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I have to go to the hairdresser. My hair fell in the last 15-20 laps. I couldn't see a lot. I put the hair in the right place after the safety car came out.
INDYCAR Updates Sunday Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Schedule INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 16, 2026) – INDYCAR has announced an updated schedule for PPG Presents Armed Forces Qualifying for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge after persistent rain forced the postponement of Day One of qualifications Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Beginning at noon ET Sunday, all 33 qualifiers will line up based on Friday’s qualifying draw and have one attempt to post a traditional four-lap qualifying speed and the opportunity to advance to subsequent qualifying rounds. SEE: Qualification Order Due to the time parameters needed Sunday for “knockout rounds,” initial qualifying runs will determine positions 13-33, with the fastest 12 qualifiers continuing directly to a Top 12 round at approximately 4:30 p.m. Under this abbreviated format – like in previous years – the order of Sunday’s Top 12 begins in reverse of qualifying speeds from the cars’ initial qualifying attempts (12, 11, 10, 9, etc). Each car will have one attempt. Those finishing seventh through 12th will fill out starting positions seven through 12 according to their time and speed. The fastest six will advance to the next round of “500” qualifying and the Firestone Fast Six to determine positions one through six. Fans will be able to salute advancing teams ahead of the Top 12 and Firestone Fast Six rounds during a mandatory cool-down period, which will include laps behind the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Pace Car. Traveling at 100 mph, the laps will allow air to flow through the air ducts to help cool the engines before the dramatic next round. The fastest in the Firestone Fast Six will claim the coveted NTT P1 Award and pole position for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” and the accompanying $100,000 prize. 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship points also will be awarded for those who advance to the Top 12 qualifying session. The Indy 500 pole winner will receive 12 points, the second fastes…
Vasseur: "One year ago, I went to the FIA, I raised the hand on the starting procedure to say, guys, it will be difficult. The reply was clear that we have to design the car fitting with the regulation and not to change the regulation fitting with the car."
Stella: “The discussion with HPP about having more information has been going on for weeks. Because even in testing, we were pretty much going on track, run the car, look at the data, ‘Oh, that’s what we have.’ Good, now we react to what we have. That’s not how you work in Formula 1.
Verstappen: "It's not that we are critical just to be critical, we are critical for a reason, we want it to be Formula 1, a proper Formula 1 on steroids. Today of course again that was not the case."
Norris: “It's a shame, it's very artificial, depending on what the power unit decides to do and randomly does at times. You just get overtaken by five cars, or you can just do nothing about it sometimes. There's nothing we can change about it, so there's no point saying any more. Not for me.”
Alonso: I don't have, again, a crystal ball to know exactly when problems will be fixed. So, yeah, we will go race by race and month by month. And let's see. Hopefully, we can see improvements in the short term. And that will help my decision as well for next year.
Honda know, we all know that we need improvements in all areas. We’re not a finger-pointing culture so I’m not going to sit here and say it’s because of this, because of that, it’s because of many things that we are in the position we’re in.
ENVE Composites to be the Primary Sponsor of Schumacher's INDYCAR Entry for St. Petersburg Opener and a Major Associate Sponsor for 2026. In the photo is Mick Schumacher. He is holding a bicycle in one hand. His #47 car is beside him.
Should the FIA increase the number of Sprint Races in a season to 12? Like for yes, repost for no.
Alex Dunne in a black and white Rodin Motorsport livery.
Fernando Alonso: "Now in turn 12 we are like 50 kph slower. Because we don't want to waste energy there and we want to have all on the straights. So to do turn 12 instead of 260 at 200, you can drive the car. The chef can drive the car in turn 12 at that speed"
“I want the best for my country. I mean I am the country’s brand ambassador. So I also have a job to do. Which is to represent Paraguay as good as I can,” he said. “And just to show people what they actually can find in Paraguay. And I just love it that I can do it through motorsport. Through what I love to do. And reaching of course the dream of Formula 1.” Joshua Dürksen on representing Paraguay and chasing his Formula 1 dream
Ella Lloyd's livery for the 2026 F1 Academy season.
A collage featuring all the liveries from the 2026 F1 grid.
A photo of Honda's 2026 F1 Power Unit.
Haas F1 Team has unveiled their 2026 livery, featuring a lot of white + some red and black.
Cadillac video of their filming day at Silverstone.
Sergio Pérez in the Cadillac at Silverstone today.
A graphic featuring Lando Norris. It says "Formula 1 2025 season champion Lando Norris"
Isack Hadjar gets promoted to Red Bull for the F1 2026 campaign.
A graphic featuring Leonardo Fornaroli. It says "Formula 2 2025 season champion, Leonardo Fornaroli"
“And as I told you it’s not easy. Because the budgets are really high. But as I told you it’s also a big plus to represent Paraguay. And to have this weight on my shoulders.”
Mick Schumacher "I believe that it's only possible to reach the top of the podium together, and that's precisely the culture that I saw very, very strongly when I did the test there. It's also one of the main reasons why I decided to drive here in IndyCar. And so, of course, we want to maintain this approach and make the most of the situations that we'll encounter next year. And make sure that we can enjoy the good moments together."
McLaren disqualified from Las Vegas GP.