12 February 2026 13:10
The 2026 Formula 1 regulation change has brought all kinds of challenges to the drivers given the cars are now totally different from their predecessors. A chassis, for example, is approximately 32kg lighter with significantly less downforce, while the power unit is much more reliant on electric energy having a near-50:50 split alongside the internal combustion engine.
It is the changes to the ...
12 February 2026 12:48
This is not the start Aston Martin had hoped for in the 2026 Formula 1 season. After falling behind in the Barcelona shakedown, the team was expected to recover the mileage and valuable time lost in Spain due to issues with assembling the car. However, she first day in Sakhir did not go smoothly and the Silverstone-based team had to give up a large part of the session due to technical problems ...
12 February 2026 12:11
Toto Wolff has confirmed that it was Mercedes-AMG that pushed to change the dates of the preparation races for the Nürburgring 24 Hours to accommodate Max Verstappen due to the influence the four-time Formula 1 champion has on the series' viewership.
After making his GT3 debut, and winning, in the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) in 2025, Verstappen has been eager to continue with his ...
12 February 2026 12:09
Charles Leclerc topped the second morning of Formula 1’s opening Bahrain pre-season test, as Mercedes and Red Bull were hit by reliability trouble alongside Cadillac.
About an hour and 15 minutes into the session, Leclerc drove Ferrari’s SF-26 to a 1m34.273s, which is four tenths faster than McLaren’s Lando Norris achieved on Wednesday.
Norris’ own 1m34.669s benchmark was set on ...
12 February 2026 10:27
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has encountered its second issue of the Bahrain test, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli's W17 breaking down after just three laps with a power unit issue.
Mercedes had been reliably racking up miles at Barcelona's shakedown, but its running in Bahrain has now been halted for two consecutive days. On Wednesday afternoon Antonelli was restricted to 30 laps with a suspension ...
12 February 2026 09:25
Williams driver Carlos Sainz says Red Bull Ford's power units have looked "a step ahead", backing similar comments by Mercedes, as he offered fresh insight into how to get the best of out the 2026 generation of cars.
On Wednesday, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said Red Bull Ford's power units are currently the benchmark in Bahrain winter testing, singling out the new manufacturer's outstanding ...
12 February 2026 09:08
Cadillac consultant Pat Symonds says F1's 11th team wants to "earn the respect" of its more experienced rivals with how the squad tackles its debut season.
While the true pecking order will take some time to fully emerge, Cadillac doesn't appear to be completely out of the ballpark - the 107% rule that team principal Graeme Lowdon's previous start-up team Manor had to battle on a regular basis ...
12 February 2026 08:00
While each lap of 2026 Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain adds to the teams' accumulated knowledge of how the cars will function when the racing begins, questions remain over how key elements of the spectacle will work, and how it will be communicated to fans, spectators and casual TV viewers.
Despite extensive briefings, drivers are still getting to grips with the complex demands of the ...
11 February 2026 23:03
If you've been keeping your eyes on testing today in Bahrain and were able to look away from Audi's rather intriguing sidepod design, then you will have seen what Williams has added to its garages. The Grove outfit has added a pair of animated eyes to the back of its monitors via a screen and it's quickly become the talk of the paddock.
While Williams missed the shakedown in Barcelona earlier ...
11 February 2026 22:54
Yuki Tsunoda will make a return to the cockpit of a Formula 1 car for a demonstration event in San Francisco.
The Red Bull test and reserve driver will join former F1 and rallycross driver Scott Speed, Ford off-road racer Mitch Guthrie and freestyle motocross rider Aaron Colton. Tsunoda will take the driver's seat of Red Bull's double-title-winning 2011 RB7.
“I can’t wait to get back ...
11 February 2026 18:29
Formula 1 was back on track in Bahrain for the first day of its official pre-season test, which will run from 11 February until 13 February. After a day of running, these are the key figures to remember from Wednesday.
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11 February 2026 18:01
Cadillac Formula 1 team principal Graeme Lowdon has admitted that the positive start to testing for the American outfit has not changed his expectations for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Pre-season testing started today in Bahrain after a private shakedown in Barcelona from 26 - 30 January. As Cadillac prepares for its first season in F1, it used the shakedown to test every part of ...
11 February 2026 17:44
McLaren's Lando Norris opened the book on the first day of official Formula 1 pre-season testing by going 0.129s faster than Max Verstappen, although the Red Bull driver completed more laps than McLaren managed all day.
