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As the first race of 2026 fast approaches, F1.com looks at the big questions that still need answering ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

23XI Racing and Tyler Reddick have managed to do what has never been done before, winning the first three races of a new NASCAR Cup season. Shane van Gisbergen finished second, and Christopher Bell was third.
The race was fairly clean, with only one natural caution and only one car failing to reach the checkered flag. However, there was still plenty of drama, and even a mid-race driver change! ...Keep reading

The judge overseeing the Joe Gibbs Racing vs Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuit issued a mixed restraining order during a very brief session on Monday at the Western District of North Carolina courthouse.
Gabehart will be allowed to continue working as the Chief Motorsports Officer at Spire Motorsports but will not be allowed to do anything that overlaps with his previous competition ...Keep reading

 It’s only one race, but it was one hell of a statement by Alex Palou and Co. in Sunday’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Palou successfully defended last year’s victory on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit, leading 59 of 100 laps and coasting to a race record 12.4948s margin of victory. It was the type of drive that reminded fans and rivals alike why he is the reigning and ...Keep reading

As the dawn of the new campaign draws ever closer, we take a look at how the reigning champs from F1 history fared under new regs – and if they were displaced, where did their successors come from?

Here are some common gambling myths surrounding F1, including 'a system can guarantee a profit', 'skill beats luck' and 'a near-miss means you are close to winning a bet'.

Tech3 had hoped for a much better result in MotoGP's Thailand Grand Prix, its first race under under new CEO Guenther Steiner.
But as the former Haas Formula 1 star took over the reins from Herve Poncharal, the French team missed the mark at Buriram.
KTM's satellite squad managed to salvage just four points from the weekend, thanks to Enea Bastianini's 12th-place finish in Sunday's long ...Keep reading

Britain's Arvid Lindblad will be the youngest driver on this year's F1 grid

Britain's Arvid Lindblad will be the youngest driver on this year's F1 grid

Britain's Arvid Lindblad will be the youngest driver on this year's F1 grid

Britain's Arvid Lindblad will be the youngest driver on this year's F1 grid

Britain's Arvid Lindblad will be the youngest driver on this year's F1 grid

Britain's Arvid Lindblad will be the youngest driver on this year's F1 grid

Since Peugeot joined the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship in 2022, Paul Di Resta has been part of the French manufacturer’s programme.
The former Formula 1 driver has stood on the podium twice, with third place at Monza in 2023 and second at Fuji in 2025. Peugeot is still waiting for its first win, but in recent years Di Resta has seen the team grow; if it can maintain and ...Keep reading

2024 MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has admitted that his factory Aprilia team-mate was "on another level" in Thailand.
Bezzecchi stormed to pole position and a clear victory in the grand prix at Buriram. Martin came home fourth as Aprilias took four of the top five spots.
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It was a methodical climb through the field for Josef Newgarden’s run to seventh in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
The result was a strong rebound in what had otherwise been a tough weekend for the Tennessee native. In opening practice, he found the tire barrier in Turn 13 on the complex 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit. Then, in the opening round of qualifying, a mishap during ...Keep reading

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur felt some degree of bewilderment when Formula 1's starting procedure was put under scrutiny during testing ahead of the 2026 season, stating the need to manage turbo lag "was known from day one".
As part of the wide-ranging technical regulation changes for 2026, the cars no longer carry the MGU-H - the motor generator unit attached to the turbocharger. Since ...Keep reading

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has fallen into a dark hole, in no small part because of Honda.
The AMR26’s Honda engine has been so unreliable that the Silverstone-based outfit failed to carry out its pre-season testing programme, spending more time in the garage than out on track.
Honda is completely unprepared for the Australian Grand Prix, with multiple engine failures in Bahrain ...Keep reading

Aston Martin’s preparations for the 2026 F1 campaign have been far from ideal, with their all-new Adrian Newey-designed, Honda-powered car arriving late at the Barcelona Shakedown, before struggling to log mileage across two weeks of running in Bahrain.

Here are all the timings – along with all the additional information you need – for the first Grand Prix weekend of the 2026 season from the Albert Park Circuit in Australia.