Mercedes’ pace in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix shows the Silver Arrows aren't concealing their true performance like they used to, according to Charles Leclerc.McLaren was fastest on Friday in Melbourne with Oscar Piastri lapping in 1m19.729s; Mercedes was two tenths away with Kimi Antonelli setting a 1m19.943s, but the W17’s long-run pace particularly impressed Leclerc, who […]

Fernando Alonso is disappointed by Aston Martin no longer having spare batteries for its Honda power unit in what has been a disastrous start to its 2026 Formula 1 campaign. The Silverstone outfit entered a works’ deal with Honda for the new regulation cycle this year, but vast problems have arisen in the buildup to the first race due to excessive vibrations in the engine. Aston has […]

Aston Martin has arrived in Melbourne with just two Honda batteries, leaving Fernando Alonso fielding awkward questions […]

Charles Leclerc fears Ferrari is lagging behind Mercedes when it comes to race pace […]

Fernando Alonso has commented on Honda’s battery stock amid ongoing F1 issues […]

Following FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix, Alex Albon has admitted that Williams is certainly on the back foot after a challenging Friday in which it battled with data collection and deployment issues across the day's running.Teams are facing a steep learning curve as they adapt to Formula 1's new era of regulations, and Albon has made it no secret that the Grove outfit is playing catch-up […]

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar has confirmed that reliability is good from the Milton Keynes outfit, but that he struggled with consistency during the second practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.The French-Algerian driver put in the fourth-fastest time behind his new team-mate Max Verstappen in third during first practice, before going ninth-fastest in FP2 with […]

Our pick of the key winners and losers from the first two hours of F1 2026 on-track running at the Australian GP […]

Formula 1's April faces in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are at serious risk of cancellation due to the US-Israel war with Iran […]

An incident involving Franco Colapinto and Lewis Hamilton is being investigated after the second practice session in Australia […]

George Russell is facing a double investigation at the Australian Grand Prix, following a pair of potential practice infringements […]

Max Verstappen suffered a pit-lane issue, while world champion Lando Norris finished seventh […]

The effect of the US/Israeli military action against Iran has already been felt in the F1 paddock: on Wednesday in Melbourne, there were no completed cars in the garages and many team personnel were yet to arrive, owing to flight delays and cancellations. As such the mandatory ‘curfew' on working hours was suspended and the pitlane remained a hive of industry long into the night.For those […]

Former Formula 1 driver Timo Glock has branded Aston Martin's start to the 2026 season as "disastrous" and has questioned whether it would be possible for the Silverstone outfit to change power unit partners from 2027.2026 marks the start of Aston Martin's exclusive power unit partnership with Honda, and while the Japanese manufacturer has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years, it has […]

Oscar Piastri sets the pace in today's second session, as the Mercedes pair hold off Ferrari's challenge […]

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri topped Free Practice 2 at the Australian Grand Prix, leading both Mercedes cars.Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the first part of the session, with the frontrunners on hard tyres. The Ferrari driver lapped in 1m20.637s, leading Piastri in 1m20.638s, Kimi Antonelli in 1m20.801s, George Russell in 1m20.984s and Charles Leclerc in 1m21.478s.Mercedes then […]

Oscar Piastri topped the FP2 timesheet at the Australian GP, while George Russell and Max Verstappen were caught up in early incidents […]

Oscar Piastri set the Australian crowd's hearts aflutter as the McLaren driver went quickest in the second practice session in Melbourne […]

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri led a Mercedes-powered top three in the second Formula 1 practice session at the Australian Grand Prix […]

Times from today's second free practice session for the Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix […]

Oscar Piastri sets the pace in Friday practice in Melbourne for McLaren […]

McLarens Oscar Piastri tops second practice from Mercedes Kimi Antonelli and George Russell; Lewis Hamilton fourth as Ferrari show potential; watch Australian Grand Prix qualifying at 5am on Saturday and the first race of the season at 4am on Sunday live on Sky Sports F1 […]

Aston Martin are down to two batteries for the entire race weekend, with their cars potentially about to miss the season-opening grand prix […]

All the practice results from the 2026 F1 season-opener in Australia […]

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has raised concerns about Aston Martin's lack of running in the first day of practice ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.Button, who became an ambassador for the Silverstone outfit ahead of the 2026 season, noted that the team will not have learned anything from the first practice session.Fernando Alonso sat out the hour-long session due to a power […]

Aston Martin's Australian Grand Prix has just gotten worse as its battery problems persist on Friday […]

Aston Martin made a “conscious decision” to pick Honda Formula 1 engines, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted.Aston Martin is bracing itself for a calamitous Australian Grand Prix, and potentially an equally disastrous 2026 F1 season, due to its Honda power unit’s crippling flaws.Excessive engine vibrations keep causing battery failures, to the extent that the team is […]

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes' performance in practice proves that his team may not be the favourites at the start of this season […]

