McLaren's Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri's "unfortunate" crash in Australia is indicative of the aggression of the new F1 power units […]

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 […]

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 […]

There is growing speculation that the FIA will make changes to the regulations concerning engine management in time for the Japanese Grand Prix […]

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 […]

George Russell’s Australian GP win didn’t stop him raising a safety concern about F1’s new Straight Line Mode […]

This is where Red Bull sees itself stacking up against F1 rivals Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren […]

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 […]

Overtaking statistics - like the ones F1 proudly touted after the F1 2026 season opener - are to be handled with the utmost caution […]

F1’s new active aero rules have been criticised for creating dangerous first laps of races […]

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 […]

Franco Colapinto had a scary near-miss at the start in Melbourne […]

Toto Wolff suggested F1 can be "very nostalgic" after a number of drivers complained about the new regulations […]

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 […]

McLaren is facing a limitation as an F1 customer team that it hadn't known before. But is this limitation fundamental? […]

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 […]

Aston Martin's Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack described the team's communications as a "mess" in their lengthy pit stop […]

Drivers criticised the new energy dynamics in Australia, and the FIA says a review with teams will follow the Chinese Grand Prix […]

Toto Wolff has responded to the overly negative response to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, stating that the opinion of fans is more important to the championship than its drivers.This year, 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 power.However, the move has proved to be […]

Esteban Ocon said his pace was "very bad" after dropping out of the points positions in the Australian Grand Prix […]

Melbourne's season-opener delivered spectacular racing - but raised uncomfortable questions about what Formula 1 has become […]

Franco Colapinto's Australian Grand Prix may not have resulted in points, but the Alpine driver ended his Melbourne campaign in the spotlight. The Argentine generated two of the most viral moments of the weekend: a funny broadcast glitch and a heart-stopping near-miss at the race start. Start procedure was a focus over the weekend due to the changes in power units this season. With the cars' […]

Everything that the Australian GP told us about what to expect from F1 2026 - and how it might change in the coming weeks and months […]

Crash.net's writers have their say after a polarising start to F1's new era […]

There was great anticipation surrounding the start of the first Formula 1 race of the season: not only to understand the true competitive order, but also to observe how the 2026 cars would behave.The topic of starts had, in fact, been one of the most discussed issues during pre-season testing, with differing opinions between manufacturers emerging depending on the characteristics of each […]

Aston Martin boss Adrian Newey was spotted investigating the Audi R26 of Nico Hulkenberg at the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix […]

Max Verstappen was frustrated by power unit problems during his climb to sixth in Melbourne. Read his radio messages in full […]

Max Verstappen will compete in the Nurburgring 24 Hours in a Mercedes GT3 car in May; Verstappen will not miss an F1 weekend as he continues his exploits outside of Formula 1; watch every session of the Chinese GP Sprint weekend live on Sky Sports F1 from this Friday […]

Max Verstappen will fulfil his goal of competing at the Nurburgring 24 Hours this year after his GT3 team, Verstappen Racing, confirmed its participation in the endurance event […]

Audi was one of two new teams debuting on the grid at the Australian Grand Prix, alongside Cadillac. While the latter struggled, Audi impressed with top 10 pace in qualifying and points on its debut […]

Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon has shared details of his proposal to professional golfer Lily Muni He, and why it was delayed.The couple shared the news of their engagement over the winter break in a social media post. "I guess we’re stuck with each other now," they wrote in the joint post. Heading into the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Albon shared details on the […]

McLaren concedes it is a long way behind its F1 rivals at the start of the 2026 season […]

Bernie Ecclestone, FOM and the FIA have reportedly been ordered to cover £250,000 worth of legal fees in the Felipe Massa case […]

Find the latest team-mate head-to-heads for the 2026 Formula 1 season including Charles Leclerc vs Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari and Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri at McLaren; watch every F1 round live on Sky Sports F1, with the Chinese GP next in the calendar this weekend […]

Ferrari's incredible starts meant they led almost half the Australian Grand Prix. But did they cost themselves the chance to win? […]

Laurent Mekies tipped his hat to Red Bull debutant Isack Hadjar after a very impressive start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign at the Australian Grand Prix.The 21-year-old may have retired early in the Melbourne contest due to a power unit failure, but he impressed until then with third in qualifying and almost taking the lead at race start.It marked a stark contrast to Hadjar’s […]

The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost […]

After a wild, often polarising Australian Grand Prix weekend, ESPN looks at some of the sweeping generalisations being made about Formula 1 and judges whether they're overblown or not […]

Honda say they have reduced the vibrations from their power unit but did not indicate when they expect to complete a race distance […]

Lewis Hamilton is wary that Mercedes’ stunning one-lap pace could be linked to the compression ratio loophole […]

Did the eventual winner of the Australian Grand Prix George Russell, jump the start at the Formula 1 season opener? This claim has stirred up social media after onboard footage circulated online, but how true are the allegations?The fact is that when the light sequence began to signal the start of the Melbourne race, Russell on pole position in his Mercedes W17 rolls slightly forward. This is […]

Formula 1s new 2026 regulations were under the spotlight during the weekends first round in Australia, where we saw a different style of racing; Formula 1 now heads to China for a Sprint weekend, live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday […]

Liam Lawson and Sergio Perez rekindled their two-year F1 feud in Australia […]

Lewis Hamilton is confident Ferrari are "right in the fight" with Mercedes this year despite his former team's dominant weekend at the Australian Grand Prix […]

Fernando Alonso has rallied his Aston Martin team to keep pushing, but no end in sight to its woes right now […]

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has made an important announcement after the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne […]

Find out the race-week schedule, weather and how to watch the Chinese Grand Prix Sprint weekend in Shanghai; watch Sprint Qualifying on Friday morning at 7.30am and the main race itself on Sunday at 7am, live on Sky Sports […]

Max Verstappen will make his debut in the Nurburgring 24 Hours this year, driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3 on the 20-kilometre Nordschleife […]

Max Verstappen will make his debut at the Nurburgring 24 Hours later this year in a Red Bull-liveried Mercedes […]

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will tackle the legendary Nurburgring 24 Hours with Mercedes this year.Following months of speculation, the Dutchman has been confirmed to make his debut at the German endurance classic on 14-17 May with the factory-supported Winward team, running under the Verstappen Racing banner.Verstappen will be joined in the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 by […]

George Russell has suggested changing Formula 1's adjustable front wings to improve the safety of the new cars […]

At Formula 1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, it was immediately clear that the new cars bring with them a different dynamic. Energy management plays a greater role than before, and drivers must carefully plan their battery usage to have speed at the right moments. This opens up different strategies and battles at varying points on the track, but it also raises questions about how […]

F1 will hold talks after the Chinese GP on tweaks to the 2026 rules package that could ease elements many drivers have criticised […]

It's race week! Formula 1 heads to Shanghai International Circuit this weekend. Here's how to watch the Chinese Grand Prix and more […]

We saw that coming, didn’t we?As hard as Mercedes tried to take as many sandbags on board its W17 during the tests, it was still clear Toto Wolff’s team was cooking something good. Forget about lap times and one-lap performance - just the fact that Kimi Antonelli completed his first race simulation on the second day of running during the Barcelona shakedown told you enough to understand […]

They say we’re young and we don’t knowWe won’t find out until we growIn the classic comedy movie Groundhog Day, the karmic punishment that time itself is inflicting on misanthropic TV weatherman Phil Connors is heralded by the flipping of the digits on a 1970s clock radio, as 5.59am becomes 6.00am and the alarm triggers to the strains of Sonny and Cher’s classic I Got You Babe […]