Fighting Antonelli with straight-line speed deficit “impossible” – Russell – RaceFans

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Russell ‚infuriated‘ by straight-line concern that leaves him ‚powerless‘ (BBC)

“You are watching (the show) in your steering wheel, simply shedding pace once you’re full fuel within the straight. You’re feeling powerless. So, we do not know what is going on on. I do not suppose it is the ability unit, to be trustworthy. However there’s one thing slowing us down within the straights. And the workforce are actually, actually on it now to try to clear up it. Battling in opposition to Kimi could be very powerful in a good battle. Once we are on this scenario, it is unimaginable.“

Basis for Saturday (Audi)

Nico Hulkenberg: “We had gearbox points from fairly early within the session, with the shifts not working correctly, after which proper after Q2 the workforce advised me to cease the automotive on monitor due to a hydraulic downside. It is disappointing as a result of there are undoubtedly some encouraging indicators within the efficiency, however we have not had a clear run on my aspect of the storage, with technical points holding us again. We’ll take it on the chin, work via it in a single day and check out once more tomorrow.“

Qualifying Recap (Haas)

‚Ayao Komatsu: “On the flipside, Esteban (Ocon) wasn’t pleased with the automotive right this moment. He was pleased with the automotive in second apply, so we don’t but perceive why that has occurred, and you may see how far-off he was. Though there was a problem with deployment in qualifying as nicely, so the delta is greater than it ought to’ve been, even with out that, he wouldn’t have matched Ollie (Bearman)’s time right this moment as a result of he’s not pleased with the automotive. That wasn’t the case yesterday, so we have to look into that.“

SPRINT RACE: Duerksen withstands the strain to win (Formulation 2)

‚Joshua Duerksen claimed victory of the Spa-Francorchamps Dash Race, holding off Martinius Stenshorne in a last-lap shootout to take his second win of the season. The Invicta Racing driver took the lead midway via the race, earlier than managing a late Security Automobile restart nicely to return out on high forward of Stenshorne and DAMS‘ Dino Beganovic.‘

SPRINT RACE: Nakamura earns maiden F3 win after title rivals Ugochukwu and Slater collide (Formulation 3)

‚Jin Nakamura claimed his maiden win within the championship and Hitech’s first of the 2026 marketing campaign, profitable the Spa-Francorchamps Dash Race. The Japanese driver began from the second row however made an awesome begin to take P2, earlier than happening to make one ultimate move en path to the highest step. Rodin Motorsport teammates Brando Badoer and Pedro Clerot accomplished the rostrum in second and third.‘

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