Aston Martin has only two working batteries left for its new Honda F1 engine and is already in a "scary place" with reliability in Melbourne […]

Adrian Newey confirmed that Aston Martin has just two working Honda batteries left at the Australian Grand Prix, having started with four […]

Adrian Newey has revealed that Aston Martin has no more spare batteries for its Honda powertrains at the Australian Grand Prix, and that he feels "powerless" amid the current situation the team is in for 2026.Aston Martin has endured an arduous prelude to the 2026 season, with its key issues traced to Honda's powertrain - which produces excessive vibrations when in operation.These […]

World champion Lando Norris had a truncated session with a gearbox problem, as Ferrari and Red Bull set the early pace […]

Lewis Hamilton surprised fans in Melbourne by revealing the animals helping fill the void left by Roscoe […]

As F1 enters a new era, Zak Brown believes regulatory changes could be quickly made to improve the spectacle if needed […]

Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 in first practice for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix […]

Charles Leclerc sets the early pace in Melbourne as Audi impresses, Norris suffers gearbox issue and Aston Martin encounter engine problems […]

Ferrari went one-two in Melbourne practice — but several big names hit trouble […]

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc headed team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen to lead the first practice session of Formula 1's new era that starts at the Australian Grand Prix.Leclerc's last-minute effort of 1m20.267s demoted team-mate Hamilton after a relatively uneventful first practice session of F1's new regulations era.Most teams wasted little time getting up to speed in […]

Formula 1 is unlikely to slot in last-minute replacements for the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix if they cannot take place next month […]

Charles Leclerc edged Max Verstappen in the first session of F1’s new era while reigning champion Lando Norris watched from the garage […]

Times from today's opening free practice session for the Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix […]

Full results from Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix, Round 1 of the 2026 F1 world championship […]

All the practice results from the 2026 F1 season-opener in Australia […]

Former NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick has broken her silence after she was noticeably missing from Sky Sports Formula 1's on-screen broadcast line-up for the 2026 F1 season.While many assumed the decision had come from the broadcaster to change things up for the new season, Patrick has claimed that she decided it was time for her to step away and move on. "From my first Sky […]

Adrian Newey provides further revelations about Hondas engines struggles, Team already at limit on available batteries in Melbourne; watch Australian Grand Prix qualifying at 5am on Saturday and the first race of the season at 4am on Sunday live on Sky Sports F1 […]

Aston Martin’s disastrous start to the season continued as a fresh power unit problem stopped Fernando Alonso doing a lap of first practice for the Australian GP […]

Lewis Hamilton has confessed that he is yet to give his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc a wedding present.The Monegasque driver married Alexandra Saint Mleux in a private civil wedding in Monaco on 28 February, before celebrating at a bigger wedding event with their close friends and family next year.Hamilton was quizzed about what he gifted the newlyweds during the drivers' press […]

Alpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly has become a Givenchy Gentleman global ambassador for the Gentleman Society Eau de Parfum Sport.Sharing the milestone on social media ahead of the 2026 F1 season-opener in Australia, Gasly, who will also become the face of the fragrance, wrote: “Start of an exciting journey! Extremely honoured to become Givenchy Gentleman global ambassador for the […]

Former F1 TV presenter and regular talking head on Netflix’s Drive to Survive Will Buxton has joked about becoming a meme thanks to the popular docuseries.Drive to Survive, which was first released in 2019, has been huge for the popularity of the championship, especially with a younger and more female audience and in the United States.In addition to offering fans a behind-the-scenes look […]

Oliver Bearman has described a slump in his 2025 performance that left him fearing for his seat with the Haas Formula 1 team, admitting that it was "packing your bags" territory if the mistakes continued.The Briton's rookie campaign was overall very impressive, with him finishing three points ahead of his experienced team-mate Esteban Ocon in 13th place. But despite this, the Hungarian Grand […]

The Lotus that Senna drove to two victories and five pole positions in 1986 is heading to auction […]

Oscar Piastri has rejected the ‘villain’ tag put on Zak Brown after allegations by fans that McLaren favoured Lando Norris in the 2025 Formula 1 title fight.The McLaren drivers fought all season for last year’s title and after 15 rounds Piastri led by 34 points, only for his efforts to collapse across the final nine races as Norris became champion.But as Piastri’s campaign was […]

The first media day of the 2026 season has taken place, with lots of F1 news to catch you up on, if you have missed any of the day's action […]

Valtteri Bottas had expected to serve a five-place penalty on his F1 return, but a look at the rules explains why it has 'vanished' […]

Lewis Hamilton calls on French, Spanish, Portuguese and British to get out of Africa as he seeks the return of F1 to the continent […]

Whether Max Verstappen will be driving in the legendary Nurburgring 24 Hours this year is a hot topic of debate. The course for that appearance had been set by the Nurburgring Endurance Series (NLS) bringing forward the second round of the championship to avoid a clash with the Formula 1 calendar.So now it's clearly up to the four-time F1 world champion.But he has been reluctant to do so […]