After early complaints based on simulator runs, drivers have been cautiously optimistic about the new regulations after the first on-track running of 2026. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff goes a step further, stating that he has seen “no negatives” with the all-new machinery.“I don’t see any worst points, and I’m notContinue Reading
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has called on rival power unit manufacturers to “just get your s*** together” after they voiced complaints to the FIA on Mercedes’ interpretation of the regulations.The 2026 power unit regulations prescribe an engine compression ratio of 16:1, down from 18:1 last year. ThatContinue Reading
Both Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman are pessimistic about overtaking with Formula 1’s 2026 machinery following the Barcelona pre-season test.The Haas drivers were on track for three days – as many as allowed – in F1’s shakedown last week and completed nearly 400 laps according to unofficial data.That was enoughContinue Reading
Formula 1 2026 world championship favourite George Russell is confident Mercedes has produced a strong car for the upcoming season – but refused to declare it a potential title contender. This year F1 will introduce a whole new set of regulations with changes to both the chassis and power unit andContinue Reading
Former Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner has given his clearest indication yet that he is keen to return to the series, declaring he has “unfinished business” with F1.Under Horner’s reign, Red Bull achieved two periods of dominance and won eight drivers’ titles, four apiece for Verstappen and SebastianContinue Reading
It has been five years since Mercedes last won the Formula 1 world championship – the 2021 constructors’ title, with its last triumph in the drivers’ standings dating back to 2020 with Lewis Hamilton.As Mercedes holds its 2026 season launch on Monday, let’s look at its prospects for the upcomingContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar has explained what caused his crash on Tuesday at the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown.The new Red Bull driver suffered the only major accident of the shakedown week at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he went off at the final corner late on Tuesday in wet conditions.Hadjar’s RedContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton’s wealth of Formula 1 experience puts him in the best place to assess the new generation of cars – and he’s enjoying what he is driving so far.The seven-time F1 world champion is entering the fifth major regulations overhaul of his career and has often been vocal aboutContinue Reading
After the shakedown in Barcelona, the first question to ask is whether it really had to be so secretive. Of course, it matters that ‘official’ winter testing is organised in Bahrain and that, for commercial reasons, only that event is allowed to carry that name, but fears of a repeatContinue Reading
The complexity of F1’s 2026 rules overhaul is such that teams requested an extra shakedown on top of two three-day tests in Bahrain to prepare for the start of the season in Melbourne in March.The new power units, with a much bigger reliance on a more powerful electric MGU-K system,Continue Reading