Road and Track Oliver Bearman’s heavy crash at Suzuka after avoiding contact with Franco Colapinto has intensified safety scrutiny of Formula 1’s 2026 regulations and prompted planned reviews before Miami.
Ford Racing will debut an unnamed factory-built LMDh prototype in about 12 months, pairing an Oreca chassis with a 5.4-liter V‑8 as it targets the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Chase Elliott won at Martinsville after an early pit strategy and late cautions, giving Hendrick Motorsports its first victory of the season and Chevrolet its first win.
Alex Palou won at Barber for his third victory there and second this season after Arrow McLaren driver Christian Lundgaard’s slow final pit stop ended his late challenge.
A Porsche Carrera Cup Japan race at Suzuka was red-flagged after Masa Taga’s No. 84 CREF Motor Sport Porsche barrel-rolled over the catch fence at the 200R corner.
Haas driver Oliver Bearman suffered a 50g crash at the Japanese Grand Prix after a high-speed slide while energy deployment differed with Franco Colapinto; he walked away with a bruised knee.
Kimi Antonelli recovered from sixth to win the 2026 Suzuka Grand Prix by 13.722 seconds, taking the drivers’ championship lead while Oscar Piastri finished second and Charles Leclerc third.
The Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka revealed ongoing issues with Formula 1’s 2026 energy regulations as Carlos Sainz and other drivers said deployment limits and superclipping distorted qualifying.
Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin crashed his No. 3 IndyCar at Barber during Practice 2, walked out of the medical center, and the team moved to a backup car for qualifying.
Williams drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon were separated by 0.161 seconds in Q1 at the Japanese Grand Prix; Sainz reached Q2 while Albon exited for a third straight time.
