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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur felt some degree of bewilderment when Formula 1's starting procedure was put under scrutiny during testing ahead of the 2026 season, stating the need to manage turbo lag "was known from day one".
As part of the wide-ranging technical regulation changes for 2026, the cars no longer carry the MGU-H - the motor generator unit attached to the turbocharger. Since ...Keep reading

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has fallen into a dark hole, in no small part because of Honda.
The AMR26’s Honda engine has been so unreliable that the Silverstone-based outfit failed to carry out its pre-season testing programme, spending more time in the garage than out on track.
Honda is completely unprepared for the Australian Grand Prix, with multiple engine failures in Bahrain ...Keep reading

Aston Martin’s preparations for the 2026 F1 campaign have been far from ideal, with their all-new Adrian Newey-designed, Honda-powered car arriving late at the Barcelona Shakedown, before struggling to log mileage across two weeks of running in Bahrain.

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.

The new Formula 1 season kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix this week, launching a new era for the championship. With it, the new season brings changes up and down the grid in terms of the teams, cars and drivers that will contest the 24-round calendar. 
New regulations bring active aerodynamics to the front and rear wings, and F1 power units now rely on a near-50:50 split between ...Keep reading

The FIA has been monitoring the geopolitical situation in the Middle East ahead of the World Endurance Championship’s season opener in Qatar, as the Formula 1 paddock travels to Australia.
On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, successfully killing the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei as well as other Iranian officials.
Iran and its allies ...Keep reading

Haas Formula 1 driver Oliver Bearman has opened up about struggling with loneliness in his rookie season of the championship.
The British driver finished his rookie season with the American outfit 13th in the drivers' standings, outperforming his experienced team-mate Esteban Ocon, who finished 15th overall. And while he enjoyed some great highs in 2025, such as his fourth-place finish at the ...Keep reading

The producers of Netflix's Drive to Survive have insisted that it did not matter to them how the championship ended in 2025, explaining that the narrative would have worked for the eighth season of the docuseries if Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri or Max Verstappen had won.
Executive producer James Gay-Rees and co-executive producer Tom Rogers spoke to F1.com about the making of the eighth series ...Keep reading

As if the start of the 2026 MotoGP season did not already bring a high dose of uncertainty and nerves, several riders across the three categories faced an additional source of stress at the Thailand opener. Paradoxically, the disruptive element was the helmet.
The issue affecting Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini, and Diogo Moreira, to name the three riders involved from the MotoGP grid, led ...Keep reading

Following a long winter break, MotoGP returned to action for the opening round of the 2026 MotoGP season.
The sprint race produced an instant classic, featuring an epic duel between MotoGP’s elder statesman and the relatively newer kid on the block. The Sunday race, in contrast, was completely one-sided, but the battle for the final two podium spots kept the tension high.
Three ...Keep reading

Joe Gibbs Racing filed an 'expedited motion for discovery' with the Western District of North Carolina on Sunday night seeking evidence that Spire Motorsports 'induced or encouraged' Chris Gabehart to 'acquire or disclose' trade secrets as part of a job change.
Gabehart most recently served as the Joe Gibbs Racing competition director in 2025 to close a 13-year tenure in which the 45-year-old ...Keep reading

Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.

Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.

Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.

Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.

All the key BBC coverage details for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which takes place from 6-8 March.

As Formula 1 steps into a new era with new rules, cars, engines and the addition of an 11th team, BBC Sport breaks down the changes for 2026.

As Formula 1 steps into a new era with new rules, cars, engines and the addition of an 11th team, BBC Sport breaks down the changes for 2026.

As Formula 1 steps into a new era with new rules, cars, engines and the addition of an 11th team, BBC Sport breaks down the changes for 2026.