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Piastri wants McLaren to avoid papaya rules "headaches" in 2026

16 days 20 hours ago

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McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has backed the team's finetuned approach to letting the Australian and team-mate Lando Norris compete on an equal footing, hoping... read more »

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How becoming F1 champion will be the making of "more relaxed" Norris

17 days 1 hour ago

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Lando Norris's battle to become Formula 1 world champion was one of the most fraught with challenges in recent years. The 26-year-old did the job in 2025 after a... read more »

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Williams F1 2026 car finally hits the track with Silverstone shakedown

17 days 14 hours ago

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The 2026 Williams Formula 1 car finally hit the track for the first time with a shakedown at Silverstone just a week after the British squad skipped the Barcelona shakedown.F1... read more »

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Haas has tried to leave "door open" for F1 2026 development trends - Komatsu

17 days 16 hours ago

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Although every Formula 1 team has some degree of confidence that it has chosen the best platform for 2026's new rules, it pays to build some leeway into the design -... read more »

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Russell eager for F1 2026 title battle against Verstappen

17 days 22 hours ago

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George Russell is eager to contest a Formula 1 title battle against Max Verstappen in 2026 with the Mercedes driver heading into the campaign as the world championship... read more »

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Williams launches 2026 F1 car livery

18 days 18 hours ago

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Williams has unveiled the livery for its delayed 2026 Formula 1 car.The FW48 will feature a mainly dark blue and black design like its predecessors, but will also feature light... read more »

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Aston Martin was four months late with 2026 F1 car design, Newey reveals

18 days 20 hours ago

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Adrian Newey has revealed Aston Martin didn't start its 2026 wind tunnel programme until mid-April 2025, which accounts for the team's current setback.As Formula 1... read more »

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How energy management could turn F1 2026 into "speed chess"

18 days 20 hours ago

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The 2026 Formula 1 regulations do not only represent a major shake-up for all designers and engineers behind the scenes - in fact, the work of recent months on the new... read more »

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Haas signs Doohan as reserve driver for F1 2026

18 days 22 hours ago

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Haas has signed Jack Doohan as a reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.Doohan will join Ryo Hirakawa in the role, with Toyota's Hypercar driver having held the... read more »

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The challenges facing Williams ahead of F1 2026

19 days 1 hour ago

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It's a demonstration of the merciless nature of Formula 1 that Williams, statistically one of the most successful teams of all time in terms of championships won, has been... read more »

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Button switches from Williams to Aston Martin in F1 team ambassador role

19 days 16 hours ago

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Aston Martin has signed 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button as its team ambassador on a multi-year deal.Button previously was an ambassador with additional advisor and... read more »

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How fears on F1's new rules have been soothed despite downshifting on straights and lift and coast

19 days 17 hours ago

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After early complaints based on simulator runs, drivers have been cautiously optimistic about the new regulations after the first on-track running of 2026. Mercedes team boss... read more »

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Wolff tells Mercedes' F1 rivals to "get your s*** together" over engine complaints

19 days 20 hours ago

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Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has called on rival power unit manufacturers to "just get your s*** together" after they voiced complaints to the FIA on... read more »

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Why overtaking still looks "difficult" with 2026 F1 cars

19 days 20 hours ago

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Both Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman are pessimistic about overtaking with Formula 1's 2026 machinery following the Barcelona pre-season test.The Haas drivers were on... read more »

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Russell confident Mercedes 2026 car isn't a "turd" - but too early for F1 title talk

19 days 20 hours ago

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Formula 1 2026 world championship favourite George Russell is confident Mercedes has produced a strong car for the upcoming season - but refused to declare it a potential title... read more »

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Horner: "I have unfinished business in F1", targets project that can "win"

19 days 22 hours ago

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Former Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner has given his clearest indication yet that he is keen to return to the series, declaring he has "unfinished business"... read more »

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The challenges facing Mercedes ahead of F1 2026

20 days 1 hour ago

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It has been five years since Mercedes last won the Formula 1 world championship - the 2021 constructors' title, with its last triumph in the drivers' standings dating... read more »

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What caused Hadjar's Red Bull crash at Barcelona F1 shakedown

20 days 18 hours ago

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Red Bull's Isack Hadjar has explained what caused his crash on Tuesday at the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown.The new Red Bull driver suffered the only major accident of the... read more »

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Why Hamilton has found the new F1 cars more fun to drive

20 days 22 hours ago

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Lewis Hamilton's wealth of Formula 1 experience puts him in the best place to assess the new generation of cars - and he's enjoying what he is driving so far.The... read more »

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Newey's extreme Aston, Red Bull, and Mercedes: Early technical trends of F1 2026

21 days 16 hours ago

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After the shakedown in Barcelona, the first question to ask is whether it really had to be so secretive. Of course, it matters that 'official' winter testing is... read more »

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Team by team: How Barcelona's F1 shakedown went for the 2026 field

22 days ago

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The complexity of F1's 2026 rules overhaul is such that teams requested an extra shakedown on top of two three-day tests in Bahrain to prepare for the start of the season... read more »

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Verstappen on Red Bull F1 engine: "Still quite a bit of work to do"

22 days 13 hours ago

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Max Verstappen stated "there's still quite a bit of work to do" on his new Red Bull Ford Powertrain after the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown. F1 hosted a five-day... read more »

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Alonso's verdict on Aston Martin's first proper day of 2026 F1 running

22 days 13 hours ago

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Given the revolving door of technical directors, team principals and CEOs at Aston Martin in recent seasons, the scrutiny of its activities during the Barcelona shakedown would... read more »

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What happened on day five of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown

22 days 15 hours ago

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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap on the final day of Formula 1's 2026 shakedown in Barcelona, while Mercedes conducted the most mileage across the week. The Ferrari... read more »

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The "huge changes" Aston Martin had to overcome to make the Barcelona F1 shakedown

22 days 21 hours ago

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Like Indiana Jones snatching his misplaced fedora from under a rapidly descending stone doorway, Aston Martin's timing was dramatically close to the edge this week. The... read more »