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Five seconds off the pace - Aston Martin's dire situation unmasked in practice
Aston Martin's dire start to the season has left Fernando Alonso in a "hard mental place", says team principal Adrian Newey.
Five seconds off the pace - Aston Martin's dire situation unmasked in practice
Aston Martin's dire start to the season has left Fernando Alonso in a "hard mental place", says team principal Adrian Newey.
Alonso in 'hard mental place', says Newey
Aston Martin's dire start to the season has left Fernando Alonso in a "hard mental place", says team principal Adrian Newey.
Timo Glock questions Aston Martin-Honda future after "disastrous" start to 2026
Former Formula 1 driver Timo Glock has branded Aston Martin's start to the 2026 season as "disastrous" and has questioned whether it would be possible for the Silverstone outfit to change power unit partners from 2027.
2026 marks the start of Aston Martin's exclusive power unit partnership with Honda, and while the Japanese manufacturer has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years, it has ...Keep reading
2026 marks the start of Aston Martin's exclusive power unit partnership with Honda, and while the Japanese manufacturer has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years, it has ...Keep reading
F1 Australian GP: Oscar Piastri leads FP2 as Aston Martin's woes continue
McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri topped Free Practice 2 at the Australian Grand Prix, leading both Mercedes cars.
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the first part of the session, with the frontrunners on hard tyres. The Ferrari driver lapped in 1m20.637s, leading Piastri in 1m20.638s, Kimi Antonelli in 1m20.801s, George Russell in 1m20.984s and Charles Leclerc in 1m21.478s.
Mercedes then ...Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the first part of the session, with the frontrunners on hard tyres. The Ferrari driver lapped in 1m20.637s, leading Piastri in 1m20.638s, Kimi Antonelli in 1m20.801s, George Russell in 1m20.984s and Charles Leclerc in 1m21.478s.
Mercedes then ...Keep reading
Jenson Button flags Aston Martin problem amid troubled start at Australian GP
2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has raised concerns about Aston Martin's lack of running in the first day of practice ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
Button, who became an ambassador for the Silverstone outfit ahead of the 2026 season, noted that the team will not have learned anything from the first practice session.
Fernando Alonso sat out the hour-long session due to a power ...Keep reading
Button, who became an ambassador for the Silverstone outfit ahead of the 2026 season, noted that the team will not have learned anything from the first practice session.
Fernando Alonso sat out the hour-long session due to a power ...Keep reading
Mercedes: Aston Martin made “conscious decision” not to use our F1 engines anymore
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 ...Keep reading
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 ...Keep reading
Aston Martin out of spare batteries for Honda power unit at Australian GP
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 ...Keep reading
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 ...Keep reading
BBC Sport users predict Leclerc & Ferrari to be champions
BBC Sport users predict Charles Leclerc and Ferrari will win the both the 2026 drivers' and constructors' championships - find out the full order.
BBC Sport users predict Leclerc & Ferrari to be champions
BBC Sport users predict Charles Leclerc and Ferrari will win the both the 2026 drivers' and constructors' championships - find out the full order.
BBC Sport users predict Leclerc & Ferrari to be champions
BBC Sport users predict Charles Leclerc and Ferrari will win the both the 2026 drivers' and constructors' championships - find out the full order.
BBC Sport users predict Leclerc & Ferrari to be champions
BBC Sport users predict Charles Leclerc and Ferrari will win the both the 2026 drivers' and constructors' championships - find out the full order.
BBC Sport users predict Leclerc & Ferrari to be champions
BBC Sport users predict Charles Leclerc and Ferrari will win the both the 2026 drivers' and constructors' championships - find out the full order.
Hamilton and Lawson offer advice to Lindblad ahead of F1 debut
Arvid Lindblad has received some words of wisdom from veteran F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and Racing Bulls team mate Liam Lawson before he makes his debut in the sport at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.
Piastri 'not going to have a rebellious streak' in 2026
Oscar Piastri led the standings for the majority of 2025, but ultimately lost out on the Drivers' Championship to his team mate Lando Norris.
Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 in first practice of 2026
Ferrari led the way during the opening practice session of 2026 in Australia, with Charles Leclerc setting the pace ahead of team mate Lewis Hamilton.
AS IT HAPPENED: FP1 in Australia
Live coverage of Friday's first Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Leclerc leads Ferrari one-two in Melbourne practice
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton set the fastest times in opening practice at the Australian Grand Prix.
F1 Australian GP: Charles Leclerc leads first 2026 practice as McLaren and Aston Martin 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 ...Keep reading
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 ...Keep reading
Danica Patrick breaks silence on Sky Sports F1 exit after five years
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 ...Keep reading
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 ...Keep reading