The 'injury' stalling an early F1 2026 disappointment
A change of engines was supposed to bring a big leap forward, but it's 'carrying an injury' for now […]
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‘This guy f**king sucks’ – Untelevised Lawson radio as new Perez incident emerges
Untelevised team radio from the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix has revealed the moment Liam Lawson said Sergio Perez "f**king sucks." […]
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Red Bull: Max Verstappen as committed as before despite F1 2026 criticism
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies insists Max Verstappen is pushing the squad for improvements in every area as usual, despite his dislike for the 2026 Formula 1 regulations.Verstappen has been the most vocal critic of the new breed of F1 cars, which relies heavily on electric power and feature active aerodynamic components at both the front and the rear.The Dutchman famously […]
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One F1 team “lost a fiver, found a pound” in Australian GP
Alpine expected a strong start to the 2026 Formula 1 season that it actually achieved […]
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F1’s best midfield team in 2025 now “in a lonely race” after "painful" 2026 start
Williams made a poor start to the 2026 season in Australia as it struggles with an overweight car […]
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Williams: Up to five proposals on table to fix “energy-starved” 2026 F1 cars
Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed that as many as five proposals are being discussed to improve the new generation of Formula 1 cars, which he described as “energy-starved”.F1’s radical 2026 regulation overhaul has already come under fire from both drivers and the fans alike, with the new hybrid power units being at the centre of the debate.The increased reliance on […]
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From Fangio's dominant Mercedes to Button's miracle Brawn, Formula 1 has a proud tradition of strong debuts - and Audi is the latest team to arrive in style […]
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'That will be optimistic' - Alonso still unsure if Aston Martin can finish races
Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin engine supplier Honda have different views on whether they can complete a race distance without any issues; watch every session of the Chinese GP Sprint weekend live on Sky Sports F1 from this Friday […]
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Melbourne crash shows Kimi Antonelli is ‘learning F1 the hard way’ – Toto Wolff
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Kimi Antonelli is ‘learning Formula 1 the hard way’, following the youngster’s sizeable crash in Free Practice 3 at the Australian Grand Prix.Antonelli went off at the end of the final practice session at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit, losing control on the Turn 2 kerb and destroying both the front and rear ends of his W17.His mechanics […]
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‘We feel we’re on the back foot’: Has Mercedes upset its customer F1 teams?
Several Mercedes customers were surprised by how much performance the works team had in the Australian GP […]
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Ferrari has the best F1 car, Lando Norris claims: 'Their cornering speed is unbelievable'
Lando Norris believes Ferrari has the best chassis at the start of Formula 1's new rules era in 2026, despite Mercedes' dominant victory at the Australian Grand Prix.The Melbourne race largely confirmed the pecking order that had emerged after pre-season testing, with Mercedes remaining the team to beat and Ferrari its closest challenger. The pace difference between the two teams appeared more […]
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McLaren boss warns of ‘problem’ in ‘appeal’ to F1 bosses over starts
McLaren team principal Andre Stella has made an appeal to F1 rulemakers to take a further look at race starts […]
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Two decades ago, Fernando Alonso looked set to rule F1 for years. But in the twilight of his F1 career, he has taken on the role of tragic hero: still razor-sharp but burdened with a car that's farcically uncompetitive […]
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George Russell jokes he will tell Lewis Hamilton to ‘shut up’ on China flight
George Russell expects Lewis Hamilton to bring up Mercedes’ “illegal engine” chatter on their Shanghai flight […]
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Unease at Mercedes customer teams
Mercedes customer teams are unhappy at seemingly being left short of a few pages of the AMG F1 W17 EQ Performance instruction manual […]
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FIA teases energy tweaks to 2026 F1 cars after Australia fallout
Changes to F1’s energy deployment rules could be coming as soon as the Japanese GP […]
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Chinese Grand Prix: Preview - McLaren
There is a lot of effort by the team to develop the car, but we are aware that this will take a few more races to be in a position to bring any major upgrades to track […]
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Gary Anderson: Newey's forthright criticism risks alienating Honda
Gary Anderson is surprised by how bad things are for Aston Martin-Honda, and how Adrian Newey is handling those problems in public […]
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Untelevised Oscar Piastri team radio emerges after Australian Grand Prix crash
New evidence has emerged after McLaren driver Oscar Piastri crashed ahead of the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne […]
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Hadjar told Red Bull his car’s performance was “embarrassing” and “just c***”
Isack Hadjar was as forthright as ever when he suffered power unit problems from the second his first race for Red Bull began […]
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Gabriel Bortoleto made overtakes "by mistake" in F1 Australian GP
Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto has revealed that he accidentally overtook several cars in Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix due to substantial closing speeds.F1's new rules era began at Melbourne last week, with the majority of drivers critical about the impact of active aero and increased electric power on wheel-to-wheel racing.But the same technical regulations also played a key role in […]
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Brundle's verdict on new F1 cars and 'assured' Russell after opening weekend
Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundle gives his thoughts on the new 2026 Formula 1 cars and an intriguing season-opener in Melbourne; watch every session of the Chinese GP Sprint weekend live on Sky Sports F1 from this Friday […]
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Toto Wolff/Christian Horner F1 rivalry in new twist over Alpine investment reports
Reports in the UK suggest Toto Wolff is interested in buying shares in Alpine […]
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Chinese Grand Prix: Preview - Cadillac
This weekend represents another first for the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, as it takes on its maiden F1 Sprint […]
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Toto Wolff emerges as surprise bidder for Alpine stake against Christian Horner
Toto Wolff is understood to have emerged as a bidder for Otro Capital's stake in Alpine, squaring off against Christian Horner […]
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Australian GP start "near-miss" shows safety still a concern – McLaren
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says the Australian Grand Prix has confirmed that the series should "do more" to alleviate safety concerns, particularly related to the start procedure.On Sunday, Alpine driver Franco Colapinto avoided a huge startline crash after narrowly swerving around a slow-starting Liam Lawson, after the complex start procedure with these F1 2026 had already […]
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Red Bull assesses Max Verstappen’s commitment amid F1 rules hate, quit threats
Red Bull’s Laurent Mekies has given his thoughts on Max Verstappen’s commitment amid his criticism of new F1 rules […]
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Toto Wolff defends Mercedes customer approach after McLaren and Williams raise concerns
Customer teams admitted surprise at Mercedes’ Melbourne pace — Toto Wolff says making “everybody happy” is impossible […]
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Five teams in most trouble after F1's 2026 season opener
On the evidence of what we've seen so far in F1 2026, here are the teams facing the longest road from where they are to where they want to be […]
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Toto Wolff joining Christian Horner in race for Alpine? Why the stake is so attractive
The 24% stake that Otro Capital holds in Alpine’s Formula 1 team remains highly sought after in the paddock. It had already emerged that former Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was interested, something Alpine executive advisor Flavio Briatore certainly did not try to hide either. During the team's launch in January, he publicly confirmed Horner’s interest.Around the season opener in […]
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Chinese Grand Prix: Preview - Pirelli
The tyre selection for the Chinese Grand Prix weekend remains unchanged since the circuit returned to the championship calendar two years ago […]
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Adrian Newey inspects Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari SF-26 at Australian Grand Prix
Aston Martin boss Adrian Newey was spotted investigating Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari SF-26 at the Australian Grand Prix […]
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“How did you not call the pit?” Ups and downs in Hamilton’s first race with new engineer
Lewis Hamilton's new race engineer admitted their failure to pit during a Virtual Safety Car period produced the gap Mercedes won by […]
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Untelevised Max Verstappen team radio emerges after ‘super frustrating’ Australian GP
Untelevised Max Verstappen team radio has lifted the lid on the Red Bull driver's "super frustrating" F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix […]
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Lawrence Stroll reacts to ‘very unexpected’ Aston Martin Honda woes
Aston Martin F1 team owner Lawrence Stroll has given his first reaction to a troubled start for the Aston Martin and Honda alliance […]
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Wolff: Mercedes are back, but we're in a fight with Ferrari
Mercedes won the season-opening grand prix for the first time since 2021 in a flying start to F1s new rules era; Ferrari challenged strongly for race-day victory leaving Toto Wolff wary; Formula 1 now heads to China for a Sprint weekend, live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday […]
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Chinese Grand Prix: Preview - Haas
We had three sessions in Melbourne to get ready for qualifying, and of course for China, we only have one practice session to get ready - so that's going to be the focus […]
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Round-up: Wolff ‘bidding to beat Horner to stake in Alpine’, and more
Tuesday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]
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Australian Grand Prix: Driver Tyre Strategies
Details of each driver's tyre strategy during the Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix […]
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Verstappen makes post-Australian GP announcement, Audi catches Newey’s eye – roundup
Monday's F1 news includes a big Max Verstappen announcement after the Australian GP as Adrian Newey investigates the Audi R26 car […]
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Andrea Stella: Oscar Piastri Australia crash shows extent of ‘aggressive’ new F1 power units
McLaren's Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri's "unfortunate" crash in Australia is indicative of the aggression of the new F1 power units […]
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Ferrari reckons F1 Australian GP race showed its true form after "tough" qualifying
Fred Vasseur reckons Ferrari failed to “put everything together” in qualifying for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix with the much-improved race being more representative of its pace. The Italian outfit finished third and fourth at the F1 2026 opener in Melbourne on Sunday, behind Mercedes pair George Russell and Kimi Antonelli who were also 1-2 in qualifying. At one stage Charles […]
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Aston Martin and Honda confident of finishing F1 Australian GP despite no spares
Aston Martin is confident that it could have finished the Formula 1 2026 season opener in Melbourne had it not been for a lack of spare parts.The Silverstone outfit was the talk of the paddock heading into the Australian Grand Prix, due to how its much-anticipated Honda works’ project had suffered a disastrous start.It completed the least mileage of any team during Bahrain testing and […]
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FIA to act on energy management before Japan?
