Formula 1 in 2026 will be defining for Lewis Hamilton.The seven-time world champion heads into the new regulation era amid questions regarding his future, as the past four seasons failed to witness the version which established him as arguably F1’s greatest ever. It started with three troublesome seasons at Mercedes before his blockbuster move to Ferrari for 2025, but last year was his […]

Valtteri Bottas used the first FIA press conference of the 2026 season to poke fun at the Aston Martin team, joking that drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were his picks for a championship win.It's been over a year since we've been treated to Bottas's dry humour in a press conference after he performed reserve driver duties for Mercedes in 2025. But with the driver's vast experience now […]

Valtteri Bottas has been told he won't have to serve a lingering grid penalty at Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix.Bottas accrued a five-place grid penalty on his last F1 outing at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for punting Red Bull's Sergio Perez - now his Cadillac team-mate - out of the way.Drivers have to serve the penalty at the next round they take part in, which in the Finn's case […]

Valtteri Bottas expected to carry a five-place grid penalty into Melbourne — until a rule change made it vanish […]

Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that he is working on the F1 movie sequel.The seven-time champion not only made a cameo appearance in the Brad Pitt-led film but also served as executive producer on the blockbuster. Since its release in June 2025, the film has exceeded $630million at the global box office and has been a regular in the 2026 awards season.Producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently […]

The stint length-limiting vibrations of the 2026 Aston Martin-Honda are comparable to “electrocuting yourself in a chair”, according to Lance Stroll […]

Aston Martin has moved to change the messaging after team boss Adrian Newey’s frank admission that his drivers are likely to be limited to 25 laps of running in the Australian Grand Prix.Vibrations from the new Honda power unit had been said to be damaging not just to the hybrid system but also to the car and its occupant, to the extent that the drivers risked long-term health issues if they […]

Valtteri Bottas no longer has to serve a five-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix thanks to a recent change to the Formula 1 sporting regulations […]

Despite feeling optimistic going into the 2026 season, George Russell has admitted that the new set of regulations has made even the "straightforward" parts of Formula 1 racing feel complicated.The Mercedes driver has arrived in Melbourne with a wide smile on his face after a successful stint of testing in Bahrain. The Brackley outfit looked fairly dominant in the running we saw at the Bahrain […]

Oliver Bearman doesn't want to "draw any conclusions" from the Australian Grand Prix, arguing that the season-opening race could be the "worst-case scenario" for the new regulations due to the lack of braking zones at Albert Park.While the 20-year-old driver has some reservations about the upcoming weekend of racing, he looked to the silver lining of capitalising on the chaotic […]

Fernando Alonso says vibrations from Aston Martin’s Honda-powered AMR26 leave him numb after 25 minutes […]

Alpine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto has addressed the heated conversation shown between him and Flavio Briatore during the latest season of Netflix’s Drive to Survive.After replacing Australian rookie Jack Doohan midway through the 2025 season, the pressure was on Colapinto to perform alongside his experienced team-mate Pierre Gasly. The second episode of the eighth season of Drive […]

Aston Martin and Honda have made some remarkable admissions on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix […]

Aston Martin’s drivers are at risk of permanent nerve damage to their hands if they run for too many laps with the intense vibrations that the new AMR26 produces […]

The Honda engine vibrations that Aston Martin is suffering are so severe that they limit the number of laps drivers are able to complete without risking damage to their hands, team boss Adrian Newey has revealed.The new partnership between Aston Martin and Honda got off to a disastrous start in pre-season testing when a variety of reliability issues limited the AMR26's running. The headline […]

Aston Martin will heavily restrict race laps in Melbourne after Fernando Alonso warned of permanent nerve damage from vibrations […]

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Wednesday's F1 news includes Lewis Hamilton claiming he has ADHD after revealing that he called Mercedes' Toto Wolff and McLaren's Zak Brown […]

Oscar Piastri believes he is getting closer to extracting everything from a race weekend as Formula 1 resets in Melbourne this weekend […]

Sky Sports has confirmed its broadcast team for the 2026 Formula 1 season, and the absence of former NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick has been picked up by fans. Joining lead commentator David Croft will be Simon Lazenby, Natalie Pinkham, Ted Kravitz, Rachel Brookes and Craig Slater as presenters and reporters.Martin Brundle, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, Jacques Villeneuve, Naomi […]

Sky F1 has kept continuity with its punditry and presenting line-up for the 2026 season, as it announced its team ahead of the new campaign […]

Crash.net's writers reveal their bold predictions for the 2026 F1 season […]

Valtteri Bottas faces a grid penalty for his Cadillac F1 debut […]

Drivers aren't happy with the energy-starved 2026 F1 cars, ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson shares his proposal to improve things […]

Sky F1 has revealed its line-up for the 2026 season, which does not include Danica Patrick […]

