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The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Madring for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has backed the decision to pit George Russell twice in the Spanish Grand Prix.

Lando Norris’ chances of winning the Spanish Grand Prix were affected by the unfortunate timing of a Virtual Safety Car, with the McLaren driver ultimately settling for P3.

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari "did the right thing" with their strategy decisions during the Spanish Grand Prix, as the Monegasque driver was left out front for much of the race.

After a tense start to the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen finished on the podium behind Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.

George Russell believes he's "realistically not in the fight" for the Drivers' Championship after team mate Kimi Antonelli won his eighth Grand Prix of the season in Madrid.

Lando Norris will test McLaren's new MCL-HY hypercar at the Algarve International Circuit ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The test at the Portimao circuit is set to take place on Monday 14 September and will allow the Woking outfit to continue its development of the MCL-HY with feedback from the 2025 Formula 1 champion.
The McLaren MCL-HY is the machine that will compete in the FIA ...Keep reading

Formula 1's first visit to Madrid in 45 years went off to a smooth enough start off the track, but its inaugural race at the Madring left plenty to be desired.
Starting from a relatively blank sheet of paper, some of the awkward corner designs and the lack of proper straight lines made overtaking all but impossible.
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Lando Norris says he was "insanely unlucky" to lose what seemed like a certain win in the Spanish Grand Prix because of the timing of a virtual safety car.

Will the bitter penalty for Maro Engel after the collision with Kelvin van der Linde cost him the DTM title? The Winward Mercedes driver, who had started from pole position at the DTM race at Sachsenring on Sunday, was running sixth at the restart a few laps from the end, while DTM leader Thomas Preining was second.
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As if complaints about the track layout weren't enough, the first Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit provoked an unseemly spat between the two home heroes. Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz were all smiles before the race, but the cordiality lasted only until lap 14, when Alonso was attacking Sainz for 17th place. 
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Just minutes before the start of Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at WWT Raceway, USA Sports spoke with Brad Keselowski and Carson Hocevar.
Keselowski seemed to indicate that relation could still be on the table, but only if he has a poor day on track. "We'll get out there on the racetrack, and you know, cars fast, we'll try to take advantage of it, make the most we can of the day," said Keselowski ...Keep reading

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Spanish Grand Prix.

The Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix played out exactly as most drivers had feared. Max Verstappen said on Saturday that he could not see a single overtaking opportunity and added when speaking to the Dutch media, "Just give me the track map", to indicate that he would make numerous changes.
On Sunday, overtaking did indeed prove virtually impossible, making the mood in the paddock clear after the ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg claimed a second World Rally Championship victory of 2026 after winning a wild Rally Chile, as Toyota clinched a record-equalling 10th manufacturers’ title.
Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson delivered a mature display to lead through 15 of the 16 rough gravel stages to claim a first win since the Monte Carlo season opener in January.
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Two seconds - this was the margin between Lando Norris passing the Madring pit entry and the call for the virtual safety car that ended his victory hopes for the Spanish Grand Prix - one that Formula 1 race winner Kimi Antonelli ultimately accepted.
Norris had pulled out a 6.2s lead over Antonelli by the start of the 14th lap, and looked every bit in command at the front of the field once the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have praised Lando Norris after he shot down a request from an official not to drink Coca-Cola in the cooldown room after the Spanish Grand Prix.
The 2025 champion finished third in the inaugural race at the Madring circuit, having lost a comfortable lead due to an ill-timed virtual safety car. 
After starting from pole position, Norris had built a decent advantage over ...Keep reading

Lando Norris believes he "deserved" victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, as an ill-timed Virtual Safety Car left the McLaren driver only third at the chequered flag.

Kimi Antonelli has expressed his bittersweet feeling of beating McLaren’s Lando Norris to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.

For the fifth time in 2026, the most impressive race showing in your eyes came from the four-time World Champion.