How F1 has handled past world crisis amid race cancellation concerns
Conflict in the Middle East has left uncertainty lingering over upcoming F1 races […]
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F1 2026's nine biggest questions
Here's what we're most looking forward to finding out through the on-track action at F1 2026's season-opening Australian GP […]
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F1 uses charter planes to beat travel chaos and keep Australian Grand Prix on
Formula One has kept Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix alive by using charter planes to fly hundreds of affected members of the sport's travelling circus to Melbourne […]
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Lewis Hamilton asked himself ‘uncomfortable questions’ after difficult Ferrari debut
Lewis Hamilton asked himself "uncomfortable questions" over the winter break, as he figured out what changes he needed to make for F1 2026 […]
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Ferrari: 2026 F1 cars have “positively surprised” everyone after initial scepticism
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes 2026 Formula 1 cars have “positively surprised” the paddock following early concerns about the impact of the new regulations.F1 is undergoing one of its most significant overhauls in history, with the new breed of 2026 cars featuring active aerodynamics and a 50:50 power split between electrical energy and the internal combustion […]
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F1 world champion Lando Norris in race for prestigious sporting award
Lando Norris nominated for a Laureus award after becoming F1 world champion for the first time […]
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Max Verstappen reveals why he is ‘not driving at 102 per cent’
Max Verstappen opens up on the habits and mindset he believes separate him from a lot of other Formula 1 drivers […]
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Will first race for new rules disprove the doom-mongers? Australian GP talking points
Will F1's new rules thrill? Will Aston Martin really retire before the start? And who will be the team to beat? Here are the talking points for the new season […]
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Australian Grand Prix: Preview - McLaren
The car we bring to Albert Park will largely be the same specification seen in Bahrain, with some minor aerodynamic refinements […]
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How F1 will overcome fresh international travel chaos
Conflict in the Middle East is affecting the travel plans of many, including F1 teams as the first race of 2026 looms […]
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McLaren signs former Ferrari sponsor ahead of F1 2026 season
McLaren has signed a former Ferrari sponsor ahead of the F1 2026 season with a long-term backer of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix coming on board […]
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'It was chaos': Zak Brown on the McLaren F1 team he inherited
Zak Brown led the transformation of McLaren from a team in turmoil at the back of the grid to world champions. In a fascinating interview with Matt Bishop, he charts his rise to success […]
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Australian Grand Prix: Preview - Cadillac
The Australian Grand Prix marks both history and the beginning of the future for the team, as it enters its inaugural Formula 1 season just 366 days after receiving final approval to join the grid […]
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FIA’s Nikolas Tombazis open to F1 2026 tweaks despite strong start
The FIA's single-seater director, Nikolas Tombazis, believes the new regulations are off to a good start, but is open to further refinement […]
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The truth about wild Aston Martin-Honda F1 Australian GP crisis claim
What we've learned about the supposed reliability crisis facing Aston Martin and Honda at the start of F1 2026 […]
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The Piastri Effect – Australian GP on track for another attendance record
Boosted by McLaren frontrunner Oscar Piastri, Formula 1's Australian GP is set to enjoy another attendance boost as event organisers embrace the uncertainty over the new 2026 regulations.As was the case last year, Melbourne is hosting the F1 season opener instead of Bahrain. It's naturally one of the most coveted spots on the calendar, and that rings true more than ever in 2026 given the […]
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Valtteri Bottas sets ‘clear’ Cadillac target for F1 2026 as Australian GP penalty looms
Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas will serve an FIA penalty on his return to Formula 1 at the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne […]
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F1 couldn't have picked a worse place for its 2026 rules debut
As great a track as Albert Park is, the Australian GP venue risks brutally exposing the weaknesses of the new F1 2026 rules as they debut […]
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Beloved Sky F1 presenter given ‘all clear’ after ‘quite difficult five months’
A beloved Sky F1 presenter has been given "the all clear" in a new health update after opening up on a "quite difficult five months." […]
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Mercedes HPP boss outlines works team advantage theory for F1 2026
Hywel Thomas explains why Mercedes’ close factory links could matter most when the 2026 fight begins in Melbourne […]
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How will F1 be different in 2026 after biggest-ever rules change?
