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Our Ask Me Anything team explain when Formula 1 teams will launch their cars for the 2026 season.

Mercedes has signed a multi-year deal with technology conglomerate Microsoft, starting from the 2026 season.
Microsoft was a long-time partner of the rival Alpine squad, which it first sponsored in 2012 when the outfit was named Lotus, but has now switched allegiances as its Alpine deal ended following the 2025 campaign.
The Microsoft logo will be displayed on the airbox and the front wing ...Keep reading

Mercedes has lifted the covers off the W17, its Formula 1 car for the 2026 season.
The new machinery meets F1’s new technical regulations on the chassis and engine sides, featuring active aerodynamics and a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric energy.
The W17 sports a mostly unchanged black and silver design, with turquoise accents as a nod to everlasting sponsor Petronas.
A ...Keep reading

Autosport handed out our inaugural Autosport Champion accolade at the 38th Autosport Awards at London’s Roundhouse on 21 January. And it was appropriate that reigning world champion Lando Norris should win it – but not just for his Formula 1 success.
Quite aside from becoming the second Young Driver winner to take the F1 title – after 1998/2009 victor Jenson Button – and the fifth to ...Keep reading

McLaren have revealed that they are planning to run from either the second or third day – rather than starting on day one – of the upcoming Barcelona Shakedown, while the squad have also predicted that their new car will not change drastically between that first run and the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The Audi Formula 1 team unveiled its 2026 livery during an event in Berlin on 20 January.
The striking new livery features a predominantly metallic grey design, reminiscent of the German marque's iconic Nardo Grey, with red and black accents. 
Fans have shared their verdicts on social media, with many pointing to the lack of sponsors consuming real estate on the design. "There’s beauty in ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the world champions have faced an "unprecedented" amount of work as he looks ahead to the new season.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the world champions have faced an "unprecedented" amount of work as he looks ahead to the new season.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the world champions have faced an "unprecedented" amount of work as he looks ahead to the new season.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the world champions have faced an "unprecedented" amount of work as he looks ahead to the new season.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the world champions have faced an "unprecedented" amount of work as he looks ahead to the new season.

McLaren will not run on the opening day of Formula 1's behind-closed-doors test at Barcelona as it sought to maximise the development time of its new title defender - the MCL40.
Audi, Cadillac, Racing Bulls, and now Alpine have given their new 2026 models track time in private shakedown events, aiming to gather early reference points for F1's week of running at Barcelona. This begins on the 26 ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has confirmed that his goal is to secure a back-to-back Formula 1 drivers' championship title in 2026, after winning his first in 2025.
The McLaren driver accepted the Autosport Champion award at the 2026 Autosport Awards and confirmed to the cheering crowd that his eyes are on the title once again in the upcoming season. 
"It's absolutely the goal. Yes, it's absolutely ...Keep reading

Netflix has confirmed the release date of Season 8 of the successful Drive to Survive docuseries. The new season will revisit the exciting 2025 Formula 1 season, which saw Lando Norris in a tight fight against rival and four-time champion Max Verstappen as well as his own team-mate Oscar Piastri. 
The next instalment of the series will arrive on the streaming platform on 27 February, ahead ...Keep reading

McLaren has confirmed that its much-discussed “papaya rules” will remain in place for the 2026 Formula 1 season, with team principal Andrea Stella stressing that fairness and equality will continue to power how his drivers go racing.
These rules, which defined how Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri would engage throughout 2025, became a recurring talking point of the year, especially as ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team unveiled the livery of the W17 on Thursday 22 January on social media before a launch event on Monday 2 February.
Here is everything we know so far about the team's launch events.
When is the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event?
Thursday 22 January: Livery reveal
 
Monday 2 February: Launch event
No times have been released yet, but this page will be ...Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 British Competition Driver of the Year Award, voted for by fans.
The 26-year-old battled with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to take his first world title by two points, scoring seven grand prix wins in 2025.
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Isack Hadjar, who has joined Red Bull for 2026, has shared a bold prediction for the upcoming season.
The French-Algerian driver has joined the Milton Keynes outfit as a new set of regulations is introduced to the championship, meaning he must adapt not only to a new team, but also the new cars. Despite this, he predicts that he could be fighting for the championship - something he shared on ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has said he would tell his younger self to believe in himself more, admitting that the feeling of self-doubt followed him as he climbed the ladder to Formula 1, despite seeing plenty of success along the way. 
Speaking at the 2026 Autosport Awards, the world champion was asked what advice he'd give himself if he could go back to the night he won the Autosport BRDC Award - a moment ...Keep reading

Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 Rally Driver of the Year Award.
Ogier won six rounds on his way to the crown despite only contesting 11 of the 14 events with Toyota.
Motorsport readers have voted the Frenchman the top rally driver of 2025, ahead of team-mates Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanpera, former champions Ott Tanak and Thierry Neuville ...Keep reading