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The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching and this is how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.

The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching and this is how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.

The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching and this is how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.

The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching and this is how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.

The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching and this is how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.

The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching and this is how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.

Jack Doohan has experienced all sorts of emotions over the last year – going from the high of an F1 promotion with Alpine to the low of losing his race seat after a handful of races, and then leaving the team altogether. However, 2026 marks a fresh start for the Australian, who has since joined Haas in a reserve role and is now focused on writing another, more positive chapter in the top echelon…

With the 2026 F1 World Championship season about to get underway in Australia, we assess how the teams will fare in the Constructors' Championship race.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes 2026 Formula 1 cars have “positively surprised” the paddock following early concerns about the impact of the new regulations.
F1 is undergoing one of its most significant overhauls in history, with the new breed of 2026 cars featuring active aerodynamics and a 50:50 power split between electrical energy and the internal combustion ...Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris jumped behind the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car in the lead-up to this week's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver took part in a special event organised by sponsor Monster Energy, where he sampled a host of rally car and drifting machinery on a frozen lake in Sweden. The event included two fellow Monster-backed drivers, 2003 ...Keep reading

Yamaha is facing a long road to recovery after the Thailand Grand Prix exposed its true deficit to the front in MotoGP.
While pre-season testing had already indicated that the Japanese manufacturer faced a tough start to 2026, the results from the Buriram weekend painted a grim picture.
In qualifying, none of the four bikes progressed to Q2, with Fabio Quartararo ending up 16th on the grid ...Keep reading

Boosted by McLaren frontrunner Oscar Piastri, Formula 1's Australian GP is set to enjoy another attendance boost as event organisers embrace the uncertainty over the new 2026 regulations.
As was the case last year, Melbourne is hosting the F1 season opener instead of Bahrain. It's naturally one of the most coveted spots on the calendar, and that rings true more than ever in 2026 given the ...Keep reading

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Former Williams F1 Academy driver Lia Block united with Ken Block's former co-driver Alex Gelsomino to take on the Sno*Drift Rally in northern Michigan, which is the first round of the 2026 American Rally Association season.
"Good morning. We are here at testing for Sno*Drift Rally 2026. It was very, very cold early this morning, about five degrees. And that is a Rally 3 behind us, but not my ...Keep reading

There were a handful of cool suit system failures in the NASCAR Cup race at the Circuit of the Americas and while many might want to place the blame on faulty hardware the root cause is actually a bit more complex and often due to team choices for performance.
A cool suit system typically consists of a small box that is a miniaturized air conditioning unit which has an input and output for a ...Keep reading

With the start of the 2026 Formula 1 season on the horizon, we look at the current F1 Drivers' Championship market and who could be the best bet this season.

The F1 Nation team are back as they preview the 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix.