Sunday's F1 news features Aston Martin as the big loser as Fernando Alonso responds to Lance Stroll's recent comments about the AMR26 car […]

Zak Brown confirms the rules of engagement stay, with both McLaren drivers free to race again […]

Aston Martin has the people and resources to respond, but Pedro de la Rosa admitted the team is "clearly behind" on its test programme […]

In line with Formula 1’s recent growth, commercial interest in the series has increased substantially. This is particularly true in the United States, partly due to the success of Netflix series Drive to Survive and the addition of races in Miami and Las Vegas.It is reflected not only in fan interest but also on the grid itself. General Motors’ Cadillac brand has joined as the 11th team […]

Having gone on social media after his Barcelona crash, Isack Hadjar thought the reaction would tell you his year was over before it started […]

Pierre Gasly joked the Australian GP start "could be one that everybody remembers" - though in what way, he is unsure […]

Formula 1’s 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix currently looks like a race nobody wants to win.Of course, that’s not the case, but it jokingly underlines that, at this stage of the pre-season, everyone is keen to avoid the role of clear favourite.Although that has always been the game during F1 testing, this year it is going to extreme lengths. On the very first day in Bahrain […]

The introduction of active aerodynamics to the F1 cars has created extra considerations for Pirelli in its 2026 tyre constructions […]

1. Red Bull Max Verstappen (Red Bull)Photo de: Joe Portlock / LAT Images via Getty ImagesJake Boxall-Legge: It's funny how our perceptions change. The matte Red Bulls had become so stale that I've been drawn towards the return of metallic blue, a livery I didn't really take a second look at during its pomp. But, under the floodlights, it looks great. 2. Haas […]

We've seen a preview of the very strange 2026 race starts that have been fuelling safety concerns […]

Esteban Ocon has responded to the frank assessment of his 2025 Formula 1 campaign by Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu - saying he wasn’t surprised to hear it.Komatsu said last week that “we expected more” from the grand prix winner in his debut season with the American outfit, claiming “nobody’s satisfied with Esteban’s sporting result” in 2025. That came after Ocon finished 15th […]

The Race's Creative Lead Oliver Card ranks this year's liveries from worst to best […]

McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella admitted Mercedes and Ferrari "were quicker than us" in race simulations at the first pre-season test in Bahrain, and also believes Red Bull will be in the mix.As teams dug into long runs on Thursday and Friday, the fog of war surrounding pre-season testing was lifted little by little. While there are still a lot of question marks over the exact pecking […]

Haas had a quietly impressive Bahrain pre-season test […]

All 11 Formula 1 teams have now revealed their car designs for 2026. Which has the best - and which looks the worst? Join in this week's poll […]

Charles Leclerc has warned overtaking will be "extremely difficult" with the new regulations and have a 'costly' price of doing so […]

Max Verstappen's and Lewis Hamilton's remarks about F1's new era is not the sort of messaging the commercial masters would have chosen from their two highest-profile stars […]

Fernando Alonso sees the "trend" which Lance Stroll was referring to when he claimed that Aston Martin needs to unlock four seconds […]

George Russell has observed that Ferrari can seemingly "run higher gears" than its rivals, which could benefit its launches off the line […]

With the first Bahrain test in the bag, it's time to pore through the grid and pick our list of Winners and Losers […]

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

As the dust begins to settle on an action-packed first test in Bahrain, F1 2026 race starts, and Lewis Hamilton feature among the headlines […]

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 […]