Oscar Piastri set a best time of 1m35.602s over 54 laps in the morning, before Norris took over the MCL40 and set the fastest time of the day – 1m34.669s – in the afternoon ...
11 February 2026 16:19
Valtteri Bottas has revealed that his talks with the Cadillac Formula 1 team started more than three years ago, as he offered an update on the outfit as Bahrain testing for the 2026 season starts today.
Bottas was confirmed to be part of Cadillac's line-up alongside former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez for the squad's first season in the championship. But while its arrival on the grid wasn't ...
11 February 2026 16:05
Cadillac Formula 1 executive engineering consultant Pat Symonds has defended Sergio Perez, arguing that the bad press the Mexican driver has received in recent years is "undeserved".
The American outfit joins the F1 grid in 2026 after gaining entry as the 11th team. It comes with the experienced driver line-up of former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and former Red Bull driver Sergio ...
11 February 2026 15:25
Lewis Hamilton says splitting with race engineer Riccardo Adami was “a very difficult decision to make” ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Hamilton’s first campaign as a Ferrari driver was perhaps the toughest in his lengthy, glittering F1 career, amid a clear lack of chemistry in his communication with Adami.
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11 February 2026 14:54
The Mercedes engine is at the centre of attention at the start of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain. Although Toto Wolff emphasised that Red Bull is the benchmark in his view, that does not change the fact that rivals are working on plans to get the compression ratio checks adjusted before the start of the season.
Rivals are urging the FIA to change the procedures, as Mercedes complies with the 16:1 ...
11 February 2026 14:29
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff believes new power unit manufacturer Red Bull Ford has come out of the gates with the best engine at Bahrain testing.
During a spell in which Honda decided to withdraw from F1, a decision it later reversed to partner with Aston Martin, former CEO Christian Horner pushed ahead with the decision for Red Bull to start producing in-house power units. It then ...
11 February 2026 13:56
The last few years have been difficult for Lewis Hamilton after he struggled to extract performance from the ground-effect Formula 1 cars following a deflating end to the hybrid era. And after an equally difficult 2025 season - his first with Ferrari - a new set of regulations will undoubtedly bring a refreshed seven-time champion.
Jenson Button believes his second year with the Scuderia will ...
11 February 2026 13:39
F1 movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed that a sequel to the blockbuster is officially being worked on.
Following the immense success of the film, which has surpassed $630million at the global box office since its release in June 2025, there has been an abundance of chatter about a potential sequel. While conversations surrounding the topic have been confirmed previously, Bruckheimer ...
11 February 2026 13:38
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has been pleasantly surprised by the all-new 2026 cars following early fears that performance levels would be similar to Formula 2.
This year will introduce the biggest regulation overhaul in F1 history, as a chassis is approximately 32kg lighter with significantly less downforce, while power units are now more reliant on electrical energy.
This follows four ...
11 February 2026 13:00
Oscar Piastri arrived in Bahrain for the first pre-season test accompanied by two new faces – at least as far as the Formula 1 paddock is concerned.
This represents a direct response to the issues which beset him during the second half of his world championship campaign last season, when he lost a commanding lead in the drivers' standings to a flurry of mistakes and sub-optimal race ...
11 February 2026 12:46
A new documentary about four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, Max Verstappen - New Ground, has been released on Viaplay.
The three-part documentary follows the Dutchman as he sets up his own racing team and works with sim racing driver Chris Lulham to get him into real-world racing at the 24 Hours of Spa.
"Viaplay and I have worked together for many years to show what racing is ...
11 February 2026 12:19
Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas was quick to get a call from Netflix's Drive to Survive producers after he secured a contract with the American outfit for the 2026 season.
Cadillac will join the F1 grid as the 11th team in 2026 with the experienced driver line-up of Bottas and former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez. Graeme Lowdon serves as the team principal, and Zhou Guanyu has taken ...
11 February 2026 12:13
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the fastest time of Wednesday’s morning session in Formula 1’s Bahrain pre-season test.
Shortly before 12pm local time – with the test’s opening session taking place from 10am to 2pm – Verstappen set a 1m35.433s on soft tyres for Red Bull.
As F1 switches to new technical regulations, this time is five-and-a-half seconds slower than Oscar Piastri’s ...
