It’s 12:26pm and the new Racing Bulls Formula 1 car suddenly roars through the silence of the Acque Minerali park in Imola.Responding to F1’s new chassis and engine regulations, the Red Bull Ford-powered VCARB 03 was sporting the livery unveiled in Detroit on 15 January and was equipped with full-wet demonstration tyresContinue Reading
Formula 1 newcomer Arvid Lindblad went off when shaking down Racing Bulls’ 2026 car in Imola on Tuesday.Racing Bulls opted to give its VCARB 03 a maiden run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, less than 15km away from the team’s Faenza factory.Responding to F1’s new chassis and engine regulations,Continue Reading
Honda might struggle in the 2026 Formula 1 season, the Japanese manufacturer’s leaders have conceded, as a new partnership begins with Aston Martin.F1 is switching to new engine regulations, featuring a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric power, and involving greater energy management.This is a sizeable challenge for all fiveContinue Reading
Mercedes’ long-serving lead designer John Owen has resigned from his role, the Formula 1 team has confirmed.The Silver Arrows announced on Tuesday morning that Owen will depart over the course of the 2026 season, relinquishing his role of director of car design.According to the team, Owen made the decision toContinue Reading
Honda has unveiled its new power unit ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season, which marks a new partnership with Aston Martin for the brand.The RA626H powertrain will feature on the upcoming AMR26 and was designed according to F1’s new engine regulations, which places greater emphasis on electric energy.The powerContinue Reading
The 2026 Formula 1 season will mark Audi’s very first campaign in the world championship, as the famed German car brand tackles a new challenge.Taking over the established Sauber squad, Audi is coming in with its own engines and an unchanged driver line-up.As the team unveils its new livery onContinue Reading
Mercedes will be the sole supplier of the Formula 1 safety car and medical car in 2026 as Aston Martin decided against renewing its deal.Aston Martin and Mercedes had been sharing duties to supply course cars to F1 since 2021, with Mercedes providing an AMG GT Black Series and AstonContinue Reading
Hans Herrmann, who has died just over a month short of his 98th birthday, will forever be remembered for giving Porsche its first outright victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours together with Richard Attwood in 1970. But that is to overlook the other achievements of his career in bothContinue Reading
Haas Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon thinks the series’ overhauled hybrid engines will mean drivers “can forget everything that we’ve learned since go-karts on how to go fast”.F1 is at the precipice of its biggest rules change in decades with active aerodynamics and a much bigger electric component to itsContinue Reading
Haas’ newly unveiled Formula 1 car for the 2026 season has been developed since mid-2024, technical director Andrea De Zordo has revealed.F1 teams were banned from running any wind tunnel or CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) tests relative to 2026 machinery before 1 January 2025, as the world championship moves toContinue Reading