Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton had an early clash, which prompted Red Bull to order the Dutchman to drop back to give the position back to avoid a penalty.

With just one race left in the 2026 FIA Formula 3 championship, the leaders are tied with 141 points each.

McLaren's Lando Norris is set to start F1's inaugural race at the Madring ahead of the rest of the grid.

Rookie driver Pedro Clerot came home to take a solid maiden victory at the all-new Madring track in Madrid. Taito Kato and Tuukka Taponen completed the podium as Ugo Ugochukwu tied up the championship heading into the final race with a fourth place finish.

The Madring's ambassador Carlos Sainz had an early exit from qualifying and now will serve a three-place grid penalty.

The Ferraris had a strong trio of practice sessions, with Charles Leclerc finishing second in both FP2 and FP3. Photo credits: Luca Martini / WHYOUT Photography The 14th round of the 2026 Formula One season takes place on an all-new circuit in Madrid. The Madring is a 5.414km long track featuring 22 turns and steep 13.5 degrees of banking around La Monumental, with drivers expected to reach up to 200mph around the streets of Madrid on Sunday. The drivers entered the unknown,

Kimi Antonelli topped the final practice session in at the Madring from Charles Leclerc as Lewis Hamilton crashed at the final corner to bring out a lengthy interruption to the session.

Tuukka Taponen secured pole position for the Feature Race at the Madrid F3 round after a dramatic Qualifying 2 session, beating Pedro Clerot, Taito Kato and championship contender Ugo Ugochukwu to the top spot.

Formula 2 and Formula 3 head to a brand new circuit this upcoming weekend as F3 heads towards the season finale. DIVEBOMB overviews the weekend for both series.