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 […]

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 […]

Sky Sports has launched Grid Insider ahead of the new F1 season; 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) […]

Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, […]

2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has taken on a drifting challenge with Monster Energy, joining Swedish-Norwegian rally driver Oliver Solberg and his father, Petter Solberg and drifting champion Steve ‘Baggsy’ Biagioni.While speaking to the media in Melbourne ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Norris reflected on the opportunity."I drove a Volvo. But maybe one of […]

Nothing scuppers F1's best-laid plans quite like weather, but it hopes a new partnership will change the game for race control and the teams […]

Ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix and the debut of another new set of rules, we’ve decided to pick out the most dramatic Formula 1 season openers since the world championship began in 1950.These aren’t necessarily the greatest grands prix, but they all had their elements of drama, action and, in some cases, a surprise result.10. 1990 United States GP Ayrton Senna […]

Lewis Hamilton has called for a movement to "take Africa back", claiming the continent is being "controlled" by European powers […]

Lewis Hamilton has said that, alongside Formula 1 returning to Africa, he hopes to see its nations "unite and take Africa back" […]

Lewis Hamilton admits he hasn’t bought Charles Leclerc a wedding gift yet — prompting a joking championship request […]

On the eve of a new season, ESPN stops at every garage up and down pit lane with details on why you should be rooting for every driver on the F1 grid […]

The Bahrain and Saudi F1 races won't be replaced if they are cancelled due to the Iran war. Adam Cooper explains why […]

Lewis Hamilton is promising not to retire until Formula 1 ends its ongoing 33-year hiatus from Africa with the seven-time world champion continuously campaigning for a return. F1 has not raced on the continent since the 1993 South African Grand Prix, as the event subsequently dropped off the calendar due to the new Kyalami owners wanting to run the facility at a profit. It therefore […]

Sergio Perez says his feedback on car development is more valued at Cadillac than it was with Red Bull […]

Drivers share what they expect from F1's new rules at the Australian Grand Prix […]

A former insider of McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has linked up with George Russell for the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix […]

Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes Why Adrian Newey's towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions […]

Lance Stroll has compared the sensation of driving the Aston Martin AMR26 to being electrocuted amid fears of "permanent nerve damage." […]

"That person's gone. You won't see that person again," insists Lewis Hamilton ahead of make or break season […]

Valtteri Bottas had been expecting to serve a penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP when he returned to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac. But an unexpected rule change has given him a clean sheet […]

"It's a bit late for that," laughs Max Verstappen in response to the FIA's request for driver feedback on 2026 cars […]

Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix will debut the five-second 'pre-start' delay to allow the drivers at the back of the grid extra time to prepare their new powertrains for the beginning of the race.The revisions to the starting procedure has been detailed in the race directors' notes, following a successful test in the final week of pre-season testing in Bahrain. This came following concerns […]

Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso detail sensation of shocking Aston Martin vibrations […]

Aston Martin might struggle to finish the Australian Grand Prix, but it didn’t stop a playful title prediction […]

Formula 1’s 2026 season begins this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix, opening a new era for the championship following a major overhaul of both chassis and power unit regulations.After nine days of pre-season testing across Barcelona and Bahrain, teams arrive at Melbourne’s Albert Park with only limited data on the competitive order. Early indications suggest McLaren, Mercedes, Red […]

Max Verstappen doesn't believe much can be done now to address concerns over F1's new power units […]

Lando Norris gives his verdict on how McLaren is shaping up heading into F1 2026 […]

The latest edition of Formula 1's rule book threw up some surprise late additions on the eve of the 2026 season – including a new 'Rain Hazard' element […]