For Red Bull, the 2026 season marks a new chapter in the team’s history: for the first time since taking over Jaguar in 2005, it will compete with its own power unit in Formula 1.In the longer term, this should bring advantages – especially with the integration of the powerContinue Reading
If there is one lesson the era of turbo-hybrid Formula 1 cars has taught us, it is how important and complex the role of the flow meter is. Limiting the amount of fuel the cars could carry, as well as its flow rate, forced manufacturers to innovate to improve combustionContinue Reading
A first glimpse of a 2026 Formula 1 car in action has emerged on social media, with sneak footage of Audi’s Barcelona shakedown having been posted on YouTube.Audi’s car, which will be known as the R26, was given a handful of laps around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – the incomingContinue Reading
A first glimpse of a 2026 Formula 1 car in action has emerged on social media, with sneak footage of Audi’s Barcelona shakedown having been posted on YouTube and by the team.Audi’s car, which will be known as the R26, was given a handful of laps around the Circuit deContinue Reading
Formula 1 is embarking on a new era with its 2026 season as the championship will introduce widespread changes to its technical regulations.Car chassis will become lighter and smaller, while more emphasis will be placed on electrical energy, which will have a near-50:50 split with the internal combustion engine.There areContinue Reading
Even before the first collective on-track Formula 1 action of 2026, there has been talk about the new engine regulations. More specifically, the focus is on the compression ratio of the internal combustion engine (ICE) – the ratio between the cylinder’s maximum and minimum volume.Under the previous regulations, this ratioContinue Reading
On this day 10 years ago, Maria Teresa de Filippis passed away; she was Formula 1’s first ever female driver.De Filippis entered five grands prix in the late 1950s, started three and took a 10th-place finish at Spa-Francorchamps, but her journey was bigger than that.The Italian was born in 1926Continue Reading
In the latest episode of our look at the greatest races in world championship history, we select the 10 grands prix that have contributed the most to F1 folklore.Host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith discuss these key events and the reasons for their choices, while leading motorsport journalist DamienContinue Reading
Audi’s first ever Formula 1 car will take to the track as early as 9 January at Barcelona, Autosport understands.The brand-new R26 will perform a filming day with drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto at the wheel.This means Audi will likely be the first team to get some track timeContinue Reading
At the end of this month, the first collective test with 2026 machinery will take place in Barcelona. Logically, much of the 2026 rulebook has been finalised, but the FIA has deliberately left several aspects somewhat open. According to Nikolas Tombazis, those are the “levers” that the governing body canContinue Reading