It's no overstatement that Williams's start to 2026 has been a disaster. From a sample size of three qualifying sessions in Melbourne and Shanghai, its highest qualifying position is Alex Albon's 15th place on the grid in Australia, when team-mate Carlos Sainz didn't make qualifying after hitting trouble in third free practice.In China, Sainz and Albon were dumped out in Q1 in 17th and 18th […]

Carlos Sainz says shedding weight alone will not save Williams, warning the FW48 still needs major upgrades […]

The 1997 champion believes a confident Lewis Hamilton is one of Formula 1’s toughest drivers to stop […]

Onboard footage revealed Antonelli’s apology attempt — and Hadjar’s blunt response after their Sprint clash […]

Kimi Antonelli tops PlanetF1.com's list of Winners from qualifying in China, but who else features, and who has made the Losers list? […]

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Kimi Antonelli, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton […]

Formula 1's latest generation of cars are much closer to last year's performance levels in Shanghai than they were in Melbourne […]

George Russell has defended the new Formula 1 regulations, claiming “diehard” fans are enjoying the 2026 rules more than they thought they would.F1 is debuting its latest regulation overhaul with changes to both the chassis and power unit, the latter of which is now more reliant on electrical energy so battery management is key. It entails downshifting on a straight or lifting and […]

Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff has been branded a "class act" by fans after the Brackley outfit shared a video of the Austrian reacting to Lewis Hamilton securing third behind Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix."I actually thought for a moment that we had three cars," he said to the camera as he looked at the timing screens. "First, second and third […]

Lewis Hamilton says Kimi Antonelli, his Mercedes successor, really deserves maiden GP pole; Hamilton working on how to keep up with Mercedes for longer in race; watch the Chinese Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event at 7am on Sunday, with build-up from 5.30am […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has claimed pole position for the third standing start of 2026 - but he admits his first two were poor […]

Hamilton believes Mercedes flips an extra engine mode in Q2 — and Ferrari currently has no answer […]

Kimi's pole position is not only a huge achievement for him but a milestone moment […]

Kimi's pole position is not only a huge achievement for him but a milestone moment […]

McLaren had to settle for the third row in Shanghai, with Oscar Piastri fifth ahead of Lando Norris, both around half a second off polesitter Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes. There are obvious signs of improvement compared to Melbourne, where the team failed to optimise its performance in qualifying and was still learning on the job as it tried to get the most out of its complex new Mercedes power […]

Lewis Hamilton has dismissed concerns over the dangers potentially posed by cars moving away slowly at starts […]

Former Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams shared a heartfelt tribute to her parents on the anniversary of her mother, Lady Virginia Williams's passing and her father, Sir Frank Williams's accident.Williams became the family representative on the board of her father's racing team when he stepped down in 2012, and she later became the deputy team principal in 2013, taking over the […]

McLaren's Andrea Stella clarifies his comments about Mercedes and its class-leading F1 power unit […]

Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has argued that the "superb job" that Ferrari has done over the winter break will have taken the pressure off team principal Fred Vasseur.After a difficult 2025 season, which resulted in the Maranello outfit finishing fourth in the constructors' standings, Ferrari has arrived in 2026 with competitive machinery, especially at race starts. After just one […]

Lance Stroll isn't always great entertainment when facing the media, especially on a bad day. And Saturday in China was one of those – as most days currently are for Aston Martin in Formula 1.The Canadian managed to outqualify only Sergio Perez, who had an issue with his car during the session – so Stroll ended up 21st on the timesheet with a 2.8s gap to the fastest time in Q1 set by […]

Saturday at F1’s Chinese Grand Prix gave us the first sprint race and a grand prix qualifying session at a circuit that better suits these energy-starved F1 cars […]

Clarkson stepped in to explain Lewis Hamilton’s awkward reaction to a Richard Hammond message ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix […]

Lando Norris admits McLaren is still losing a tenth-and-a-half to Mercedes down Shanghai’s long back straight […]

