Oscar Piastri has warned that McLaren will not be as strong as they were in Melbourne 12 months ago at the 2026 Australian GP […]

Formula 1 held its first official pre-season test for the 2026 campaign in Bahrain this week, offering a glimpse into the wholesale regulation changes which'll debut this year. All 11 teams were present and there were several talking points from the action, such as debates over who the benchmark is to Max Verstappen expressing his anger over the new rules. So here are the key stats from […]

Sebastian Vettel realised that he did not truly appreciate the success he experienced during his time at Red Bull […]

Does Formula 1 risk creating a “recipe for disaster"? […]

Max Verstappen confirmed he was working on an entry to the Nürburgring 24 Hours and joked that at least he would be able to drive flat out […]

Just under a year ago the first rumours emerged that Max Verstappen was actively trying to extract himself from Red Bull, and perhaps Formula 1 entirely.The team's general pattern of underperformance in the first half of the 2024 season left the way open for Verstappen to trigger a performance clause in his contract – and, more worryingly for Red Bull, he appeared to be losing interest in F1 […]

Pirelli is working on bold plans to run a wet tyre Formula 1 test in Bahrain later this month […]

Lewis Hamilton completed the fastest race simulation of any driver at the first Bahrain test, according to Sky F1's Ted Kravitz […]

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso delivers the harshest criticism yet of the new regulations […]

A jaded Max Verstappen sarcastically suggested Formula 1 drivers might have to brake halfway down the Las Vegas Strip to harvest energy.F1 introduced new power units for the 2026 season with an expanded electric element, meaning energy management is taking greater preponderance.As a consequence, top speed can decrease at full throttle when cars run out of energy deployment; drivers are […]

Ferrari completes 423 laps in Bahrain, though McLaren and Williams are right behind with 422 […]

Fernando Alonso says Formula 1 drivers now have to drive 50km/h slower in high-speed corners to get the most out of the 2026 cars.Meeting brand-new chassis and engine regulations, F1 machinery now features a much greater electric element, which has made energy management preponderant in terms of driving.F1 racers now need to harvest as much energy as possible under deceleration to deploy […]

The extra difficulty in getting the new F1 cars to make consistently crisp race starts could see a procedural change made […]

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur was impressed with the SF-26’s reliability at the Bahrain F1 test […]

Formula 1's new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir […]

McLaren is calling for an engine rules rethink following this week's test in Bahrain, the Woking outfit citing its concern over safety as the reason […]

Sergio Perez agrees with Max Verstappen that F1's new regulations are "not ideal" as energy management takes centre stage ahead of racing […]

The first three public days of F1 testing for 2026 laid bare some stark differences between the new cars. Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm watched studiously to bring you in-depth trackside analysis […]

The first pre-season test of the 2026 Formula 1 season is complete - here is every lap turned at Bahrain, broken down by driver, team and engine supplier […]

Liam Lawson has scoffed at Toto Wolff's claim that the Red Bull Powertrains engine has "a second a lap" on its rivals […]

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell says his squad is now on the back foot as Red Bull is the "team to beat" at the start of 2026.Mercedes was put on the pedestal before the start of pre-season testing amid rumours over its powerful new engine, and its reliable running in Barcelona's shakedown did little to dispel that the Brackley-based squad was poised to kick off the new rules era on […]

Ferrari wants clarity regarding the Mercedes engine compression ratio saga, with an Australian GP protest ruled out […]

Isack Hadjar was complimentary of the work Red Bull has done with its 2026 F1 car so far […]

Can you come up with the best caption for this picture of Gabriel Bortoleto and his rival-but-also-manager Fernando Alonso in testing this week? […]

Martin Brundle insists lift-and-coast has long been a part of F1, with even the turbos of the '80s down by "400bhp" by the end of quali lap […]

Lando Norris said there were "certainly areas we need to improve" when discussing McLaren and Mercedes' power unit […]

Also in Saturday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, Romain Grosjean is returning to IndyCar racing this year […]

Lewis Hamilton has revealed which Winter Olympic sports he would be keen to try, admitting that while he would love to try cross-country skiing, he doesn't have the height needed.The seven-time champion would be eager to try bobsledding and would hypothetically look to create his own Grenadian team."If I was to do a Winter Olympic sport, it would be bobsledding," the Briton explained […]

Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack has concluded that the car "has potential" after its first week of testing in Bahrain, but plenty of work remains as the team is already running behind schedule. The 2026 Formula 1 season brings a substantial change in regulations, but the Silverstone outfit sees more change than some on the grid as it welcomes Honda into the factory and Adrian […]

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said this week's preseason test in Bahrain has exposed three areas of Formula 1's new regulations that need to be changed before the first race in Australia, citing safety concerns for two of them […]

How do the top teams really compare at this point? Who's excelling in the midfield? And why are there calls for urgent safety action? Here's what we've learned from the first Bahrain F1 test […]

If the F1 season-opener happened tomorrow, who's got the best race pace? Here are the clues we've gleaned so far […]

Oscar Piastri has called for talks ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, with race starts and overtaking on the agenda […]

Formula 1s big four of McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari appear to be at the front again, but in which order? Watch full live coverage from 7am-4pm on all three days of the final pre-season test in Bahrain from Wednesday on Sky Sports F1 […]

The key winners and losers from the first of two 2026 Bahrain pre-season tests […]

While cautious to go all-in on testing performance, Andrea Stella believes that Mercedes and Ferrari are the fastest […]

All the laptimes and total lap counts you need to know for every team and every driver at the first Bahrain F1 2026 test […]

"Compound characteristics seem to be in line with expectations and feedback from drivers has been positive," says Pirelli following opening test […]

Fernando Alonso joked Aston Martin's team chef could drive the 2026 car, such was the pace deficit from this year to last year […]

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has urged Formula 1 to agree to several refinements to the 2026 power unit rules to improve the show and general safety.F1's shift to power units with a much bigger electric component, close to 50% of the total power output, has caused trepidation for many months. But as cars finally hit the track in anger at Barcelona's shakedown and Bahrain's official first […]

Cadillac has published a behind-the-scenes video detailing how it built and launched its first Formula 1 livery reveal ahead of the 2026 season. Shown to the public during the Super Bowl, the car has since been watched by fans as it has taken part in testing in Bahrain. The American entrant will join the grid as F1's 11th team after a long and challenging process. With backing from General […]

Formula 1 is in Bahrain for the final preparations ahead of the new 2026 season which will begin in Australia; watch live coverage from the final three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7am until 4pm each day on Sky Sports F1 […]

The trailer for the eighth season of Netflix's Drive to Survive was released on 12 February ahead of its release on the streaming service on 27 February.With the season likely to follow the same format as the previous seven, it will feature 10 episodes following different storylines from on and off the track in 2025. Here are the episode topics hinted at in the trailer.F1 75The trailer […]

The end of Friday's running in Bahrain was not pretty […]

The FIA has been urged to consider three critical safety changes to the 2026 Formula 1 rules before the season opener in Australia […]

George Russell believes Mercedes is not where its rivals think it is in the F1 pecking order […]

After the final day of the first 2026 Formula 1 winter test in Bahrain, here are the key figures to remember from Friday.Read also:Formula 1F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads Mercedes 1-2 on day threeBahrain Test 1, Day 3: Mileage by teamTeamDriver(s)Total laps completedKilometres […]

Kimi Antonelli finally gets a trouble-free session and responds with the fastest time of the week, as Aston Martin's struggle continues […]

Mercedes set the pace of the first F1 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain, but George Russell insists that all eyes should be on Red Bull […]

Charles Leclerc isn’t sure where Ferrari fits into the pecking order after first F1 test […]

Pictures from the third day of the second test for the 2026 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit […]

Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari all appear evenly matched after a fascinating three days of preseason testing, and you can recap it all with ESPN below […]

Here are the complete F1 results from Day 3 of the first official pre-season test of F1 2026 in Bahrain […]

Kimi Antonelli went fastest on the final day of Bahrain's first preseason F1 test as Mercedes gave a teasing glimpse at the kind of pace many expected to see from them all week […]

Mercedes reaffirmed belief that it is the team to beat in Formula 1 this year after Andrea Kimi Antonelli topped a Silver Arrows 1-2 on the final day of this week’s 2026 Bahrain pre-season test. The 19-year-old set a 1m33.669s, which was 0.249s quicker than team-mate George Russell, who topped the morning session before Antonelli jumped in the W17 post-lunch. So, it was the perfect way […]

The first of F1's two 2026 Bahrain pre-season tests is over. Here's what happened on the final day […]