Kimi Antonelli chose the loudest possible moment to deliver one of the cleanest laps of his season. On the weekend when he can potentially clinch his first world title, the Mercedes driver put his car on pole for the United States Grand Prix and gave himself the best possible starting point for a decisive Sunday. Antonelli beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.179 seconds, a margin big enough to feel convincing but close enough to keep the race on edge. Verstappen’s team-mate I

Lewis Hamilton put Ferrari on top in final practice at the United States Grand Prix, but the bigger story may be the driver sitting fifth on the timesheets. Kimi Antonelli, still chasing the result that could make him the youngest Formula 1 world champion in history, had a lap deleted that would have placed him second. That small detail changed the look of the session. On paper, Hamilton led Max Verstappen, with Antonelli behind the headline pace. On track, the Mercedes drive

Bangkok’s riverfront is set for a month of after-dark spectacle, as the Tourism Authority of Thailand prepares to stage Vijit Chao Phraya 2026 from 13 November to 13 December 2026. The festival will bring light shows, projection mapping, drone displays and fireworks to 13 locations along the Chao Phraya River. Running for 31 days, the fifth edition will take place under the theme “Light of Imagination”, stretching across both banks between Rama III Bridge and Rama VIII Bridge

Three drivers will arrive at the United States Grand Prix weekend already carrying a setback. Arvid Lindblad, Franco Colapinto and Gabriel Bortoleto have all picked up grid penalties after their teams went beyond the permitted allocation of power unit components. That matters at the Circuit of the Americas because track position can shape the whole race. Austin gives drivers chances to overtake, especially into Turn 1 and along the long back straight, but fighting through tra