Overview

• Ferrari’s factory entries missed Hyperpole for the first time this season after BoP tweaks added 12 kg and trimmed 12 hp, putting their four-win streak in jeopardy.
• Porsche’s #6 led initial practice in Sao Paulo before Toyota’s #8 topped FP3 as teams adapted to fresh asphalt and stricter BoP settings.
• Pascal Wehrlein clinched pole for Sunday’s Berlin E-Prix with a 57.850 s lap, cutting Oliver Rowland’s title cushion to 47 points after Rowland drew a grid drop.
• Berlin practice featured a loose wheel on Antonio Félix da Costa caused by improperly tightened nuts and a brake-failure crash for Lucas di Grassi, highlighting technical risks.
• Marc Marquez converted pole into a 6.4-second Sachsenring victory, his ninth there, in a race that saw only ten of 18 starters finish and drew a record 256,441 spectators.