Predicting Formula 1 standings after 2026's sweeping regulation changes initially appears easier on the surface, because on the bigger gaps between the teams. Most observers agree there were three tiers of teams in Bahrain, with a decent gap in between them.First up is the leading pack of Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull, followed by a midfield group of Alpine, Haas, Racing Bulls […]

Honda and its partner Aston Martin have had a horrible start to 2026 - much like Jordan did with Honda in 1998. Gary Anderson explains how that situation was fixed, and the parallels for this year […]

Formula 1’s 2026 technical regulations are pushing teams to maximize aerodynamic efficiency, favoring innovative solutions.Read Also:Formula 1Explained: Audi's unique approach to its movable F1 rear wing flapsAudi has worked on this front and changed its philosophy from the Barcelona shakedown: its rear wing flap now goes down like Alpine’s.The […]

Here's our ranking of all 11 F1 teams, from worst to best, after 2026 pre-season testing […]

F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali eyes a return to Turkey amongst other things […]

As Stefano Domenicali urges "don't panic" following a less than favourable reaction to the new formula, FIA single-seater director, Nikolas Tombazis admits that changes may be needed […]

As F1 seeks to at least double the number of Sprints each season, drivers feel it is the wrong way to go […]

Mercedes star George Russell is adamant that Red Bull holds the best energy deployment on the Formula 1 grid, with pre-season testing for the 2026 campaign now finished.This year will introduce widespread regulation changes, and one of the alterations concerns the power unit, which holds more electrical energy, meaning battery harvesting will play a key role in grands prix.It may include […]

It was like watching a completely different formula. That's how startling the difference between watching the 11 Formula 1 cars on the first day of Bahrain testing and the last was […]

Formula 1 enjoyed its closest ever drivers' championship last year - but will this season be more one-sided? Answer these 20 questions on the upcoming season […]

Sunday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]

Racing Bulls Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson has shared how Max Verstappen was "really good" to him after he was demoted from Red Bull in 2025.Heading into the 2025 season, the New Zealander signed with Red Bull for the seat alongside the four-time champion, taking Sergio Perez's place. But after just two race weekends, Lawson was replaced by Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda. While Tsunoda remained […]

Former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton has argued that drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso have been holding out for regulations that play to their strengths again, and questioned whether it could mean retirement for the champions if they do not get on with the new 2026 cars.The championship welcomes a new set of regulations for 2026, which feature an almost 50:50 split between […]

F1 movie star Damson Idris has received the Horizon Award, presented by producer Jerry Bruckheimer, at the American Black Film Festival.Prior to F1, the British actor starred in John Singleton's crime drama Snowfall from 2017 to 2023, and has made appearances in Black Mirror and Outside the Wire, among other films and series.“The early auditions, the rejections, the small wins that meant […]

Mercedes still the favourite, Ferrari the second force for nowPrior to winter testing, George Russell was already the bookmakers’ top favourite for the 2026 Formula 1 world title, and that picture has not changed after three weeks of running.Yes, Ferrari ultimately topped the timesheets, but that says little. Traditionally, the Scuderia tends to show a bit more than some of its rivals […]

New look, new soundFormula 1 has gone through a dramatic transformation ahead of the 2026 season. Gone are the ground-effect cars and the old turbo-hybrid motors, replaced by revolutionary new chassis and power unit rules that aim to mix up the racing.Let’s start on the outside with the new chassis and aerodynamic rules, which have changed the way the new generation of cars look and […]

Oscar Piastri edges out Charles Leclerc and George Russell in terms of laps completed in pre-season testing […]

Formula 1 looks set to shut down another of the more dangerous aspects of race starts this year, after warnings that it was a "recipe for disaster" […]

George Russell claimed his two practice starts in testing for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign “were worse” than his worst ever, with Ferrari looking the strongest in that regard.  Changes to the race start procedure has been one of the main talking points during pre-season, as drivers must now rev their engines for at least 10 seconds to spool up the turbo.This is as a result of the new […]

Three tests, 11 days of running, and Ferrari fastest by almost a second. But what did we really learn from the F1 2026 pre-season? […]

With six days of testing in Bahrain now complete, ESPN pores through the data and speaks with paddock sources to predict F1's running order for 2026 […]

Saturday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]

Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley has described Max Verstappen as "the ultimate competitor".Discussing which driver he would like to serve as race engineer for during an appearance on the High Performance podcast, Smedley chose the four-time champion because of his self-motivation and drive to "humiliate people" as the ultimate competitor."Because he's my type of driver," Smedley […]

We've had a really productive two weeks. A few small issues here and there, just like any other Formula 1 team, but all in all we can be very happy with the progress that we've made […]

Audi brought its pre-season testing to a close with a productive day of action in Sakhir […]

The absolute fastest time of the six-day pre-season test was set during the final hour at the Sakhir circuit using the C4 compound […]

