2026 Motorsports Season

F-1 Back in North America,
this weekend, Texas, COTA
practice now and after supper,
I think 5:45 pm Atlantic time.

For those interested TSN normally carries it, I have Amazon stick normal watch Sky sports coverage
UK folks take this serious

Cota Qualifying results.

1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
3. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
6. George Russell (Mercedes)
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
8. Lando Norris (McLaren)
9. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
11. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
13. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
14. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
15. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
16. Ollie Bearman (Haas)
17. Esteban Ocon (Haas)
18. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
19. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
20. Alex Albon (Williams)
21. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
22. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

Race results

1 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 56 laps
2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +13.078s
3 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +17.485s
4 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +18.515s
5 Lando Norris (McLaren) +30.521s
6 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +34.373s
7 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +52.674s
8 George Russell (Mercedes) +54.303s
9 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +79.183s
10 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +87.516s
11 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +94.945s
12 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1 lap
13 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1 lap
14 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1 lap
15 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1 lap
16 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +1 lap
17 Alex Albon (Williams) +1 lap
18 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +1 lap
19 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +1 lap
20 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) DNF
21 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) DNF
22 Ollie Bearman (Haas) DNF

Mexico GP this weekend,
Kimi only need 3 point I think to win Drivers title,
so likely in the bag this weekend,
not a mtter of if, more when

I think it was mentioned that there is only 125 points still available in the remainder of the season, so Kimi only needs two more points to cinch it.
The only way for George or Hamilton to win, would be to win all of the sprint, and final races, and Kimi to not score a single point. Max Is no longer in contention.
I didn't find the Texas GP to be very exciting overall. The opening lap was probably the most exciting lap of the entire race. Bit of a snoozer after that, other than watching the various tire races strategy's for the teams, and a little mid pack drama, or when passing lapped cars. I wonder if the "track limit" issue that seemed so prevalent in qualifying may have reigned in the drivers a bit too much?

Mexico has generally been an entertaining race, but it too can become a follow the leader type event. It does give the female SKY Sports pundits an opportunity to add to their cloths closets. I noticed after the race there last year Jamie Chadwick was sporting some items at some of the races. A few years back she apparently did some cloths modelling for Vogue Mexico magazine.

Yeah it was a bit of a snooze.

• Ferrari's First pole since last year,
• Lewis Hamiltons first pole for Ferrari and record setting 105 poles.

• 1. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
• 2. George Russell (Mercedes)
• 3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
• 4. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
• 5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
• 6. Lando Norris (McLaren)
• 7. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
• 8. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
• 9. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
• 10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
• 11. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
• 12. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
• 13. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
• 14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
• 15. Oliver Bearman (Haas)
• 16. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
• 17. Alex Albon (Williams)
• 18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
• 19. Ryo Hirakawa (Haas)
• 20. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
• 21. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
• 22. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

Another event fill race,
Kimi wins World Championship,
Max wins another race,
Ferrari, has more drama


1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 71 laps
2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.799s
3 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +4.006s
4 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +10.707s
5 Lando Norris (McLaren) +11.778s
6 George Russell (Mercedes) +12.263s
7 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +20.899s
8 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +22.041s
9 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +22.503s
10 Ryo Hirakawa (Haas) +25.373s
11 Alex Albon (Williams) +27.562
12 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +28.638s
13 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +29.475s
14 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +29.977s
15 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +30.204s
16 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +30.695s
17 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +51.483s
DNF Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
DNF Ollie Bearman (Haas)
DNF Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
DNF Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
DNF Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

Love to be a fly on the wall at Ferrari this week

Leclerc has a history of this with every partner he has had,
Ferrari has never dealt with it, so Don't think they will now either.

I don’t think he did much wrong.
Opening lap incident.
It was up to the FIA to give him the 10 second penalty.

Maybe, but he dive bombed his team mate, if had stayed in 2nd, very good chance it would have been a ferrari 1-2
No way he was goign to make it stick so why rish taking out team mate.
Hamilton had to swerve, then slid and Max passed him,
after 5 second Penalty, gave lead to Max.
and everyone agrees should have been 10 seconds..

Did this last race and Multi other times this year,