Also in Monday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur claims F1's new rules have succeeded […]

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya praised Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad after the Briton earned points on his debut in the championship.After starting from ninth on the grid, Lindblad finished eighth, earning four points.While Montoya applauded Lindblad's aggression and clean weekend, he pointed to a battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen that saw Lindblad defend for a couple […]

Footage of Mercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has left Formula 1 fans in stitches as it has taken over social media.Wolff was scooting through the F1 paddock at the Australian Grand Prix and misjudged the height of an archway. As he clipped his head, he swiftly continued, turned towards where he knew cameras would be sat pointing at him and laughed it off."He always knows where the […]

The 2026 Formula 1 season is officially underway and George Russell is the first winner of the new campaign […]

Oscar Piastri’s Formula 1 season got off to a rough start in Melbourne, where he crashed his McLaren before the race had even begun – but team boss Andrea Stella believes the Aussie will bounce back from the upset.Piastri was undertaking his reconnaissance laps around 40 minutes before the start of the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park when he crashed his MCL40. The contact with the […]

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella details the cold tyres, kerb and torque factors behind Oscar Piastri’s Melbourne crash […]

Though it appeared safety concerns had been overstated, F1 rode its luck at Albert Park this weekend […]

Liam Lawson joked that two years later Sergio Perez was "not over it" after the two drivers resumed their battle on track […]

468 days after its Formula 1 entry was approved on 25 November 2024, Cadillac took part in its maiden Formula 1 race, the Australian Grand Prix, on Sunday.Sergio Perez drove the Ferrari-powered MAC-26 to 16th place, three laps down on race winner George Russell, while Valtteri Bottas retired on lap 16.F1’s first new team since 2016 had a slow but steady start to life in the world […]

The season-opening Australian Grand Prix weekend was the first real opportunity for drivers, teams and fans to see the reality of the new Formula 1 regulations.Interestingly, during and after the race, multiple drivers likened the racing to a video game, with Charles Leclerc claiming a similarity to Mario Kart.Ferrari had an impressive start. Leclerc went from fourth on the grid to take […]

Juan Pablo Montoya vented his frustration over Ferrari's decision not to pit under the virtual safety car conditions during the Australian Grand Prix.After a strong start from the Maranello outfit, Charles Leclerc took the lead from George Russell after starting from fourth, while Lewis Hamilton moved from seventh to third at the race start.The tense battle between Leclerc and Russell […]

Formula 1 kicked off its new season in style at the Australian Grand Prix, which featured a frantic start, battles for the lead and a handful of retirements. George Russell won for Mercedes in a race that was dominated by talk of the new cars, which have divided opinion in the paddock.For 2026, F1 rolls out new regulations that mandate for smaller, lighter cars that are powered by new hybrid […]

Arvid Lindblad was left “speechless” after his “pretty nuts” Formula 1 debut where he scored points at the Australian Grand Prix while battling the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.The Racing Bulls driver climbed one spot to finish eighth at Albert Park, but at one stage was even running in third following a brilliant getaway for the 18-year-old Briton at race start. It […]

Williams was 'caught off guard' by what the works Mercedes team has been able to extract from its engine, compared to its customers […]

Max Verstappen accused Racing Bulls' new driver Arvid Lindblad of "brake checking" him in the pit lane during the Australian Grand Prix […]

Charles Leclerc described the new boost button in his Ferrari as “like the mushroom in Mario Kart” during his battle with George Russell […]

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris remain critical of the sport following rules overhaul […]

Liam Lawson has claimed Sergio Perez fights him “like it’s for the world championship”, after the pair aggressively battled in Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.Lawson dropped from eighth to 18th on lap one after failing to deploy his engine’s power for five seconds, which caused a frightful near-miss with Franco Colapinto; he then pitted under the first virtual safety car but ended […]

George Russell offered a blunt theory to Charles Leclerc about why Mercedes dominated qualifying in Australia […]

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton disagree over whether Ferrari should have pitted them at the time of first VSC […]

Alpine’s Franco Colapinto expressed unabashed relief after narrowly avoiding a colossal accident with Liam Lawson’s crawling Racing Bulls at the start of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.The race start was a point of concern amid F1’s switch to new power unit rules, with the removal of MGU-H making it harder for drivers to spool up the turbo.Several competitors endured slow […]

George Russell, unsurprisingly, tops PlanetF1.com's list of Winners from the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, but who else features? […]

Charles Russell and George Russell's radio messages from their fight for the lead in Melbourne show the influence of Formula 1's new power units […]

A two-year-old rivalry between Liam Lawson and Sergio Perez was rekindled at the Australian Grand Prix after the pair found themselves fighting for position at the season opener […]

McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted that it’ll take time to catch Mercedes in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with the gap up to “one second” per lap after the Australian Grand Prix.George Russell led a Silver Arrows 1-2 in the Melbourne season opener after beating team-mate Kimi Antonelli to pole, while being at least 0.7s ahead of the other 10 squads. Mercedes therefore backed up the […]

Crash.net picks out the biggest winners and losers from the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix […]

F1 preseason has been dominated by criticism of its new rules, and while Australia's season opener boasted lots of passing, the critiques didn't stop […]

Isack Hadjar called on Red Bull to “do better” after his lightning-quick getaway in Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix failed to pay off.Starting from third on the grid after narrowly outqualifing the Ferraris and McLarens in Melbourne, Hadjar’s excellent reaction time meant he challenged polesitter George Russell for the lead within seconds.However, that challenge was short-lived […]

Charles Leclerc said he "thought I would end up ninth" instead of first as he started more slowly than he expected […]

Charles Leclerc downplayed suggestions Ferrari's strategy cost him victory at the opening round of the 2026 season in Australia […]

Mercedes dominated the 2026 Australian GP weekend, but Toto Wolff feels Ferrari is a huge threat […]

Some F1 drivers believe fortunate near-misses in the Australian GP have further exposed two safety issues that need addressing […]

Winner: Mercedes - Toto's great revengeToto Wolff's grin as George Russell and Kimi Antonelli coasted across the finish line said it all. Mercedes is back with a vengeance, and its years in the doldrums have only meant revenge tastes sweeter.As F1 switched to the bouncing ground-effect cars 2022, Mercedes's reign stuttered to a halt, powerless to see first Red Bull and then McLaren take […]

Lewis Hamilton has spoken out in support of the 2026 cars following the Australian Grand Prix […]

Franco Colapinto said he "almost went straight into the back of" Liam Lawson when the Racing Bulls driver made a poor start […]

Today's post-race press conference with George Russell, Kimi Antonelli and Charles Lecelrc […]

A despondent Lando Norris has said the new F1 2026 cars are "even worse" in race spec than in qualifying […]

Max Verstappen believes Red Bull's Formula 1 pace deficit comes half and half from the chassis and power unit […]

Charles Leclerc doubts a win was ever on the cards for Ferrari in Melbourne […]

F1 drivers are divided on the new style of racing after the Melbourne opener […]

Two of Formula 1's top drivers said the racing in the first race of the new season reminded them of Mario Kart […]

Gabi delivered an outstanding drive today. It was a very mature performance from start to finish […]

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur has explained why neither Charles Leclerc nor Lewis Hamilton pitted under the VSC in the Australian Grand Prix, after losing victory to Mercedes.Leclerc’s lightning getaway earned him the lead of the Albert Park race from fourth on the grid, and he traded first place with George Russell on several occasions over the first 10 laps.However […]

Even this early on, we're hungry for more […]

Lando Norris fears Formula One is on the brink of a "horrible" accident which could put both drivers and spectators at risk […]

With such a radical change to the technical regulations, some retirements were inevitable and it's unfortunate that one of those was Isack […]

Lewis Hamilton does not hold a bad feeling after Ferrari did not pit him or Charles Leclerc during Virtual Safety Car periods in Melbourne […]

Liam Lawson has claimed Formula 1 returnee Sergio Perez is “not over” the pair’s previous on-track incidents following their most recent clash at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix […]

Ferrari do not think they had the pace to beat Mercedes, regardless of their strategy decisions at the Australian Grand Prix; Formula 1 heads to China for a Sprint weekend, live on Sky Sports F1 from this Friday […]

To see us take a solid 1-2 in race one with the season ahead hopefully means we can try and fight for a world championship […]

Former Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson and 2009 champion Jenson Button have reacted to Franco Colapinto's "scary" near miss with Liam Lawson at the start of the Australian Grand Prix.Colapinto, who started from 16th on the grid, quickly gained on Lawson at the start of the race as the New Zealander struggled to launch. Lawson had barely moved from the P8 grid box, forcing the Alpine driver […]

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says “we have a fight on our hands with Ferrari” following Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which initially was closely contested.Polesitter George Russell was eight tenths faster than the quickest Ferrari, driven by Charles Leclerc, in qualifying, but that advantage didn’t translate into race dominance.Leclerc snatched the lead […]

Carlos Sainz says Formula 1’s new Straight Line Mode is only masking deeper engine deployment problems […]

We finished some distance behind the leader, so it is clear we have work to do […]

Charles Leclerc said Ferrari made a tactical decision not to pit during the first Virtual Safety Car because they expected more would occur […]

Ferrari finished third and fourth in Melbourne after early duel with race-winning George Russell; Lewis Hamilton takes heart from SF-26s speed; Formula 1 heads to China for a Sprint weekend, live on Sky Sports F1 from this Friday […]