2026 Motorsports Season

[Ohtobbad]

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

 

[Ohtobbad]

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)

 

[Ohtobbad]

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

 

[Ohtobbad]

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

 

[AC Bill]

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.

 

[Mcdavis]

Yeah it was a bit of a snooze.