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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicMotor racing

Topic: motor racing

Bengaluru’s pride is Monaco’s speed king. Kush Maini, the first Indian driver to win F2 race

The 24-year-old’s win is not just about speed—it’s about joining an elite group of drivers who have conquered Monaco’s unforgiving street circuit.

Race car drivers blink around same points on a track, bat eyelids less when they speed, finds iScience study

While the blinking frequency of drivers differed, they generally blinked at around the same points on each circuit, with their rate of blinking decreasing as they drove faster.

Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin look a strong package ahead of F1 in Bahrain

The Spaniard moved to the Silverstone-based team from Renault-owned Alpine at the end of last season after signing a multi-year deal as a replacement for retiring Sebastian Vettel.

Buddh International Circuit is India’s white elephant. The future of motor racing looks bleak

The racing circuit at Greater Noida is a lesson in hubris and also why there should be more planning before building infrastructure.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.