Sky Sports F1s Bernie Collins explains the major changes to cars and engines for the new season and how it will impact the racing; watch the Australian Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1, with track action under way from Friday morning and Sundays race at 4am […]
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Round-up: Williams “surprised” to be further behind top teams, and more
Tuesday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]
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Aston Martin faces Melbourne unknown as Brundle issues ‘dire trouble’ warning – round-up
The Australian Grand Prix is moving closer into view, and Aston Martin finds itself featuring prominently among the latest F1 news headlines […]
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David Coulthard questions Sergio Perez return as Cadillac begin F1 2026 era
David Coulthard backs Cadillac’s ‘smart choice’ — but wonders if Sergio Perez can truly ‘switch it back on’ […]
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Aston Martin faces Australia unknown as Honda reliability fix looms
Honda believes it has solved the abnormal vibrations, but Melbourne will deliver the real verdict on Aston Martin’s troubled AMR26 […]
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Hadjar warned ‘there’s no good time’ to be Max Verstappen’s teammate
Jolyon Palmer has performed a U-turn on Isack Hadjar’s Red Bull promotion after watching the RB22 in testing […]
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What's really going on with Aston Martin-Honda's Australia crisis
Aston Martin and Honda will trial various countermeasures at the Australian GP in a bid to manage its reliability crisis at F1's season opener […]
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FIA to prioritise "safety and wellbeing"
FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem issues statement as the situation in the Middle East escalates […]
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Martin Brundle warns Aston Martin in ‘dire trouble’ before F1 2026 opener
Brundle questions Aston Martin wind tunnel correlation, Honda reliability and a mounting data deficit ahead of Melbourne […]
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Anthony Davidson's top six F1 pairings
Most Formula 1 teams have kept the same driver line-up, so who has the best pairing? Sky Sports F1s Anthony Davidson reveals who is in his top six line-ups; watch every session of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from this Friday, live on Sky Sports F1 […]
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Zak Brown addresses McLaren team orders ahead of first F1 2026 race
Zak Brown has insisted McLaren’s drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are “free to race” as F1 prepares to return […]
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Fred Vasseur surprised by F1 2026 starting procedure complaints: "It was known for a long time"
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur felt some degree of bewilderment when Formula 1's starting procedure was put under scrutiny during testing ahead of the 2026 season, stating the need to manage turbo lag "was known from day one".As part of the wide-ranging technical regulation changes for 2026, the cars no longer carry the MGU-H - the motor generator unit attached to the turbocharger. Since […]
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Aston Martin plans early DNF in Australian GP amid Honda F1 crisis
The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has fallen into a dark hole, in no small part because of Honda.The AMR26’s Honda engine has been so unreliable that the Silverstone-based outfit failed to carry out its pre-season testing programme, spending more time in the garage than out on track.Honda is completely unprepared for the Australian Grand Prix, with multiple engine failures in Bahrain […]
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Alexandra sparks wedding rumours by changing Instagram name to Leclerc
Could Charles Leclerc and Alexandra have quietly married before the 2026 F1 season? Social media hints say yes […]
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Australian Grand Prix: Preview - Pirelli
For the Albert Park circuit, Pirelli has selected the three softest compounds in its range (C3, C4 and C5), as it did on the previous two seasons […]
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Will F1 have to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix after Iranian missile attacks?
Formula 1 could be facing another Middle East dilemma following the US-Israeli military operation […]
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The 2026 Formula 1 spotter's guide
The new Formula 1 season kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix this week, launching a new era for the championship. With it, the new season brings changes up and down the grid in terms of the teams, cars and drivers that will contest the 24-round calendar. New regulations bring active aerodynamics to the front and rear wings, and F1 power units now rely on a near-50:50 split between […]
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FIA: 'Safety' will guide decisions on F1 races in Middle East
The president of Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has said it will prioritise "safety and wellbeing" as it decides what to do about upcoming races in the Middle East […]
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Oliver Bearman says loneliness hit hard after tough F1 races in 2025 with Haas
Haas Formula 1 driver Oliver Bearman has opened up about struggling with loneliness in his rookie season of the championship.The British driver finished his rookie season with the American outfit 13th in the drivers' standings, outperforming his experienced team-mate Esteban Ocon, who finished 15th overall. And while he enjoyed some great highs in 2025, such as his fourth-place finish at the […]
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FIA issues statement on F1 race planning in wake of Iran conflict
Mohammed Ben Sulayem has issued a statement on the uncertainty posed by the Iran conflict […]
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"Drive to Survive" producers: 2025 F1 title winner "didn’t matter" to Netflix’s story
The producers of Netflix's Drive to Survive have insisted that it did not matter to them how the championship ended in 2025, explaining that the narrative would have worked for the eighth season of the docuseries if Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri or Max Verstappen had won.Executive producer James Gay-Rees and co-executive producer Tom Rogers spoke to F1.com about the making of the eighth series […]
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'Safety and wellbeing' will dictate if F1 races in Middle East go ahead
"Safety and wellbeing” will determine whether major motorsport events due to take place in Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will go ahead, as military conflict in the region continues […]
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem outlines FIA stance as Middle East tensions escalate
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has issued a statement addressing the current events in the Middle East […]
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How to watch the 2026 Australian Grand Prix live
It's race week! The new Formula 1 season begins this weekend in Melbourne, along with the supporting Formula 2 and Formula 3 championships […]
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Australian F1 organisers insist “the drivers will be here” amid travel chaos
The Australian Grand Prix is set to be unaffected by travel problems in the Middle East […]
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Australian Grand Prix: Preview - Haas
What we were doing for half a day in Bahrain, we've essentially got to do in two runs in FP1, that's the big challenge this year […]
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Australian Grand Prix to go ahead as CEO addresses Middle East travel fears
Travel plans reshuffled and airspace closed, but Melbourne’s season opener remains on track […]
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Politics over sport: Formula 1's timeless complaint
Colin Chapman wrote a letter in 1981 to complain about the state of Formula 1. The letter could have been written this year […]
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Martin Brundle reveals Christian Horner’s early Red Bull engine tour
Martin Brundle explains why a behind-the-scenes tour left him unsurprised by Red Bull’s impressive 2026 engine start […]
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F1 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne: Start times and how to watch
All the information on how to watch the F1 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne, including timings and schedule […]
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Should F1 be panicking about its 2026 cars? Our verdict
We're just days away from the first race of Formula 1's new era - but should it be panicking amid fears over the racing? […]
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‘All bets are off!’ – why F1's new era set for 'wild' season start
What to expect as F1’s much-anticipated new season begins this week? With the help of Martin Brundle, we look at some of the key questions; watch the Australian Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1, with track action under way from Friday morning and Sundays race at 4am […]
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Round-up: Norris ‘made myself believe I can match anyone’ in F1, and more
Monday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]
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F1 2026 PU homologation deadline explained as Coulthard questions FIA – round-up
As the final non-race weekend of the winter comes to a close, let us recap the latest major F1 news headlines […]
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Martin Brundle warns ‘all bets are off’ for Melbourne opener
Martin Brundle has put Mercedes on top after testing – but says Melbourne could change everything […]
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