EARLY REPORT: F1 champion Lewis Hamilton made a flying start to the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix after a shambolic start procedure in the wet conditions. read more »

Sergio Perez received a driving reprimand following qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix after the stewards determined that he failed to comply with the prescribed procedure... read more »

Along with other "refinements", the start procedure has been revised, as the FIA's single-seaters director explains. read more »

More details have been given on how a new, safer start procedure won't be gamed by teams when it is introduced read more »

Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" in terms of changing Formula 1's race-start procedure. read more »

McLaren is scrambling to get Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix, with the world champion and his team-mate set for a pitlane start if the... read more »

Mercedes driver George Russell has accused Ferrari of blocking the FIA from making changes to Formula 1's starting procedure for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix and... read more »

The F1 start procedure has been changed by the FIA for the season-opening 2026 Australian Grand Prix after protest from some teams on the grid. read more »

F1 has heeded the fears of varying fortunes of drivers off the start line, with the announcement of a new procedure for this weekend's curtain-raiser in Australia. The... read more »

Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix will debut the five-second 'pre-start' delay to allow the drivers at the back of the grid extra time to prepare their new... read more »

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,... read more »

It's understood that the FIA is to make a further tweak to the starting procedure in time for the season opener in Melbourne. read more »

Fred Vasseur has revealed that Ferrari had warned the FIA about the concerns regarding F1's latest start procedures a year ago. The post Why the FIA ignored Ferrari’s F1... read more »

George Russell claimed his two practice starts in testing for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign "were worse" than his worst ever, with Ferrari looking the strongest in that... read more »

Amid safety concerns over Formula's laborious start procedure with the 2026 cars, the FIA trialled a longer start procedure at the end of Wednesday's running in... read more »

Max Verstappen has offered McLaren a solution to their safety concerns about the F1 race start procedure in 2026 - but they will not like it one bit. read more »

George Russell sets the initial pace in Bahrain as the FIA trials a revised starting procedure. read more »

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton has dismissed suggestions F1's start procedure has developed a safety issue with the all-new cars for 2026.F1's 2026 rules have placed a... read more »

'It's lights out, and away we go!' read more »

Red Bull F1 team principal Laurent Mekies will reportedly not attend pre-season testing in Bahrain after undergoing a medical procedure. read more »

The procedure for applying penalties in Formula 1 is controversial enough - even before you get into the subject of what happens if circumstances mean a driver is unable to... read more »

The rare FIA U-turn on Carlos Sainz's penalty in Zandvoort's Dutch Grand Prix has been applauded by several Formula 1 team principals as it reignited discussion... read more »

Red Bull were one of three F1 teams to have their car summoned by the FIA for their car display procedure at the Dutch Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen has slammed Formula 1 race control's decision to delay the Belgian Grand Prix's start amid visibility concerns, which he felt penalised Red Bull's... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has criticised the FIA's cautious handling of the wet conditions at the F1 Belgian GP, attributing the lengthy delay to an overreaction following the... read more »