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Madrid had 9 overtakes in 57 laps. We checked every one.
The first Madring race produced 9 on-track passes, the fewest of 2026 outside Monaco. Two came from Verstappen running off, three were on cars that retired soon afterwards. Every pass explained, the trains that never broke, and what changes for 2027.
Singapore GP 2026 preview: the first Marina Bay sprint and a pole forecast
Singapore hosts its first sprint on 9 to 11 October, the last sprint of 2026. Session times in Singapore time, our 1:31.8 to 1:32.1 pole forecast, the last three races and what the 2025 radio tells you to listen for.
Bahrain GP at Sepang preview: session times and a pole forecast from 2017
The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix runs at Sepang in Malaysia on 4 October, as a day race. Session times in Malaysian time, and our forecast of a 1:31.6 pole from how 2026 cars compare with 2017 at unchanged circuits.
Azerbaijan GP preview: Baku's 2026 pole could be slower than its lap record
We forecast the 2026 Baku pole at 1:43.9 to 1:44.5, slower than the race lap record Leclerc set in 2019. Session times for the first Saturday race in Baku, the last three winners and what to watch.
Spanish GP team radio: Norris says McLaren should have won
Norris said McLaren deserved to win "quite easily", Hamilton lost his brakes on lap 6, Russell asked why Mercedes were not trying to win, and Ferrari kept Leclerc out hoping something would happen. Every radio message from the first Madrid race.
Spanish GP Results: Antonelli Wins the First Madring Race
Kimi Antonelli won the first Grand Prix at the Madring by 4.351 seconds from Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, after a Virtual Safety Car stop and 32 laps chasing Charles Leclerc. Full results, penalties and retirements.
Spanish GP Qualifying: Norris Takes the First Madring Pole by 0.011s
Norris beat Antonelli to the first Madring pole by 11 thousandths. We predicted the pole time from Friday practice and missed by 0.014 seconds. Full results, grid penalty and the radio.
What does box box mean in F1? We counted every pit call in 37,359 radio messages
Everyone knows the phrase as box box box. The radio says otherwise: nearly three quarters of real pit calls say the word exactly once, and the busiest session for pit calls is not the race.
Ferrari SF-26: The 2026 Car, and What It Has Actually Done
Red and white, pushrod at both ends, and no pole positions in thirteen rounds. But Hamilton is out-qualifying Verstappen 10-3, which is the number nobody expected.
Mercedes W17: The 2026 Car, and What It Actually Does
The W17 is smaller, narrower and lighter than the car before it, and it has taken ten of the first thirteen poles. We measured where its advantage actually comes from.
F1 Telemetry Explained: What the Data Actually Shows
Speed, throttle, brake and gear traces from a real F1 car, what each channel tells you, and the four traps that make most telemetry comparisons wrong.
How Many Laps Is an F1 Race? Every 2026 Circuit
Monaco has the most laps of any race and the shortest distance. Spa has the fewest laps and one of the longest. One rule explains both, and here is every 2026 round.