There is growing speculation that the FIA will make changes to the regulations concerning engine management in time for the Japanese Grand Prix […]
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Aston Martin warned it may have already “ruined” Honda relationship after 'disastrous' 2026 start
Aston Martin has been warned that it could have "ruined" its relationship with Honda before the end of the first grand prix of 2026.The 2026 Formula 1 season was expected to be a turning point for the Silverstone outfit. Team owner Lawrence Stroll has invested a staggering amount of money to upgrade the facilities and wind tunnel and to bring in former Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey […]
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George Russell urges FIA to tweak Straight Line Mode after Melbourne battle
George Russell’s Australian GP win didn’t stop him raising a safety concern about F1’s new Straight Line Mode […]
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'Fourth-best' Red Bull reveals stark 'one second per-lap' deficit to F1 leaders Mercedes
This is where Red Bull sees itself stacking up against F1 rivals Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren […]
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Arvid Lindblad’s F1 debut patch to become one-of-one Topps trading card after points finish
Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad wore a Formula 1 debut patch on his race suit during the Australian Grand Prix. The patch will become part of a one-of-a-kind Topps card, which will be signed by the Briton.Topps announced in December that the 'Debut Patches' would be coming to the championship. "BREAKING: For the first time ever, Debut Patches are coming to F1. These patches will be worn by […]
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F1's new rules tripled overtaking. But at what cost?
Overtaking statistics - like the ones F1 proudly touted after the F1 2026 season opener - are to be handled with the utmost caution […]
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Active aero latest 2026 F1 car rule to be panned: ‘It’s really dangerous’
F1’s new active aero rules have been criticised for creating dangerous first laps of races […]
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Esteban Ocon and Haas fall back into their old ways: “It's a flashback to last year”
The positive atmosphere surrounding Haas after winter testing quickly faded by the end of the first grand prix of the Formula 1 season. Although the results were not catastrophic – 11th place for Esteban Ocon and even seventh for Oliver Bearman, albeit with five retirements including two cars from top teams – the mood within the American team remains tense.For Ocon, frustration above all […]
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One F1 driver “lucky” after terrifying Australian GP start near-miss
Franco Colapinto had a scary near-miss at the start in Melbourne […]
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Toto Wolff says drivers ‘nostalgic’ over F1 2026 complaints but opens door to ‘flexibility’
Toto Wolff suggested F1 can be "very nostalgic" after a number of drivers complained about the new regulations […]
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James Vowles: All solutions to Williams F1 car weight are "in my inbox today"
Last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix signified the end of Formula 1’s pre-season ‘phoney war’ as the teams which had been masking their performance dropped all pretences and the real competitive pecking order emerged.Williams was not one of those outfits so its humble result was disappointing rather than genuinely surprising. The team has been behind the curve ever since it had to […]
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McLaren's rough start exposes a new factor to F1 2026
McLaren is facing a limitation as an F1 customer team that it hadn't known before. But is this limitation fundamental? […]
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David Coulthard jokes Charles Leclerc 'stole his script' after Monaco wedding
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard joked that Charles Leclerc has 'stolen his script' with his Monaco wedding to Alexandra Saint Mleux, as Coulthard is due to marry his partner, Sigrid Silversand, in the same venue.The Ferrari driver and his now-wife Alexandra shared a look at their intimate civil wedding, which took place on 28 February 2026 at the Mairie de Monaco on The Rock, on […]
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