Born today in 1986: Kamui Kobayashi, the last Japanese driver to reach the podium in a grand prix.
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@racefans.netBorn today in 1986: Kamui Kobayashi, the last Japanese driver to reach the podium in a grand prix.
@racefans.netUPDATED: Sainz penalised, Antonelli, Russell, Leclerc and Bortoleto avoid grid drops for qualifying incidents
@racefans.netUpdated Spanish Grand Prix grid after Sainz's penalty: www.racefans.net/2026/09/12/2...
@racefans.netSainz has been given a three-place grid drop for impeding Bottas.
@racefans.netThe second Formula 3 race at the Madring has been red-flagged after a crash blocked the track approaching turn seven on the first lap.
@racefans.net2026 Spanish Grand Prix grid
Lando Norris has taken provisional pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialHell of a catch by Colapinto in Monumental.
@racefans.netHaas confirm Oliver Bearman will not participate in qualifying as they haven't been able to complete repairs to his car following his heavy crash at turn 11 at the end of final practice.
@racefans.netNo indication (yet) from race control that Hamilton is under investigation for driving a car in an unsafe condition after his crash in practice, despite Ferrari's repeated orders for him to stop:
@racefans.netUPDATE: Antonelli quickest in final practice after Hamilton and Bearman crash
@racefans.netLewis Hamilton may be at risk of a penalty after trying to drive his car back to the pits with a damaged front wing.
Earlier this year he said: "Every opportunity that I give those stewards, every single time they give me a penalty."
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialIt is 1:22pm local time at the Madring. F1 third practice was due to finish at 1:30pm but still has 15 minutes left to run.
The Formula 2 sprint race was due to start at 2:15pm.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialThe session has been stopped for 25 minutes, so on a 5.414 kilometre circuit Hamilton could have safely driven back into the pits at 13kph.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialRace control: "Session will be temporarily stopped."
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialStill, it's batter than the sprint race at Zandvoort.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialSuch a long delay caused by such a nothing incident.
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialHamilton needed a touch of Senna at Suzuka in 1989 there, find some way to rip the front wing off completely so he could bring the car back in.
@jonchalk.bsky.socialMadring looks like something Formula E gave up using 2 years ago 🙄
@keithcollantine.bsky.socialGiven how long the pit lane is they should let each car have its own pit box, like they do in IndyCar, so teams don't have to 'stack' their cars if both need to change tyres at once.
@racefans.netFernando Alonso said he didn't intend to make some of his overtakes in the Italian Grand Prix but had to because of the differences in energy deployment between cars: