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Sainz cleared after FP3 investigation

Carlos Sainz will not face any action from the stewards over his near miss with Max Verstappen in FP3 for the Belgian Grand Prix, after being investigated for allegedly failing to slow under double-waved yellow flags. The stewards said Sainz had “reduced speed significantly and maintained a significantly reduced speed throughout the sector”, with the incident caused by Verstappen braking harder than Sainz expected; Sainz locked up while taking evasive action but did not overtake.

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Carlos Sainz escapes punishment after Max Verstappen incident

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Hamilton on 2026 cars and racing at narrower circuits

Lewis Hamilton says he does not agree with Oliver Bearman’s view that slower, narrower circuits will make Formula 1 racing more exciting under the 2026 rules, and insisted he prefers tracks like Spa-Francorchamps even if the cars struggle for power there. Hamilton said: "No, these are the tracks that I'm going to do, even if they have a bit of a struggle for power and be slow into Turn 5 and Turn 18. Monaco – stunning place, beautiful country, amazing track for qualifying no matter what car you drive, but the least enjoyable race because you can't overtake. Just me personally, I don't race, my excitement is not qualifying, it's the racing."

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Lewis Hamilton refutes Oliver Bearman F1 2026 slow circuits claim

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Verstappen on signing Dries Van Langendonck to Verstappen Racing

Max Verstappen says 15-year-old Belgian Dries Van Langendonck stood out as “a little bit more special” than his rivals, after becoming the first junior driver to join Verstappen Racing while also remaining part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme. Verstappen said: "He has been a big talent for a long time already in go-karting, and I think you can spot quite quickly when someone is a little bit more special than someone else. I think that has carried on with what he's doing right now in Formula 4, and that's why I think it's just very exciting to try and help him and guide him, of course hand in hand with McLaren's side as well, to make the right decisions for his future."

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Max Verstappen reveals reason behind McLaren driver signing

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Vowles on Williams copying Mercedes power unit operation

Williams team principal James Vowles says the team is trying to replicate what he believes is a Mercedes power unit operating trick that helps the works squad deploy energy more effectively. Vowles said: "So what they're doing, effectively, is tricking the system into allowing it to use energy in a more efficient location, and the compromise is lifting. That's our best read of it. Whilst we're a Mercedes customer, that doesn't mean we have what they have available to them. So we're doing our best in the background to work towards a similar way of operating the power unit."

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