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Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have both expressed optimism over Ferrari’s chances of taking the fight to Mercedes as the 2026 season develops, even if their rivals started with a “huge” advantage in Australia.

As the 2026 season continues in Shanghai this weekend, we look at the best head-to-head battles to watch out for.

It has long been known that a minority stake in the Alpine F1 team is up for sale to the highest bidder. The share in question – 24% – is currently owned by Otro Capital, an investment group involving Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny, and golfer Rory McIlroy. Otro paid $233million for the stake in 2023.
Although it is a minority position, interest in the shareholding ...Keep reading

In the world of professional motorsport, building a programme from a blank sheet of paper is the ultimate high-stakes gamble. It is a gruelling, often thankless task where the pioneers rarely get to enjoy the success they paved the way for.
Yet, it is a mission that requires a specific caliber of veteran. Andre Lotterer was the man chosen to spearhead the new Genesis LMDh project, a role that ...Keep reading

Organisers of Formula 1's 2026 Spanish Grand Prix have revealed brand-new renders detailing key areas of the 5-4 hybrid Madring circuit.
Madrid has won the right to take over the Spanish GP from Barcelona, building a brand-new venue near the Spanish capital's Barajas airport that will combine public streets with a purpose-built road course section.
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The 2026 F1 Academy season will begin with the first round in Shanghai, China, from 13-15 March.
The all-female racing series will feature as a support race to the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix and will comprise a 40-minute practice session followed by a 30-minute qualifying on Friday. Saturday and Sunday will host a race each day, both of which will be 13 laps.
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The Ferrari Formula 1 team has leaned in to Charles Leclerc's viral comment during the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, when he likened the new overtake mode and Boost Button to Mario Kart.
The Maranello outfit left fans in stitches with a video of Leclerc pressing a specific combination of buttons on the steering wheel to bring up a static shot of the video game. As the camera zooms in ...Keep reading

After the first race under the new regulations, Formula 1 highlighted the number of overtakes on its social media channels. The season opener produced a total of 120 overtaking moves, roughly three times the number from the year before. The drivers, however, were not particularly impressed, with Max Verstappen stressing in Shanghai that such figures say very little.
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Fernando Alonso revealed that the challenge of the most difficult corners in Formula 1 has changed in 2026 with drivers going from ‘fighting for their lives’ to ‘harvesting battery’. 
It is due to this year’s regulation overhaul, which features changes to both the chassis and power unit - the latter becoming more reliant on electrical power, meaning that battery management is ...Keep reading

Get up to speed with all the key Shanghai International Circuit statistics, driving pointers, facts and more.

Arvid Lindblad impressed in his first weekend as an F1 driver, making it through to Q3 and scoring points for Racing Bulls in Australia.

Ferrari will debut their radical rotating wing in FP1 at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Williams' 2026 season got off to a poor start as Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz both missed out on the points in Melbourne.

Ollie Bearman kicked off the season with a P7 finish for Haas, topping the midfield in Australia.

Liam Lawson branded Franco Colapinto's quick move to avoid crashing into him at the start of the Australian Grand Prix "very impressive."
Lawson's car became bogged down at the start of the season-opening grand prix, and Alpine's Colapinto, who started behind him, was quickly faced with the gearbox of the slow-moving Racing Bull. While the New Zealander admitted he had already braced himself ...Keep reading

The Albert Park Circuit saw the nostalgic reunion of 1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill and the Williams team as the season opened with the Australian Grand Prix last weekend. 
Taking to social media on Tuesday, the British racing legend shared images of himself stood outside beside the Williams paddock building, decked out in the Grove team's apparel and smiling from ear to ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says he wishes F1 was "more fun" but is hopeful the sport is heading towards changes that will "improve everything".

"I believe it is the same lottery as you have in Europe, you buy a ticket and you hope for the best. It is going to be a bit like that. It is going to be very wild this year.”
That is how Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi described what awaits the World Rally Championship crews this week in what is expected to be the most extreme Safari Rally Kenya since the event rejoined the calendar in ...Keep reading

Ferrari will give its highly-talked about rotating rear wing its race weekend debut at Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has revealed.
The Scuderia launched the design in testing for the 2026 campaign and it quickly became a vastly debated topic, due to the unique feature of its upper flap rotating 180 degrees.
It made its debut on the penultimate day of Bahrain running and ...Keep reading

Toprak Razgatlioglu's influential agent Kenan Sofuoglu says the Turk plans to continue racing at Pramac in MotoGP for a second season, virtually ruling out a possible move up to the factory Yamaha team in 2027
Yamaha announced the signing of three-time World Superbike champion Razgatlioglu on 10 June last year. While the statement ran to more than 2,000 words, it stopped short of confirming ...Keep reading