Formula 1 heads into largely unknown territory this weekend in Melbourne, with new cars built to a fresh set of regulations that remain in the early stages of development. Unsurprisingly, there has already been plenty of debate about whether the series has chosen the right direction. The discussion gains even more traction when drivers speak up – and some of their early comments have been […]

Sky Sports has unveiled its plans for its coverage of the 2026 F1 season […]

Carlos Sainz has cast an early prediction that one of George Russell or Max Verstappen will win the Drivers' title in the 2026 season […]

F1's newest team had signed up for the series under a cloud of scepticism and mistrust. Even before it's raced, that has already turned into respect […]

Sky Sports F1s coverage plans for 2026 season, including new title song - Tate McRaes Just Keep Watching; watch every round of the 2026 Formula 1 season live on Sky Sports F1, starting with this weekends Australian Grand Prix on Sunday at 4am (build-up from 2.30am) […]

Oliver Bearman still dreams of securing a Formula 1 seat with Ferrari in the future.The 20-year-old driver made his debut in the championship at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, standing in for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari, after the Spaniard was taken for emergency surgery for appendicitis.His debut made Bearman the youngest-ever driver to compete for the Maranello outfit. He qualified in […]

Formula 1 is finally back this weekend as the Australian Grand Prix will kickstart the 2026 campaign, which introduces widespread regulation changes.The new chassis are approximately 32kg lighter with significantly less downforce, while the power unit is more reliant on electrical energy with a near-50:50 split against the internal combustion engine.Such drastic changes, arguably the […]

The FIA has made a decision on the Petronas fuel used by Mercedes on the eve of the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix […]

Petronas has obtained homologation for the sustainable fuel that will power the Mercedes Formula 1 engines used by the Silver Arrows as well as McLaren, Williams and Alpine. The Malaysian giant’s department responsible for the Formula 1 programme received the necessary certification to take part in the 2026 world championship at the last moment, with the season opener in Melbourne scheduled to […]

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton has claimed that he suffered from ADHD ahead of the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix […]

The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend - but will F1's boldest gamble in decades deliver? […]

The competitive order at the Australian Grand Prix won't necessarily determine the 2026 F1 season […]

Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas will drop five places on the Australian Grand Prix due to an outstanding penalty.Fifteen months ago, Sauber racer Bottas spun Sergio Perez’ Red Bull around on lap one of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, landing a 10-second penalty; 45 minutes later, as Kevin Magnussen attempted to overtake Bottas around the outside in that same Turn 6, the Finn locked […]

It'd be easy to laugh at Aston Martin's disastrous start to 2026 after owner Lawrence Stroll invested millions into making it an F1 super-team. But don't mock, writes Mark Hughes. Adrian Newey's ambitious design could well come good […]

These are the F1 drivers who must impress in a crucial 2026 season […]

Pierre Gasly trusts Formula 1 will make the right decision on the staging of the Bahrain (April 10-12) and Saudi Arabia (April 17-19) races; watch the Australian Grand Prix weekend live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday morning, with Sundays race at 4am […]

Mercedes has completed the homologation sign-off of its Petronas fuel for the 2026 Formula 1 season, The Race has learned, as new insight into the complexities to secure certification has emerged […]

F1 drivers who have developed the greatest understanding of the intricacies of the new power units could start the new era strongest […]

The FIA has defined five 'straight mode' zones for Melbourne and contradicted reports the pit lane speed limit will be reduced […]

Ex-F1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer has taken on a new role with single-seater outfit Van Amersfoort Racing […]

Formula 1's season opening Australian Grand Prix looks set to go ahead without major disruptions after teams arrived in Melbourne despite the on-going conflict in the Middle East.The joint US-Israel attack on Iran, which has led to retaliatory strikes on Middle Eastern nations including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Bahrain, has dominated world news in recent days.As […]

The Albert Park circuit map looks familiar, but a closer look at the annotations ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix shows how F1's new active aero modes are likely to shape the racing […]

Formula 1’s new straight mode will be used in five parts of the track at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix […]

Alexander Dunne has joined Alpine's young driver programme four months after separating from McLaren […]

All the information on how to watch the F1 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne, including timings and schedule […]

The Red Bull Powertrains engine has performed "way beyond" expectations in F1 2026 with Isack Hadjar admitting he had "many doubts." […]

F1's normal curfew restrictions have been cancelled for the 2026 season opener in Australia […]

F1's teams and drivers are braced for a reality check at the season-opening Australian GP […]

Former McLaren protege Alex Dunne has signed with the Alpine Academy […]

Lewis Hamilton admits he sought answers from Mercedes and McLaren after testing, but says he got ‘no results’ […]

The FIA has scrapped curfew restrictions ahead of Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix […]