from shock to the controlled routine of racing on, a reminder of the Nordschleife’s unforgiving margins and the grim resilience endurance racing demands.

#Nurburgring #Nordschleife #ADAC24h #GT3 #MaxVerstappen #MotorsportNews

Logan Sargeant is back in a paddock, but he’s left

Logan Sargeant is back in a paddock, but he’s left the F1 fishbowl behind. Nearly two years after Williams ended his stint mid-2024, he’s drawn a clean line under the weekly judgement cycle that came with it, saying he doesn’t care what the outside world thinks. After stepping away to recover from the emotional and physical grind, he’s returned on a timeline that actually suits him.

Now the focus is endurance racing: a season with Proton Competition in the Ford Mustang GT3 EVO as he learns WEC’s rhythms, ahead of a bigger target. Sargeant has signed for Ford’s factory LMDh programme in the World Endurance Championship for 2027, with prototype testing set to begin as early as this year. The results so far are steady rather than splashy — Daytona, IMSA points, and honest admissions about adapting from downforce cars to GT3 — but the message is clear: this isn’t an audition for approval, it’s a reset on his own terms.

#WEC #IMSA #LoganSargeant #FordPerformance #EnduranceRacing #MotorsportNews

Aston Martin’s much-hyped 2026 “new era” has opene

Aston Martin’s much-hyped 2026 “new era” has opened with a grim reality: no points, a best finish of 17th, and a car that looks like it’s battling its own foundations as much as the grid. Martin Brundle has called the start a “nightmare” and believes meaningful progress may not arrive until 2027, pointing to a deficit that can be three or four seconds a lap and warning that the cost cap and relentless calendar make a rapid turnaround brutally difficult.

The most alarming detail isn’t just the pace, but the “uncomfortable vibrations” Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso have reported, understood to be linked to the Honda power unit integration with Aston’s chassis. Alonso is trying to keep the tone constructive, referencing McLaren’s 2023 rebound as a distant best-case path, but the wider picture suggests 2026 may become damage limitation: stabilise the platform, stop the bleeding, and make sure the next car isn’t born with the same flaws.

#F1 #AstonMartinF1 #FernandoAlonso #LanceStroll #HondaF1 #MartinBrundle

McLaren has landed one of F1’s most influential tr

McLaren has landed one of F1’s most influential trackside voices: Gianpiero Lambiase will leave Red Bull to join Woking as chief racing officer, arriving no later than 2028. This isn’t a vanity hire. It’s McLaren acknowledging how the front of modern F1 has outgrown the old model, with Andrea Stella creating top-level bandwidth to sharpen weekend execution across two cars, 24 races, sprints, and a larger workforce under the budget cap.

Lambiase’s move also deepens the sense of momentum around McLaren after back-to-back constructors’ titles and Lando Norris’ long-awaited drivers’ crown, while adding to the flow of senior Red Bull talent heading their way. Stella insists his own role isn’t changing and laughs off Ferrari chatter, but a hire of this calibre signals something bigger: McLaren is building resilience to protect performance from the quiet killer of champions, organisational fatigue.

#F1 #McLaren #GianpieroLambiase #RedBullRacing #AndreaStella #PaddockNews

A driver has died after a major seven-car crash du

A driver has died after a major seven-car crash during Saturday’s opening race of the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers on the Nordschleife. Officials confirmed Juha Miettinen was fatally injured while driving his BMW 325i, with the red flag shown a little over 30 minutes in as the field approached the Caracciola-Karussell. Rescue and recovery crews responded immediately, but Miettinen later died in the Medical Centre despite resuscitation attempts.

The other six drivers involved were taken for precautionary checks and are not believed to be in life-threatening condition. Saturday evening’s running will not resume, and a minute’s silence is planned ahead of Sunday’s race. The FIA also issued condolences following confirmation of Miettinen’s death. Max Verstappen’s planned participation had drawn attention to the weekend, but he had not yet taken over driving duties at the time of the stoppage.

#Nurburgring #Nordschleife #ADAC24h #NLS #MotorsportNews #RIP

NLS4, the first Nürburgring 24 Hours Qualifying ra

NLS4, the first Nürburgring 24 Hours Qualifying race of the weekend, was red-flagged just over 30 minutes in after a heavy multi-car accident blocked the track on the approach to the Caracciola-Karussell. The sudden stoppage left cars reportedly trapped behind the scene and forced to stop on circuit, underlining how quickly the Nordschleife can go from flowing to impassable.

