Formula 1 has rolled out a number of new features coming to F1 Fantasy for 2026. With the championship itself seeing a substantial overhaul of its regulations with new cars and power units, as well as the addition of an 11th team in the shape of Cadillac, it's no surprise that the free-to-play game is getting its own changes. Players will gain access to a familiar $100million cost cap […]

Pre-season testing suggests the 2026 Formula 1 title race could come down to a duel between Max Verstappen and George Russell. Our F1 columnist is buckling up for a fiery contest from which he sees the Mercedes driver emerging triumphant […]

Christian Horner has spoken out about his exit from Red Bull Racing during the eighth season of Netflix's Drive to Survive.The docuseries, which will be released on 27 February, will follow the on and off track stories of the 2025 Formula 1 season. The fourth episode, titled A Bull With No Horns, will cover Horner's exit from Red Bull.After being with the team since it joined the grid in […]

As he looks into his crystal ball, Sebastian Vettel can see George Russell becoming World Champion in F1 2026 […]

Mario Andretti says Cadillac Formula 1 team principal Graeme Lowdon has given him personal assurances over their project, ahead of their debut […]

Who are the winners and losers from F1 pre-season testing? […]

Season 8 won't change anyone's opinionLong credited for its instrumental role in F1's mainstream breakthrough in recent years, Box to Box Films has stuck to its usual recipe that made Drive to Survive its most enduring sports documentary series. Focusing on one key storyline per episode, it stitches together the events of the 2025 season with a great deal of unseen behind-the-scenes footage […]

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has shot down claims that the championship needs a lot of overtaking for it to be exciting.A new set of regulations has arrived in F1 this season, with one of the goals being to open up more opportunities to overtake. The cars are smaller and lighter than the previous ground effect era cars, and the active aerodynamics, which have replaced DRS, along […]

‘I finally was able to prove myself’ — Oleksandr Bondarev reflects on his history-making UAE4 title and the support from Williams […]

Will Buxton says Cadillac's Formula 1 project has already become a $1billion undertaking as the American team looks forward to its first grand prix in Australia. Cadillac was approved to become F1's 11th team in March 2025, bringing the brand of General Motors into the championship which has, over the last few years, been rapidly expanding into the United States market. With its […]

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has unsurprisingly backed the championship's partnership with Apple as the technology company takes on broadcasting rights in the United States from this year. The Italian added that the giant will be able to put F1 "in the houses of other people in different ways," as he looks forward to higher US viewership. F1 announced in October 2025 that Apple would […]

Pre-season Formula 1 testing rarely tells us nothing - and in 2026, it may have revealed more about the competitive order than usual […]

Mercedes is closing the gap on starts, but Ferrari’s SF-26 remains the car to beat off the line in Bahrain […]

Carlos Sainz has called on F1 and the FIA to be open minded, should modification of the 2026 regulations prove necessary […]

Christian Horner blames Helmut Marko for his Red Bull dismissal in the new series of F1: Drive to Survive […]

Sergio rez says the F1 2026 regulation overhaul makes this the right moment for Isack Hadjar at Red Bull Racing […]

Ferrari's SF-26 exhaust wing required a lengthy approval process - and isn't something its main F1 rivals can copy this year […]

Alex Albon believes the mixed fortunes seen on practice starts in Bahrain testing will not be the case come the Australian Grand Prix […]

Aston Martin endured a hugely disappointing pre-season as they managed the least mileage and set the slowest times of Formula 1s 11 teams; watch the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from March 6-8, live on Sky Sports F1 […]

Max Verstappen was pressed on the F1 2026 pecking order — and his Mercedes engine hint speaks volumes ahead of Melbourne […]

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

Mercedes has confirmed its Junior Programme as it adds nine drivers to its roster, including karting prospects Niccolò Perico and Devin Titz. The announcement, published by the Mercedes Formula 1 team, describes this programme as a decade-long pipeline spanning talent from karting through to the Formula Regional European Championship. Within hours of the news being posted to Instagram, it […]

Ayrton Senna's 1986 Lotus 98T Formula 1 car will go up for auction with RM Sotheby's. The car, which features the iconic John Player Special livery, is estimated to fetch between $9.5million and $12million.The Brazilian driver piloted the Lotus 98T to win the 1986 Spanish Grand Prix and the 1986 United States Grand Prix. It also scored five pole positions and three podium finishes.The […]

As the countdown continues to Melbourne, Adrian Newey, Honda, and Lewis Hamilton all feature in the latest F1 news headlines […]

Oscar Piastri explains how he processed losing the 2025 title fight and why returning to Melbourne felt ‘up another level’ […]

History doesn’t always repeat, but it often echoes itself. So there’s something deeply resonant about Ford’s choice of team partner for its comeback as an engine supplier.Red Bull Racing was born out of what’s easily the nadir of FoMoCo’s involvement in Formula 1. Having supported Jackie Stewart’s entry into F1 as a constructor in the late 1990s, Ford then bought the team ahead of […]

The Australian Grand Prix has named Turn 6 of the Albert Park Circuit after Esteban Ocon's race engineer Laura Mueller and Red Bull head of race strategy Hannah Schmitz.As part of the In Her Corner initiative, which is in partnership with Engineers Australia and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, the move comes in celebration of International Women's Day.Schmitz began working for Red […]

Despite a strong Bahrain test, Nico Hulkenberg says Audi’s true F1 2026 competitiveness will only be revealed on race weekend […]

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Carlos Sainz met Thea, the young fan who designed his 'lucky' Sparkles sticker in 2025. Sainz and his team-mate Alex Albon responded to fan questions in a social media video posted on 13 September 2025. One young fan, Thea, asked the Spaniard if she should name her toy unicorn Sparkles or Sprinkles and if he would put a unicorn sticker on his helmet for the rest of the year, something he […]

Max Verstappen doubles down on his stinging criticism of the F1 2026 rules […]

Damon Hill is ‘back where I belong’ as the 1996 World Champion returns to Williams in an official ambassador role […]

Mercedes announces its 2026 Junior Programme featuring two new additions, Niccolò Perico and Devin Titz […]

Competition: Win a half-scale model helmet and model car by correctly picking the 2026 Formula 1 world champions […]

Williams has announced that 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill will return to the team […]

The F1 movie picked up another award over the weekend at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards. Having been nominated alongside Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, Sinners and Warfare, the Brad Pitt-led film won the Best Sound category at the awards.F1 had also been nominated for the Special Visual Effects and Best Editing categories. Avatar: Fire and Ash won Best Special Visual Effects, and the […]

Alex Albon believes Lewis Hamilton’s driving style could make him a major force when Formula 1 resets in 2026 […]

Damon Hill will return to Williams as its official ambassador for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, just weeks after Jenson Button left that role for Aston Martin. It comes on the 30th anniversary of Hill clinching the world title at the British outfit, where he spent half of his eight-year F1 career, taking 21 of his 22 grand prix victories. The 65-year-old will be part of a three-person […]

Damon Hill has rejoined Williams 30 years after winning the 1996 Formula 1 world championship with the team […]

Thirty-six years after a near-fatal crash ended his Formula 1 career, Martin Donnelly is finally set to drive at Adelaide, where he should have completed his first full grand prix season […]

Crash.net predicts the competitive order for the start of the 2026 F1 season after pre-season testing […]

With new F1 regulations this year, the Mercedes team has emerged as a favourite after testing, with Kimi Antonelli as one of the two racers who will drive the Silver Arrows in the 2026 season.Recognized for his skills at an early age, Antonelli has risen through the ranks as a long-term Mercedes prospect from the age of 12. From multiple karting championships in Europe to open-wheel […]

The former F1 team boss was on board when an airplane suffered an engine failure shortly after take-off […]

It's understood that the FIA is to make a further tweak to the starting procedure in time for the season opener in Melbourne […]

All the times you need for the 2026 F1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix […]

19-year-old NASCAR Cup driver Connor Zilisch said he could always tell that Kimi Antonelli would get into Formula 1 after karting together.The two grew up karting together when the American driver would spend his summers in Europe to gain experience other forms of racing. During an appearance on the Gypsy Tales podcast, the Trackhouse Racing driver explained that Antonelli was "one of the best […]

Jolyon Palmer believes Mercedes held something back in Bahrain, but admits Ferrari still has the edge off the line […]

Formula 1 is rich enough to afford more teams than it can fit on the grid, according to a former team boss […]

F1 movie star Damson Idris has returned to the world of Formula 1 with a new campaign ahead of the 2026 season.The All To Drive For campaign will feature the 34-year-old British actor alongside all 22 drivers from the 2026 grid. F1.com shared a teaser trailer for the new campaign on 22 February. The trailer began with a garage opening to reveal Idris. "You think you know Formula 1?" he asked […]

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton shared a defiant message on social media after pre-season testing in Bahrain, squashing speculation that the Briton could retire after the 2026 season if he does not find his championship-winning form.After pre-season testing concluded on Friday 20 February, Hamilton shared: "That’s a wrap on testing. It’s inspiring to watch a team pull out all […]

Jeremy Clarkson fears power loss, tricky starts and reliability headaches after Bahrain testing exposed early F1 2026 flaws […]

Oscar Piastri claims that energy harvest limiting will differ from track to track, and will favour the boffins not the racers […]

If there was one team that really surprised the Formula 1 paddock with its imaginative designs during pre-season testing, it was Ferrari.In Bahrain, the Scuderia not only brought a new feature to the area behind the exhaust, designed to make the most of the volume allowed by the new-for-2026 regulations, but also a rear wing with an innovative opening mechanism as it flips 180 […]

Yuki Tsunoda returned to the seat of a Formula 1 car over the weekend for a demonstration run, but it took a turn for the worse when the car burst into flames.The Japanese driver took part in a show run in San Francisco alongside former F1 and rallycross driver Scott Speed, Ford off-road racer Mitch Guthrie and freestyle motocross rider Aaron Colton.At the wheel of Red Bull's […]

The final lap times and mileage chart from 2026 F1 pre-season testing […]

Carlos Sainz has warned the FIA may need to fine-tune F1 2026’s energy management rules as the season unfolds […]