11 February 2026 10:16
After 10 of the 11 Formula 1 teams made it to Barcelona for the shakedown last month, the circus has now rolled into the Bahrain International Circuit for the start of official pre-season testing. Almost as soon as the track went live, we got our fist glimpse of all 11 2026 cars on track together for the first time, here's how they look.
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11 February 2026 09:40
Mercedes being able to complete a full race simulation on day two of Formula 1's Barcelona shakedown in January was a "laugh in everyone's face", thinks Williams chief James Vowles.
Mercedes got off to an ominously strong start to the 2026 pre-season as Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed a full race simulation on day two on Barcelona's shakedown at the end of January.
The Mercedes W17 and its ...
11 February 2026 09:31
At the start of winter testing in Bahrain, most discussions in the Formula 1 paddock revolve around two words: compression ratio. Rivals are keeping a close eye on the Mercedes power unit, which complies with the 16:1 limit during static tests, but can achieve a higher ratio while running on track.
Audi, Ferrari and Honda immediately asked for clarification in a joint letter to the FIA, with ...
10 February 2026 18:01
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports Germany commentator Ralf Schumacher has announced his engagement to his partner Étienne Bousquet-Cassagne.
The pair first confirmed their relationship in July 2024 and have been together for three years. "Today is a very special day. Since 3 years I spend almost 24/7 with the love of my life. So amazing to have a strong and loving relationship in life," ...
10 February 2026 17:00
In Barcelona, a host of different approaches to Formula 1’s new active aerodynamics were on display, with Audi and Alpine standing out for their distinctive rear-end solutions. On the wing of the four-ring team, the rotation pivot is positioned at the centre rather than on the leading or trailing edge of the flaps, which causes the two flaps to rotate in a different way compared with the ...
10 February 2026 16:58
Williams Racing has announced a new partnership with Estrella Galicia 0,0 as its official beer partner for the 2026 Formula 1 season and beyond.
The new partnership will see the Estrella Galicia 0,0 branding on the halo and rear wing endplate of the FW48, as well as on Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon's helmets and race suits. The non-alcoholic beer will also be served in the Grove outfit's ...
10 February 2026 16:21
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken out about the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show by Benito Ocasio, known by his stage name Bad Bunny.
The performance has become a hot topic of conversation as the Puerto Rican rapper and singer took a stand against current politics in the United States. Ocasio was one of many celebrities to wear an 'ICE Out' pin at the 2026 Grammy Awards, the ...
10 February 2026 15:29
2026 will be an important year for all the drivers on the Formula 1 grid, and that certainly applies to Fernando Alonso as the two-time world champion hopes to have one more shot with competitive machinery. The complete overhaul of the technical regulations could, in theory, help – although it raises question marks as well, especially among those who prefer old-school racing.
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10 February 2026 13:22
Aston Martin unveiled the livery of its 2026 Formula 1 challenger in an event on Monday 9 February in Saudi Arabia.
The AMR26 features the British Racing Green colour scheme that fans have come to expect from the Silverstone outfit, with a matte finish and lime green accents.
While many fans branded the livery as “safe”, it still received a lot of praise. “So they’ve gone matte ...
10 February 2026 13:21
All 11 Formula 1 teams will each enter one car per day over the first three-day test, which runs from Wednesday 11 until Friday 13 February. Motorsport.com will be on-site to bring you all the latest news and insight from the paddock, as well as live timing.
Cars will hit the track from 10am to 2pm and from 3pm to 7pm local Bahrain time (AST, GMT+3). Here's how teams will split their line-ups ...
10 February 2026 12:58
Cadillac has hired Marc Hynes as its Formula 1 team’s chief racing officer.
A former racing driver, Hynes narrowly beat Luciano Burti to the 1999 British F3 title, with future F1 world champion Jenson Button coming third.
This success came with the Manor outfit that he went on to work for in both F1 and WEC, alongside longtime Manor (also known as Virgin and Marussia) chief Graeme Lowdon ...
10 February 2026 11:57
Ahead of the season opener in Melbourne, Formula 1’s new regulations are already sparking plenty of debate in the paddock. Energy management is often the buzzword. Drivers have to manage the 350 kW of electrical power coming from the MGU-K as effectively as possible, which can lead to some unnatural elements behind the wheel.
George Russell confirmed that downshifting on the straights – a ...
10 February 2026 11:00
It’s all change in Formula 1 this year, as the series rolls out radical new rules that will upend the chassis and engine regulations. Ahead of the season-opener in Australia, teams across the grid have now unveiled their 2026 challengers.
