2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has backed George Russell to be able to mentally deal with the pressure of the 2026 drivers' championship fight as the Mercedes driver heads into the season as a favourite."From the outside, yes," Button told Sky Sports F1, when asked if Russell has everything he needs to win the 2026 drivers' championship. "But he's not been in that position to fight for […]

Mercedes in race against time to fix Andrea Kimi Antonelli's car after huge FP3 crash […]

Adrian Newey believes that on the chassis side, the Aston Martin AMR26 is maximum one second slower than the F1 2026 leading pace […]

Teams objections cause FIA to change stance after seeking to remove straight mode zone with just hours notice […]

Mercedes mechanics face a frantic turnaround after Kimi Antonelli’s heavy FP3 crash destroyed both ends of his W17 […]

Oscar Piastri was over a second down on Russell's time in fourth place, as Aston Martin's troubles continued […]

George Russell set the best time of the Australian GP weekend so far in FP3 after a red flag caused by his Mercedes F1 team-mate Kimi Antonelli crashing heavily […]

A mixed FP3 for Mercedes as George Russell leaves rivals for dust and teammate Kimi Antonelli crashes out […]

Mercedes' George Russell is heading into Formula 1's first qualifying session of the year with the fastest time as he topped a derailed FP3 session at the Australian Grand Prix.Russell and Mercedes finally showed their hand with a brutal last-minute flyer to head Ferrari duo Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.The start of the session was delayed by 20 minutes due to barrier repairs […]

George Russell dominated the final practice timesheets, while Antonelli’s qualifying simulation ended in a heavy crash […]

Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed during the third practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.With just over 10 minutes remaining in the final practice session at Albert Park, the Italian driver crashed into the barrier at high speed after switching onto soft tyres.Thankfully, he was able to exit the car unassisted and walked away from the wreck, but the Mercedes team […]

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

Kimi Antonelli crashed his Mercedes in the closing stages of final practice in Melbourne; George Russell exhibited stunning Mercedes pace by topping session; watch Australian Grand Prix Qualifying at 5am with build-up from 4.25am, live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event […]

Times from the final free practice session for the Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix […]

George Russell delivered a late lap to stamp his authority on final practice ahead of Sunday’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. A late late saw the Brit surge to the top of the timesheets ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, while Kimi Antonelli suffered a heavy crash. Russell fastest in final Australian GP practice […]

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

Formula 1 fans have lost it after Lewis Hamilton revealed that he now owns a cow called Max. While the seven-time champion insisted that he did not name the farm animal, fans have branded the moment as "gold"."Oh yeah, this is my cow," Hamilton said when a photo appeared on the big screen behind him and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in front of the fans in Australia. "His name is […]

Pushback from F1 teams and drivers over the FIA's plan to remove one of Albert Park's active aero zones has resulted in a dramatic U-turn […]

The FIA has reversed its Saturday morning decision and reinstated Straight Mode zone 4 at Albert Park […]

F1 teams have been thrown a major curveball at the Australian GP after the FIA scrapped one of the four active aero zones ahead of FP3 […]

F1's governing body the FIA has decided to take away the straight mode zone between Turns 8 and 9 at Melbourne's Albert Park amid concerns from certain drivers over the low-downforce settings unsettling  the cars through the curved section.For 2026 F1 has introduced active aerodynamics, with cars lowering both their front and rear wings on predetermined straights. That measure is aimed to […]

The FIA has made last minute changes to straight line mode for the Australian Grand Prix […]

Following a drivers’ meeting in Melbourne, the FIA has removed one Straight Mode zone after concerns the downforce loss created a safety risk […]

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

Friday saw the first official day of running in the 2026 Formula 1 season as FP1 and FP2 took place in Melbourne […]

Zak Brown dismisses claims McLaren favoured Lando Norris during his F1 2025 title fight with Oscar Piastri […]

Zak Brown described the engine compression ratio as a "storm in tea cup" as his McLaren team prepares for the first race of the season […]

Cadillac encountered issues with Sergio Perez's MAC-26 on Friday, resulting in an on-track stoppage during second practice […]

Formula 1’s first qualifying session of 2026 for the Australian Grand Prix is only hours away, as teams prepare to fight for pole position at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit.This season-opening round marks the debut of Formula 1’s sweeping 2026 regulations, featuring major changes to both chassis design and power unit architecture. After two practice sessions, both […]

At first glance, the two Friday practice sessions ahead of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix suggested that a close race between all four top teams could be on the cards in Melbourne. Ferrari set a dominant fastest time in the first free practice session, before Oscar Piastri in the McLaren clocked the quickest lap in the afternoon.However, the real winner of Friday was neither Ferrari nor […]