The starting grid for the 2026 F1 Chinese Grand Prix […]

Williams' "painful start" to the 2026 F1 season continued in Chinese Grand Prix qualifying […]

Overall, a clean session for the team and our focus now moves to the race […]

"I cannot push at all, because the car doesn't let me. So that's why I don't really feel in control of the car." […]

Lewis Hamilton has been branded as the "worthy successor to Inspector Seb" by fans after he was spotted inspecting the dominant Mercedes.The seven-time Formula 1 champion left the Brackley outfit at the end of 2024 after a successful 12-year stint with the team, which resulted in six of his seven drivers' titles and seven constructors' championship wins. In 2025, he moved to Ferrari […]

It has certainly been a tricky weekend so far […]

George Russell is unsure whether Formula 1's 'yo-yo racing' is here to stay, but believes those who dislike it will change their minds […]

Honda's countermeasures to improve the reliability of its power units appear to be paying off, and a new target has been set […]

Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes are not showing their full hand until the latter stages of Qualifyings; watch the Chinese Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event at 7am on Sunday, with build-up from 5.30am […]

"He took my seat and he hit it hard from the get-go. So it's really great to see him progressing," said Hamilton […]

Max Verstappen has given Red Bull a big kicking after qualifying at the Chinese GP […]

A one-stop strategy is clearly the fastest for tomorrow […]

As you can see with all the teams, we're learning about these new cars and new regulations at a rapid rate […]

McLaren is lacking grip compared to Mercedes at the Chinese Grand Prix, says Oscar Piastri […]

Qualifying in China went anything but smoothly for George Russell after he suffered a front-wing breakage in Q2 and then briefly halted on track at Turn 5 during Q3. Russell had won the earlier sprint race from pole position but looked far less assured during what proved to be a fraught qualifying session.Mercedes says it is still investigating the cause of the issue which caused Russell's car […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli reacts to his record-breaking F1 pole lap at the Chinese Grand Prix […]

As with every time we take the MCL40 to track, we are continuing to learn how to maximise the power unit and are finding more performance session by session […]

Max Verstappen says every lap in the RB22 feels like ‘survival’ after struggling to eighth on the Chinese GP grid […]

"I think it's highly unlikely that we'll be able to beat them in the race," Hamilton said […]

Having our two drivers so evenly matched is definitely good for us. It is much easier to improve when you have both drivers pushing each other […]

Charles Leclerc explains why Ferrari's gap to Mercedes narrowed in Chinese Grand Prix qualifying […]

Russell battled car failures and a last-second lap to grab P2 in China […]

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' "big step" in Q2 shows they have a special engine performance setting for qualifying which Ferrari don't have […]

Our picks for the biggest winners and losers from F1 qualifying at the Chinese GP […]

Max Verstappen has little hope of a good race on Sunday at the Chinese Grand Prix […]

Max Verstappen lamented "every lap is like survival" in Red Bull's "undriveable" Formula 1 car as he qualified eighth the Chinese Grand Prix.Verstappen finished ninth in Saturday morning's sprint after a disastrous start dropped him down the order like a brick, and will be eighth on the grid after Red Bull was all at sea with its RB22.The Milton Keynes squad prided itself on its dramatic […]

Today showed a step forward in performance, which is encouraging […]

Tomorrow our target is to get both drivers into the top 10, and we have the speed and capabilities to do that […]

Kimi Antonelli set a new F1 record by taking pole position for the Chinese GP, capitalising on a compromised qualifying for George Russell […]

Lewis Hamilton lands Mercedes joke as he reflects on Ferrari's qualifying performance in China […]

Russell recovered to the front row after stopping with a problem in Q3 at the Chinese Grand Prix […]

Qualifying was a bit messy and we struggled to string the session together […]

Max Verstappen said his Red Bull's handling remains "incredibly difficult" despite drastic changes to its set-up […]