Early images showed the scale of the crash, including onboard footage from the #992 Team Griesemann Porsche 911 GT3 that ended up perched on top of the barriers. Medical response was rapid with ambulances on track and a helicopter nearby, but there’s no confirmed update yet on those involved. With the clock still running during the red flag, the interruption cuts into vital prep time for teams — and for Max Verstappen, sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Lucas Auer. Verstappen hadn’t driven yet when the race was stopped, with Auer ninth at the moment the red flag was called.

#NLS #Nurburgring #Nordschleife #24hNurburgring #GT3 #Motorsport

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring programme just turned

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring programme just turned into proper endurance prep. Back on the Nordschleife in a Red Bull-liveried Mercedes-AMG GT3, he’s doubling up with two separate four-hour qualifier races this weekend as a full-pressure warm-up for next month’s Nürburgring 24 Hours.

He and Lucas Auer initially qualified sixth, but a three-place grid penalty for Auer after contact in Saturday morning qualifying drops them to ninth for Saturday evening’s race (17:30 local). In a four-hour Nordschleife run, it’s not disastrous — and it’s arguably the most realistic rehearsal you can get: overtaking in mixed traffic, managing risk, and finding rhythm when the race refuses to settle. With the Saudi F1 weekend off the calendar, Verstappen’s filled the gap with the hardest kind of laps available.

#Nurburgring #Nordschleife #GT3 #EnduranceRacing #MaxVerstappen #MotorsportNews

F1’s early 2026 races have looked futuristic, but

F1’s early 2026 races have looked futuristic, but too often they’ve been driven by energy spreadsheets rather than commitment behind the wheel. Drivers say the new 50/50 power split has left the cars “energy-starved”, forcing lift-and-coast, strange techniques to keep the battery alive, and corners that feel energy-limited instead of grip-limited.

Suzuka made the risk impossible to ignore when Oliver Bearman’s heavy crash followed a stark energy-state mismatch: one car boosted, the other depleted, creating abnormal closing speeds. After an unusually collaborative FIA-drivers meeting, attention turns to Monday’s vote with FOM, teams and engine makers on tweaks designed to bring back flat-out qualifying and reduce dangerous speed deltas. Options on the table include lowering total harvest and raising superclipping from 250kW to 350kW to cut the top-speed bleed and the lift-and-coast it creates. Drivers are optimistic, but the stakeholders with votes also have vested interests — and if safety demands it, the FIA can still force a fix before Miami.

#F1 #Formula1 #FIA #GPDA #Motorsport #F12026

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring return has taken a hi

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring return has taken a hit before the race has even started, with the Red Bull-branded Mercedes-AMG GT3 he shares with Lucas Auer handed a three-place grid penalty that drops them from P6 to P9.

The trigger came in a disrupted qualifying session that was split by a lengthy red flag. After running sixth on the road and never looking like pole contenders, contact involving Auer after the restart brought the stewards into play, and the penalty followed. In GT3, the entry is judged as one, and a single mistake can undo the work of both drivers. Now it’s damage limitation from the midfield, where clean air is scarce and the Nürburgring punishes time lost in traffic.

#Nurburgring #GT3 #MaxVerstappen #RedBullMotorsport #MercedesAMGGT3 #MotorsportNews

Three races into 2026 and Mercedes is perfect: Rus

Three races into 2026 and Mercedes is perfect: Russell won in Australia, Antonelli struck back in China and backed it up at Suzuka. Brackley is already 45 points clear in the Constructors’ fight, with Antonelli nine ahead of Russell in the Drivers’ standings — and the nearest non-Mercedes chaser already almost a win behind.

That dominance shifts the real pressure inside the garage. Antonelli insists the dynamic with Russell is “very strong”, even as he makes it clear he’s in this to win titles, not to play understudy. Mercedes knows how quickly a runaway season can turn political, and Suzuka underlined how fine the margins are when your main rival shares your pit wall. With Miami next after a long break that could bring upgrades and rule tweaks, the bigger test may not be pace — it’s whether both sides can keep it tidy when the small moments start to bite.

#F1 #Mercedes #GeorgeRussell #KimiAntonelli #F12026 #MotorsportNews

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