As Aston Martin's 2026 nightmare unfolds, history offers a stark warning: in Formula 1, a bottomless budget has never been enough […]

How Honda's issues have left Aston Martin drivers fearing for their safety […]

Red Bull will be "kept busy" by having to repair Max Verstappen's RB22, following a dramatic off during second practice in Australia […]

The fuss raised by the Aston Martin Formula 1 team at the press conference held in the Melbourne paddock on Thursday morning has a purpose.Adrian Newey and Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe told media that the vibrations generated by the Honda V6 are so intense that they even affect the drivers."The power unit is the source of the vibrations," said Aston team boss Newey […]

The FIA has clarified when stewards should apply penalty points under updated 2026 guidelines […]

Ahead of the Formula 1 2026 season opener in Melbourne, Motorsport.com is returning to the world of F1 Fantasy with its own featured league.As the new campaign throws up plenty of unknowns that will be revealed layer by layer in Australia and beyond, our F1 writers have carefully tried to handpick their ideal fantasy team, and you can compete against them by joining the Motorsport.com - Race […]

"It's wrong to talk bad," says F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali of those criticising the new formula […]

Charles Leclerc suggested Mercedes was "slowly showing a bit more of what they have" after they occupied two of the top three spots in FP2 […]

The Australian Grand Prix qualifying session may be chaotic with Formula 1’s new-for-2026 cars, as believed by the likes of Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu.F1’s revamped power units feature a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric power, which has put much greater emphasis on energy management as drivers need to harvest and deploy energy strategically to achieve the best possible lap […]

Danica Patrick speaks after her F1 exit from Sky Sports was confirmed […]

A lack of batteries is the latest disaster to hit Aston Martin, as Adrian Newey begins to show the strain […]

The Formula 1 CEO responds after Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton criticised the new 2026 regulations […]

Adrian Newey reckons Fernando Alonso is in a “hard mental place” after Aston Martin’s disastrous start to the new Formula 1 rules cycle in 2026.The Silverstone outfit is clearly F1’s worst team and there are problems all over its AMR26, which is believed to be restricted to 25 laps in Sunday’s Melbourne season opener. This is the result of excessive vibrations in the new Honda […]

The headline laptimes didn’t show it, but Friday practice in Australia justified Mercedes and George Russell’s tags as title favourites […]

F1 2026 has officially begun. Here is what we learned on the first day of running in Melbourne […]

This Friday marked the first day of practice for a grand prix weekend in the 2026 Formula 1 season. With the numerous changes introduced by the new regulations, particularly in the way these cars are driven, the approach to free practice is different from previous seasons.However, since this is the first race under the new rules, many aspects remain unclear for the teams. When asked about his […]

Honda says its latest improvements to its power unit have reduced the vibration problems Aston Martin experienced in testing […]

Today's team representatives press conference with Toto Wolff, Adrian Newey and Graeme Lowdon […]

Not knowing whether drivers were on push laps or not sums up the problems with F1's 2026 cars. Here's Jon Noble's trackside verdict in Melbourne […]

Adrian Newey has revealed when Aston Martin first became aware of Honda's issues ahead of the new regulation cycle […]

The FIA has tweaked the Formula 1 driver guidelines for the 2026 campaign with a focus on more flexibility and common sense being applied in what is seen as a big win for those racing.That is because on numerous occasions the stewards have been criticised for using these guidelines as gospel, rather than just being a basis to help come to a well thought-out solution.Brazil last year was […]

Adrian Newey's admission about when Aston Martin discovered Honda's F1 programme had been gutted is baffling […]

It’s a cliche, but no less true for being oft repeated, to say that “it’s the hope that kills you.” In Formula 1 terms, this old adage will be most familiar to Ferrari fans: as the 2026 season begins, it's a little over 18 years and four months since Kimi Raikkonen claimed the drivers’ title with victory in the final round of the 2007 season at Interlagos.No other team in Formula 1 […]

Tweaks have been made to F1's driving standards guidelines and penalties. Here's everything you need to know […]

Danica Patrick has explained why she decided to walk away from Sky Sports F1 after five seasons on the broadcast team […]

Max Verstappen says Red Bull’s lowly position in Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix pecking order, following Friday practice, is no surprise to him.Verstappen was sixth-fastest in Free Practice 2, 0.637s slower than pacesetter Oscar Piastri and 0.423s behind Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, while his deficit to Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton was 0.316s.Read Also:Formula 1“Very […]