New Formula 1 is differentThere’s a lot to take in from Melbourne. One thing is clear: drivers are not the biggest fans of this new Formula 1. And it isn’t too difficult to understand why – they made their point clear in the media. It’s way too complicated, “unnatural” and counter-intuitive – and in some ways indeed reminds of Formula E. Some of the onboard footage, seeing how […]

Every F1 2026 driver will look to beat their teammate as often as possible. Here's a closer look at how each team's battle is shaping up […]

George Russell makes winning start to F1 2026 by heading Mercedes one-two […]

George Russell converted pole into victory after Ferrari left Charles Leclerc out during decisive VSC periods […]

Mercedes took a 1-2 in the Australian Grand Prix kickstarting Formula 1’s new era, with polesitter George Russell winning from team-mate Kimi Antonelli as suboptimal strategy meant Ferrari’s challenge unravelled.The race started with heartbreak for the home fans as local hero Oscar Piastri crashed on his reconnaissance lap. The Melburnian lost control of his McLaren MCL40 at the exit of […]

Here are the complete F1 results from the 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, at the Albert Park circuit […]

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli escaped from an early battle with the Ferraris to start Formula 1's new rules era with a Mercedes 1-2 […]

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has explained the factors behind his crash on his lap to the grid ahead of the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix […]

Racing Bulls Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson turned heads as he arrived at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in a Ford Raptor T1+.Lawson rolled up to the Albert Park paddock in a mud-covered Ford Raptor T1+, which is understood to be the machinery that Carlos Sainz Sr drove at the 2026 Dakar Rally.Fans understandably loved the moment. "Hell yeah! That thing sounds amazing every time," […]

Local hero Oscar Piastri crashed out on the way to the grid at his home race, the Australian Grand Prix […]

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri says he is "shocked and surprised" by his pre-race crash that left him unable to take the start of Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix as he received an unexpected power spike from his engine.Around 40 minutes before the race, Piastri left the garage for the usual reconnaissance laps to the grid as teams conduct their final checks. But coming out of the Turn 4 […]

Oscar Piastri felt "shocked and surprised" as he crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix before the start of the 2026 Formula 1 opener […]

Oscar Piastri has explained the cause of his sighting lap crash at the Australian GP […]

The 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in pictures […]

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

1978 Formula 1 champion Mario Andretti has explained that it would be a "huge victory" for the Cadillac F1 team if both Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez complete the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.Andretti, who serves on the board of directors of the American outfit, shared his pride in what the team has achieved up to this point to arrive at the first grand prix."We've been waiting […]

Oscar Piastri's crash on the way to the Australian Grand Prix grid leaves a gap in fifth place on the starting grid for the 2026 Formula 1 opener […]

Oscar Piastri will not take part in his home race after crashing his McLaren on the way to the grid […]

Home hero Oscar Piastri will not take part in Formula 1's 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix after a pre-race crash […]

Oscar Piastri will not take part in his Austrian Grand Prix home race after crashing his McLaren Formula 1 car on his lap to the grid.Some 40 minutes before the race Piastri left the pits for the customary laps to the grid as teams conduct their final checks before taking up their grid positions.But coming out of the Turn 4 left-hander, Piastri suddenly lost control over his McLaren as he […]

Oscar Piastri was unable to start the Australian Grand Prix; the McLaren driver crashed on his way to the grid before his home race had begun; F1 heads to China for a Sprint weekend, live on Sky Sports F1 next weekend […]

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has crashed out of the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park on the reconnaissance lap […]

Piastri crashed on his way to the grid at the Formula 1 season opening Australian Grand Prix […]

George Russell starts on pole for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday as drivers battle for the opening race win of the season, and you can follow it all live on ESPN […]

Carlos Sainz’s troubled Melbourne weekend has triggered early concerns about potential grid penalties in 2026 […]

Jenson Button believes Ferrari’s explosive starts could launch Charles Leclerc from fourth to the lead in Melbourne […]

Also in Sunday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, IndyCar team Ganassi mocks Formula 1's new regulations […]

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has spoken about why it is so important for Lewis Hamilton to outperform his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.After struggling in his first season with the Maranello outfit in 2025, Hamilton is eager to return to his championship-winning form after having a personal reset over the winter break.While it may seem obvious that drivers will always […]

It's time to round up a busy Saturday from Albert Park, with Mercedes having dominated the first qualifying session of the season […]

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard is confident that Honda and Aston Martin will bounce back from the difficult start to the 2026 season, but warned they will likely incur "massive penalties".The former Red Bull driver pointed to the cost cap as a big hurdle for the Silverstone outfit and its power unit supplier."Well, the last time we had this sort of difficulty was when Honda […]

Oscar Piastri has offered a measured verdict on Formula 1’s new 2026 cars, warning that some “fundamental” issues may not be easy to solve […]

Formula 1, FOM and Bernie Ecclestone have been ordered to pay £250,000 in legal costs for its ongoing case against Felipe Massa over the outcome of the 2008 world championship.Massa has been seeking approximately £64million in damages due to losing that year’s title to Lewis Hamilton, believing it was because of the disgraced 2008 Singapore Grand Prix that he did. Renault driver […]

