Formula 1

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.

The 2026 Formula 1 season kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne – here are the big stories ahead of the first round.

With 11 teams on the grid for the first time in a decade, F1.com explores the origins of every squad.

It’s been a busy February for the grid, with testing in Barcelona and Bahrain, training camps and final season preparations – here’s a recap of everything the F1 drivers have been up to before the season kicks off next week.

Ever since its debut in 2019, Drive to Survive has captivated audiences from across the world – here’s how it has changed F1 fandom and culture.

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto runs through the candidates for which team could emerge as the leader of the midfield entering into 2026.

A new F1 season means another helping of Drive to Survive, with the popular Netflix series returning to screens and retelling the story of a spectacular 2025 campaign – headlined by the three-way fight for the World Championship between McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

F1 betting can be extremely hard to predict, so we've taken a look at the different aspects that racing fans should keep an eye out for in the markets.

Ahead of the 2026 F1 season getting underway, our writers have given their take on how the campaign might unfold.

After a tough debut year at Ferrari, Jenson Button is expecting his former team mate to shine this season.

If you feel like you need to take a break from betting, here are some useful tips to help you stop gambling.

Another eagerly anticipated season of Drive to Survive has arrived on Netflix ahead of the 2026 F1 campaign. But how much do you know about what’s involved in the filming, production and editing process? With help from Box To Box, who produce the show, F1.com takes you through some of the standout figures…

After the Barcelona Shakedown and two weeks of pre-season testing in Bahrain, it’s almost time to kick off F1’s new era with the Australian Grand Prix – but before that, Drive to Survive returns to our screens on Netflix for one last look at 2025. Having watched all eight episodes from Season 8, F1.com presents five of the many standout moments…

It's all to play for in 2026 as an overhaul of the regulations is set to shake up the competitive order, with slimmed down cars and technical innovations at the forefront of the changes.

We asked F1 TV analyst and IndyCar race winner James Hinchcliffe what exactly makes that relationship work, and the key traits a driver looks for in their ideal race engineer.

Pirelli have announced that Mario Isola will leave his role as Head of Motorsport at Pirelli, with Dario Marrafuschi confirmed as the Italian’s replacement.

Former Red Bull drivers Sergio Perez and Alex Albon have given advice to Isack Hadjar as he prepares to step into the second Red Bull seat, encouraging him to make the most of the “massive opportunity”.

Teams need to be prepared to adapt to every scenario, including the possibility that one of their main drivers could fall ill or sustain an injury that rules them out of a race weekend. With every result proving crucial, their roster of reserve drivers must be ready to step in at the last second, so who has each team trusted that responsibility to?

Everyone’s been talking about the raft of technical innovations and changes for 2026, but one of the easiest for fans to spot is the new rear and side lights on each car. You’ll see them flashing at every circuit, but what exactly does each colour and sequence mean, and why have they been redesigned?

Freddie Slater, the first driver signed to Audi's junior programme, chats about his rapid rise to F3, his goal to make it into F1 and his friendship with current World Champion Lando Norris.