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New power units with a roughly 50/50 split between electrical power and ICE. Sustainable fuels. Active aerodynamics. Overtaking mode, straight-line mode and all the others. F1 has changed dramatically over the winter – and that couldn't simply not create some controversy. A lot of drivers complained and observers are worried the racing has become too complicated for fans to follow.
 
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Formula E co-founder Alberto Longo believes Formula 1 is wrong to move its rules closer to those of the all-electric championship, insisting the series should “stay true to its principles”.
F1 has undergone a major technical overhaul this year, with both the chassis and engine regulations changing at the same time. The biggest shift concerns the power unit, with the electrical component now ...Keep reading

All told, the NASCAR and IndyCar Series combined event over the weekend at Phoenix Raceway was a television ratings victory for all involved.
The Cup Series race on Sunday drew 2.841 million viewers on FS1. This is up from the 2.82 million that watched the same race in the same television window and network last year. The race peaked at 3,516,000 viewers during the 7:00-7:15 p.m. quarter hour ...Keep reading

The 2026 season continues in China this weekend and our handy guide explains everything you need to know before placing your bets.

A group of Formula 1 fans have been branded "brutal and hilarious" after they recreated Oscar Piastri's crash from the reconnaissance lap ahead of the Australian Grand Prix with RC cars.
The Australian driver had a heartbreaking start to the 2026 season and his home grand prix after crashing during the reconnaissance lap. Coming out of Turn 4, he received an unexpected power spike, which ...Keep reading

Brad Sweet is preparing for something akin to an out of body experience on Thursday.
This will be the first time that a High Limit Racing event, the one he co-founded with Kyle Larson and FloSports, will take a green flag without him in attendance. It will also be the first time that Sweet will see a championship he is used to chasing move on without him in high pursuit.
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The Australian Grand Prix kicked off the 2026 Formula 1 season on 8 March at Albert Park, Melbourne, providing fans and the paddock with their first glimpse of the new regulations.
While it is early in the season, the new regulation cars have so far received a mixed reaction from within the paddock. Mercedes and George Russell are understandably fairly happy after the 1-2 finish for the ...Keep reading

Find out who topped the Power Rankings table after the season-opening Australian Grand Prix weekend.

F1 technical expert Mark Hughes takes a close look at the intriguing aerodynamic details on Adrian Newey's AMR26, with illustrations from Giorgio Piola.

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies insists Max Verstappen is pushing the squad for improvements in every area as usual, despite his dislike for the 2026 Formula 1 regulations.
Verstappen has been the most vocal critic of the new breed of F1 cars, which relies heavily on electric power and feature active aerodynamic components at both the front and the rear.
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There was a feeling that Josef Newgarden’s moniker as ‘The Oval King’ was in danger after Team Penske teammate David Malukas got the better of him in qualifying and captured the pole, and then again during the race when ECR’s Christian Rasmussen’s daring outside passes put on a show that propelled him to the front. In the end, though, it was Newgarden surging on a late restart from 10th ...Keep reading

Toyota expects Hyundai to bounce back and challenge for the World Rally Championship title this season, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.
After defeating Hyundai to score a ninth WRC manufacturers’ title last year, Toyota has continued its domination of the championship in 2026, recording back-to-back podium lockouts in the opening two rounds of the season in Monte Carlo and ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed that as many as five proposals are being discussed to improve the new generation of Formula 1 cars, which he described as “energy-starved”.
F1’s radical 2026 regulation overhaul has already come under fire from both drivers and the fans alike, with the new hybrid power units being at the centre of the debate.
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Laurent Mekies was full of praise for Isack Hadjar after he qualified in the top three on his Red Bull debut, providing a high point on a tricky first weekend of the season for the team.

It might have been a Mercedes 1-2 in Melbourne, as George Russell underlined his championship credentials with a straightforward drive, but I thought the Grand Prix was a real cause for optimism for Ferrari’s chances this season too.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Kimi Antonelli is ‘learning Formula 1 the hard way’, following the youngster’s sizeable crash in Free Practice 3 at the Australian Grand Prix.
Antonelli went off at the end of the final practice session at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit, losing control on the Turn 2 kerb and destroying both the front and rear ends of his W17.
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Lando Norris believes Ferrari has the best chassis at the start of Formula 1's new rules era in 2026, despite Mercedes' dominant victory at the Australian Grand Prix.
The Melbourne race largely confirmed the pecking order that had emerged after pre-season testing, with Mercedes remaining the team to beat and Ferrari its closest challenger. The pace difference between the two teams appeared more ...Keep reading

The Ferrari 499P LMH presented in the prestigious setting of the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena is preparing to tackle the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship with a number of small modifications.
Looking ahead to the coming year, the FIA, ACO and IMSA agreed that all cars built to LMH and LMDh regulations would undergo a new homologation process in the innovative WindShear wind tunnel in ...Keep reading

Cadillac are the first completely new team to join Formula 1 since Haas did so back in 2016, so let's take a look at how Melbourne panned out for the F1 newcomers, and where they go from here.

Audi Team Principal Jonathan Wheatley was quick to praise Gabriel Bortoleto’s “historic” P9 finish in the first race of the season, as the Brazilian drove Audi to their first-ever F1 points in the team's maiden Grand Prix.