The Australian Grand Prix, Formula 1’s first race of 2026, is expected to be one of the most-watched F1 races in recent memory. New rules, new cars, new teams, new drivers: this isn’t an event to miss and will set the stage for the remaining 23 races this year. For the first time in a decade, a larger grid of 22 cars will contest the Australian GP.Here is everything you need to know […]

Cadillac’s first qualifying session in Formula 1 ended in a double Q1 exit at the Australian Grand Prix, with the American car’s flaws now obvious.Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas failed to emerge out of Q1 in the newly named MAC-26 despite three drivers being unable to set a single lap time. They qualified down in 18th and 19th respectively, more than four seconds off the pace; Perez was […]

Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz have branded the start of the Formula 1 season as "tough" as they discussed the reality of travelling from Australia to China, back to Europe, and then out to Japan.The Australian Grand Prix kicks off the 2026 season this weekend and is part of a double-header with the Chinese Grand Prix, meaning the F1 paddock will pack up after the grand prix in Melbourne and head […]

Why did Ferrari’s pre-season promise disappear in qualifying for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix? Mark Hughes has a theory that we may soon see it again […]

Fernando Alonso qualified 17th in Australia, but believes there is a high ceiling with the Aston Martin AMR26 […]

Lewis Hamiltons first F1 world championship became the subject of legal action when former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa brought a £64m claim against Formula One Management, the FIA, and Bernie Ecclestone; A high court judge has ordered Massa to be paid £250,000 in costs […]

F1's new cars failed to deliver on a painful debut as Lando Norris and Co. raged at the driving experience - ESPN's Nate Saunders makes sense of the situation […]

Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson's long-term partner, Hannah St John, has caught the attention of Formula 1 fans after wearing a $350,000 Formula 1-inspired diamond necklace to the Glamour on the Grid event ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.At first glance, the unusual necklace looks like a tangle of diamonds, but on closer inspection, it becomes clear that each individual part is made up of […]

Max Verstappen continued his longstanding criticism of the 2026 Formula 1 regulations by saying he feels “completely empty” after qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.The championship is debuting its latest overhaul this year and the current ruleset is arguably the most controversial in recent times, due to its increased reliance on electric power. That has an approximate 50:50 […]

Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has dampened some of Lewis Hamilton's optimism leading into the 2026 season, as he pointed to aspects of the cars under the new regulations that might not suit the seven-time champion.Hamilton has been much more positive about the 2026 F1 season as he puts the ground effect era behind him. While Palmer noted that some areas of the new regulations will lean […]

1George Russell (Mercedes)        2      Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)3Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)        4    Charles Leclerc […]

Lewis Hamilton leads the way as rivals accuse Mercedes of sandbagging and underplaying significance of compression ratio advantage […]

This may be anecdotal given the Australian Grand Prix is just the first round of the 2026 Formula 1 season, but Isack Hadjar is the first driver to lead Max Verstappen in their qualifying head-to-head since Daniel Ricciardo early in the 2017 campaign.That is largely down to Verstappen crashing out of Q1 in Melbourne with what may be a technical fault – Red Bull is “still trying to fully […]

Having clearly not received the memo from Stefano Domenicali, world champions Max Verstappen and Lando Norris remain unimpressed by the new generation of cars […]

George Russell expected Mercedes to be strong in Australian GP qualifying, just perhaps not this strong […]

Today's post-qualifying press conference with George Russell, Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar […]

Following weeks of speculation of just how strong Mercedes would be, Australian Grand Prix qualifying finally gave customer team McLaren some much-needed clues on where it is lagging behind Formula 1's new dominant force.As expected, Mercedes locked out the front row in Melbourne, with George Russell taking pole by three tenths over team-mate Kimi Antonelli and - more significantly - around […]

Formula 1's new rules for 2026 have made qualifying laps look like cool-down laps - and there's no easy fix for this built-in flaw […]

A Formula 1 driver may be “passed by half the grid” at the start of the Australian Grand Prix if they race ‘stupidly’, reckons Ferrari star Charles Leclerc.The championship is debuting its latest regulation overhaul this year with changes to both the chassis and power unit, which has vastly altered the way drivers go racing.That’s largely because of the engine tweaks with it now […]

F1's new era of regulations is off to a very rocky start, and there's no quick and easy fix to rectify what may be a major blunder […]

Carlos Sainz believes drivers should focus their criticism of F1’s new cars in private forums […]

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella thinks Melbourne's Albert Park circuit "definitely exposes some of the weaknesses" in the 2026 regulations as drivers voiced fierce opposition to the new power unit regulations.The new 2026 rules force drivers to heavily compromise their driving style to focus on electric energy saving. Following early warnings last year when drivers got a first […]

The sandbags are off and we now know for sure that Mercedes has a sizeable advantage in F1 2026 - but where does its advantage lie? […]

Gabriel Bortoleto's qualifying was brought to a premature end when his Audi broke down in the pit lane […]