Red Bull was the first to reveal the cars that will compete for its titular outfit and sister team Racing Bulls, before the remaining nine teams showcased ...
10 February 2026 10:40
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been involved in a car accident but was unharmed in the crash and will take part in this week’s Bahrain Formula 1 pre-season test as planned.
Just before his departure to Bahrain, Antonelli was involved in a road accident in Serravalle. A traffic police report noted an impact with the guardrail, with no other vehicles involved.
The incident was confirmed by ...
10 February 2026 10:35
The new Cadillac Formula 1 team is keeping expectations in check ahead of its upcoming grand prix debut.
The General Motors brand thoroughly assembled its ambitious project, featuring several bases in the United States and the United Kingdom, veteran grand prix winners Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, and customer Ferrari powertrains until the team produces its own engines.
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10 February 2026 00:06
Former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner has held talks with MSP Sports Capital regarding an investment in the Alpine Formula 1 team, according to a report by Sky News.
MSP Sports Capital sold its stake in McLaren Racing in September 2025 and is now reportedly keen to return to the championship.
Horner was replaced in his role at Red Bull in July 2025 by former ...
09 February 2026 23:05
McLaren unveiled its 2026 Formula 1 livery in an event on Monday 9 February. While the Woking outfit was the penultimate team to unveil its 2026 design, many fans have argued that the built-up hype outweighed the livery, which has changed very little from 2025.
The Zak Brown-led team has opted to continue with the striking papaya-coloured design, black accents and diagonal black stripes ...
09 February 2026 22:12
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have detailed how their preparations have changed in order to adapt to the upcoming regulation changes in Formula 1. Both add that there's one thing they can't ignore: the increased workload in the cockpit.
2026 welcomes a new set of regulations which will introduce a power unit with an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric ...
09 February 2026 20:55
Adrian Newey has admitted that Aston Martin ran out of time to paint its AMR26 Formula 1 car as it rushed to take part in the Barcelona shakedown last month.
Aston Martin took part in only two of its permitted three days of track running at the Barcelona shakedown due to delays in having its car ready, as Lance Stroll completed just five laps on its opening day after stopping with technical ...
09 February 2026 20:46
Aston Martin has revealed the livery at the official launch of its AMR26 Formula 1 challenger for 2026, the team's first car design led by Adrian Newey.
The Silverstone squad has retained its British Racing Green colour scheme using a matte finish, at an event at the Ithra cultural centre in Dhahran, near Dammam.
In deference to its new powertrain partner, the car carries Honda's new ...
09 February 2026 18:56
General Motors brand Cadillac spent up to $20million on its Formula 1 livery reveal during the NFL’s Super Bowl, team CEO Dan Towriss has suggested.
Cadillac’s first ever F1 car took part in the Barcelona shakedown with a testing livery in late January, as it targeted the biggest possible audience – especially on its home market – to showcase its brand-new design while raising awareness ...
09 February 2026 18:50
The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has announced a multi-year partnership with AI coding agent company Cognition.
As the Silverstone outfit enters a new era of regulations in the championship, it states that it will use Cognition to "perform software development tasks autonomously".
Aston Martin managing director, commercial, Jefferson Slack said: "As Formula One enters a new era, we are ...
09 February 2026 18:42
Alongside the big ticket items such as a move away from ground-effect floors, a bigger hybrid component and active aerodynamics, Formula 1 cars have also become smaller and safer in 2026.
The wheelbase of the 2026 generation of cars has been reduced from 3,600mm to 3,400mm, while the width has dropped from 2,000mm to 1,900mm. The minimum weight has also decreased from 800kg to 768kg as the FIA ...
09 February 2026 18:11
NASCAR Hall of Famer and two-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. recently spoke with Hard Rock Bet (for whom he is a brand ambassador) about various topics, ranging from the upcoming season, regrets from his career, and even about a possible cameo in the 2028 Fast and Furious movie.
The son of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., he was also asked about his Formula 1 fandom and modern ...
09 February 2026 17:32
Viry-Chatillon mayor Jean-Marie Vilain has condemned Renault for allegedly breaking its promises regarding the future of its former Formula 1 engine factory.
Renault ended its F1 power unit programme at the conclusion of the 2025 campaign as the world championship switched to a new engine formula, with the Alpine team taking Mercedes customer status under returning team boss Flavio Briatore’s ...
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