Video: Best Thursday Runs | 2026 Festival of Speed

Compressing that opening day energy into a single video is a monumental task, but our brilliant editors have managed to bottle the magic with a compilation of the best runs from Thursday

Keep your eyes peeled for Steve ‘Baggsy’ Biagioni, who spent the day melting rubber in the Toyota GR Corolla with a series of truly wild burnouts from start to finish line. He wasn't the only one abusing tyres either; Oliver Solberg kept it in the family, sliding the ferocious Toyota GR Yaris Rally 1 up the tarmac with maximum commitment.

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We also witnessed a sensational double debut on the Hill. Formula 1's newest star, Kimi Antonelli, made his first-ever appearance at the Festival of Speed, piloting the breathtaking, all-new Mercedes-Benz AMG PureSpeed.

Finally, for the ultimate blast from the past, Bruno Senna delivered an emotional moment in the stunning, stark-white McLaren-Lamborghini MP4/8B test car. Wearing a helmet heavily inspired by his late, legendary uncle, it was pure, unadulterated nostalgia.

That’s just a small selection of what you can enjoy in this video, presenting the 16 best runs up the Hill from Thursday at the 2026 Festival of Speed.

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