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Alpine Formula 1 boss Flavio Briatore says he believes the team "will be competitive" in 2026.

Alpine Formula 1 boss Flavio Briatore says he believes the team "will be competitive" in 2026.

Alpine Formula 1 boss Flavio Briatore says he believes the team "will be competitive" in 2026.

Alpine has revealed the livery for its 2026 car ahead of the upcoming Formula 1 season.
The Enstone-based outfit hosted its season launch on a cruise ship off the Catalan coast near Barcelona, celebrating the team's partnership with MSC Cruises.
The new design is not radically different from its predecessor, with Alpine's blue associated with title-sponsor BWT's pink.
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Lewis Hamilton described the 2026 Formula 1 season as "a huge challenge" as Ferrari launched their new car.

On Friday at 12:30pm CET, just an hour after Ferrari lifted the covers off its new SF-26, Alpine is launching its 2026 Formula 1 season.
What the Barcelona-based event will exactly consist in is unclear; we know it is taking place on a cruise ship off the Catalan coast, but Alpine did not specify whether it would reveal only its new livery on a showcar or its actual challenger for the upcoming ...Keep reading

Here we are and here we go: the status quo will remain as the 2026 F1 season gets under way. Mercedes and Red Bull Powertrains will be able to race with power units which are understood to employ clever metallurgy to increase the compression ratio of the internal combustion engine beyond the permitted 16:1.
The issue has been the matter of great intrigue since before news leaked out to the ...Keep reading

Former Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows joins Racing Bulls in the same role before the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Former Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows joins Racing Bulls in the same role before the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Former Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows joins Racing Bulls in the same role before the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Former Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows joins Racing Bulls in the same role before the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Former Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows joins Racing Bulls in the same role before the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Ferrari has become the latest Formula 1 team to unveil its 2026 car, the SF-26, in a short video ahead of a shakedown at its Fiorano test track.
As detailed last month, the Italian team has stuck to its traditional launch plan of revealing its new car on the same day as its shakedown at Fiorano, with both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on hand to complete the first laps of Ferrari’s 2026 ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls has hired former Red Bull and Aston Martin engineer Dan Fallows as Formula 1 technical director.
Fallows will report to chief technical officer Tim Goss and “take responsibility for the overall technical direction of the team, working across design, aerodynamics and performance”, the Faenza-based squad stated in a press release.
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On Friday at 11:30am CET, Ferrari will lift the covers off its SF-26 Formula 1 car for the 2026 season.
Like its predecessor, the SF-26 will be driven by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, following a mildly underwhelming 2025 campaign where they took fifth and sixth in the drivers' standings, with Ferrari down in fourth in the constructors' championship.
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After finishing dead last in the 2025 constructors’ championship, Alpine will attempt to bounce back in the upcoming Formula 1 season.
What can the French outfit do with a largely unchanged team alongside a new engine partner? Ahead of its season launch in Barcelona on Friday, let’s delve into its prospects.
What's new at Alpine?
The main change for 2026 at Alpine is the team’s ...Keep reading

The car launch season for the 2026 Formula 1 season is firmly under way with Red Bull, Racing Bulls, Haas, Audi and Mercedes all having revealed their liveries for this year. 
Up next is Ferrari on Friday after what was a highly disappointing 2025 campaign, as the Italian outfit slipped to fourth in the championship and failed to win a grand prix for the first time since 2021. 
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Earl Bamber elevated Whelen Cadillac to the top spot in evening practice for the Rolex 24.
The 35-year-old New Zealand native managed a quick lap of 1 minute, 35.914 seconds in the team’s No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R to claim the top spot.
Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Julien Andlauer put the No. 7 Porsche 963 second-fastest in the session, just 0.056s behind. Tom Blomqvist ended up third in ...Keep reading

Following qualifying for the 2026 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, the technical inspectors imposed two severe penalties that significantly altered the starting grid. 
The No. 31 Action Express Cadillac (Aitken/Bamber/Vesti/Zilisch), which had just celebrated pole position with Jack Aitken behind the wheel, was stripped of pole position and moved to the back of the GTP field. During the technical ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing has announced a new multi-year partnership with PUMA and has released a new merchandise line to accompany it. 
PUMA will create team kits across the whole McLaren Racing portfolio as part of the partnership. In addition to the team kit, the PUMA x McLaren Racing Lifestyle Collection launched on 20 January, and the Replica Collection will be available from 2 February. 
The ...Keep reading