Gerald Coetzee’s return to South Africa’s Test side gives the hosts another pace option for the deciding match against Australia in Cape Town. The ICC announced his selection on 26 October, with Coetzee replacing Anrich Nortje in an otherwise unchanged XI.
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Kimi Antonelli arrives at the Mexico City Grand Prix with a clear championship opportunity after winning in Austin. Formula 1’s official race-week preview, published on 28 October, says a top-nine finish would be enough to secure the drivers’ title.
Daniel Ricciardo has described a change in how he looks back on his Formula 1 departure, moving from an initial sense of humiliation towards pride in what he achieved. His reflections appeared in Formula 1’s Beyond The Grid coverage on 28 October.
Formula 1 has renewed a £2.4 million engineering scholarship programme alongside the publication of its first sport-wide social-impact report. The announcement on 28 October links the sport’s education work with a longer effort to widen access to careers around racing.
Pirelli’s tyre selection for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix gives teams C3, C4 and C5 as the hard, medium and soft compounds. The allocation, detailed by Formula 1 on 28 October, moves the hard end of the selection away from the C2 used previously.
The Mexico City Grand Prix presents a familiar-looking circuit with an unusual engineering problem. At more than 2,200 metres above sea level, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez makes teams work with thinner air, affecting aerodynamic performance and cooling at the same time.
Sergio Pérez will remain with Cadillac until at least 2029, giving Formula 1’s newest team a measure of stability while it tries to turn its first season into a foundation for improvement. The extension, announced on 28 October, also arrives ahead of the Mexican driver’s 300th Grand Prix start at his home race.
A field-reporting glimpse of plant research in Gabon’s forests.
The logistics company’s record claim follows a test with empty freight wagons.
