Lando Norris edged Andrea Kimi Antonelli by under a tenth to take sprint pole at Interlagos, while Yuki Tsunoda’s disrupted preparation led to an SQ1 exit. Ferrari struggled, Aston Martin impressed, and a tight midfield battle defined the session.
Alpine has confirmed that Franco Colapinto will stay with the team for the 2026 Formula 1 season, continuing alongside Pierre Gasly. With sweeping new regulations arriving, the team has chosen stability and long-term development over a reshuffle.
Google Cloud has upgraded its Vertex AI Agent Builder with new tools that speed up development and strengthen security. The updates introduce a smarter Agent Development Kit, prebuilt plugins, a self-healing capability, expanded language support, improved observability, and new protection layers to help developers move from prototypes to production more reliably.
Internal projections suggest Meta makes around $16 billion a year from adverts linked to scams and prohibited products. Despite years of public crackdowns, leaked documents indicate Meta allows high-risk ads to run until the probability of fraud hits 95 percent, raising questions about whether the company has any real incentive to shut down bad actors.
Hyundai AutoEver America has confirmed a cyberattack that exposed Social Security Numbers, names, and driver’s license details. With up to 2.7 million Hyundai and Kia owners potentially affected, the incident raises the risk of targeted phishing and identity theft, and forces the company to reinforce its systems while offering credit monitoring to victims.
Elon Musk claims Tesla is close to allowing drivers to text behind the wheel once its Unsupervised Full Self-Driving mode arrives. The problem is that Tesla still operates at SAE Level 2, the regulatory path to Level 3 or 4 is unclear, and texting while driving remains illegal in most regions. The gap between Musk’s promises and what the law allows makes this claim far more complicated than it first sounds.
Aston Martin is undergoing a major internal restructuring as seven senior engineers, including former chief designer Akio Hanshita and aerodynamics head Eric Brandan, prepare to leave the team. The changes mark a deep overhaul driven by Adrian Newey and Enrico Cardile as the squad rebuilds itself for the 2026 Honda works era.
Lance Stroll has dismissed reports suggesting he considered retiring before the 2024 season, calling them “fake news.” The rumours resurfaced after Felipe Drugovich claimed Aston Martin once discussed the possibility of Stroll stepping aside.
Carlos Sainz withdrew from Sao Paulo Grand Prix media duties due to illness, leaving Williams unsure about his availability ahead of a demanding sprint weekend. The team is monitoring his condition closely, with reserve options already under consideration.
Max Verstappen heads into Sao Paulo wary of the weather. Despite last year’s dramatic wet-weather victory from 17th on the grid, the Red Bull driver believes that rain in 2025 favours McLaren, not him, and warns that the championship fight could tilt further depending on conditions.
Media predictions on Yuki Tsunoda’s 2026 future are divided, with British outlets expecting Isaac Hajar’s promotion and several European outlets seeing a real chance of Tsunoda staying. Red Bull’s restructured leadership has eliminated the usual insider leaks, creating an unusually quiet environment around a major decision that blends performance, politics, and long-term planning.
The standoff between Disney and Google over YouTube TV carriage rights is now spilling into the local broadcast market. Sinclair says its ABC stations have already lost $1 million and confirms the FCC has opened an investigation into what it describes as harmful distribution practices.