Given the typical fog of war shrouding pre-season testing, the rapid rate of development of 2026's all-new regulations and the uncertainty surrounding the wildly fluctuating energy requirements of the new power unit, coming up with a definitive ranking before the first race is a dangerous endeavour. But after six days a number of clear trends have emerged from Bahrain's desert mirage, and some F1 […]

All the best laptimes and total lap counts for every team in the second Bahrain test and throughout the F1 2026 pre-season […]

Formula 1s big four teams appeared tightly matched across two official test events in Bahrain; Lewis Hamiltons track time was limited by Ferrari technical issues; watch the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from March 6-8, live on Sky Sports F1 […]

Oscar Piastri is seeing "very random" launches under the new procedure, as drivers get to grips with the revamped F1 cars […]

All eyes are now on the opening round of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign after pre-season running concluded on Friday to cap off nine days of testing between Bahrain and Barcelona.This is all ahead of the Australian Grand Prix on 6-8 March, which'll kickstart a new era for the championship with its widespread regulation changes. So how do the teams look going into it? Hey are the key figures […]

F1 2026 pre-season testing is over. Here's our pick of winners and losers after learning more and more about these drastically different cars in week two in Bahrain […]

With 2026 Formula 1 pre-season testing wrapped up, it might be time to start getting excited about Ferrari, writes Lewis Larkam […]

It's the last chance to analyse long runs in F1 pre-season. Here's everything we learned from our stock take of race stints and heavy running […]

Eleven years, the same engine supplier, and the same driver - the parallels between McLaren's 2015 nightmare and Aston Martin's 2026 pre-season are too precise to ignore […]

As Formula 1's pre-season testing ends in Bahrain, here are all key figures from the last day of running ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Ferrari tops testing overall by 0.8sMileage per […]

Charles Leclerc serves notice that Ferrari is up for the 2026 title fight, as he completes 132 laps on his way to posting the fastest time of the week […]

Honda’s 2026 Formula 1 power unit lacks performance as well as reliability, the Japanese manufacturer has admitted.Honda’s sole customer and de facto works team, Aston Martin, was slowest of all in the Bahrain pre-season test and completed much fewer laps than any other outfit – 334 in six days.That is down to a number of technical issues, with an unspecified problem and a “data […]

F1 2026 testing ended on a bruising note for Aston Martin and Honda, as battery and engine spare parts issues wreaked havoc on track time […]

Charles Leclerc ensured Ferrari ended testing for Formula 1's all-new 2026 rules era on top with a series of fastest times of all on the final day of pre-season running in Bahrain […]

Ferrari ended pre-season testing with comfortably the quickest time around the Bahrain International Circuit […]

Today's times from Manama, the final day of pre-season testing […]

The chequered flag has dropped on pre-season testing for the year, here are the F1 results from the final day in Bahrain […]

Charles Leclerc confirmed Ferrari are likely to be in the fight at the front at the start of the new F1 season after an impressive final day of testing; watch the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from March 6-8, live on Sky Sports F1 […]

Ferrari has achieved the fastest lap in Formula 1’s 2026 pre-season testing, courtesy of Charles Leclerc.The eight-time grand prix winner topped the timesheet throughout the day. He was quickest in the morning with a 1m33.689s; in the afternoon, he successively brought this benchmark down to 1m33.629s, 1m33.162s and 1m32.655s with C3 rubber.Leclerc then bolted on C4 tyres and lapped in […]

Charles Leclerc ensured Ferrari ended preseason testing in style with a scintillating set of late laps in Bahrain that will increase hype around the Italian team's 2026 chances […]

Charles Leclerc wrestled the Ferrari SF-26 at times to an impressive P1 on the final day of F1 Testing in Bahrain […]

Charles Leclerc dominated Friday at the second Bahrain F1 pre-season test […]

Pictures from the final two days of the concluding pre-season test for the 2026 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has confirmed that Mercedes has already identified the issue that caused him to stop on track during the morning session of the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain.The 19-year-old remains optimistic for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from 6-8 March as the Brackley outfit was able to begin work to fix the issue."Yeah, it hasn't been the smoothest of […]

Lawrence Stroll is purchasing the Aston Martin Formula 1 team's naming rights for £50million.The British manufacturer made the move to sell the naming rights to its majority shareholder as it works to stabilise its finances. According to The Guardian, Aston Martin said "its earnings for 2025 would be worse than City forecasts, its fifth profit warning since September 2024."The deal […]

There have been a lot of concerns about how race starts will be with 2026 F1 cars […]

Oscar Piastri has addressed his personal management change ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season.Heading into the new season, the Australian driver confirmed that he had made changes to his management team. While Mark Webber is still Piastri's manager, he will take a step back from his trackside support role and put his focus instead on commercial matters.Joining the 24-year-old at the track […]

Aston Martin ended its final day of F1 2026 pre-season testing early with more than two hours of running still available in Bahrain, having completed just six laps on Friday […]

George Russell admits Mercedes has potential, but says disastrous launches could undo everything in 2026’s new era […]

Ferrari's inverted rear wing is merely the latest in a long and glorious tradition of Formula 1 engineers pushing technology and finding loopholes […]