The biggest impact Sainz had on Williams and Albon Carlos Sainz’s biggest impact at Williams was felt far greater than scoring two podiums in his first season with the team. Sainz had a tricky start on-track with Williams after joining from Ferrari, but by the end of the year he and team-mate Alex Albon had very similar seasons, just in reverse - and with Sainz enjoying the higher peaks in terms of results. Those podiums were greatly enjoyed by dr... Read more:

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The biggest impact Sainz had on Williams and Albon

Carlos Sainz’s biggest impact at Williams was far greater than scoring two podiums in his first season with the team. Alex Albon benefitted, too

New F1 2026 mode names and car images revealed Formula 1 has moved to simplify the names of core elements of the new 2026 rules in a bid to help avoid fan confusion.As first reported by The Race, the FIA and F1 management had been concerned that the complicated 2026 regulations risked leaving those watching unclear about what they were seeing if there was not a well-defined approach to explaining things.This came in the wake of F1’s research h... Read more:

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New F1 2026 mode names and car images revealed

Formula 1 has moved to simplify the names of core elements of the new 2026 rules in a bid to help avoid fan confusion

What's really going on with Horner, Alpine and his F1 future Ever since it emerged that Christian Horner’s exit deal with Red Bull allows him to return to Formula 1 team action early next year, speculation has swirled about just where he might end.There have been discussions along the way with a host of squads – some of which approached him rather than it being the other way around – with the strongest links in recent weeks involving Aston Martin.Yet despit... Read more:

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What's really going on with Horner, Alpine and his F1 future

With the door at Aston Martin seemingly closed off, Alpine has emerged as a more prominent option for Christian Horner's F1 return - but it's not t...

Verstappen faces massive Red Bull reset beyond Marko and Horner As Formula 1 resets go, they do not get much more seismic than what Max Verstappen will face when he starts the 2026 season.Compared to where things lined up just 12 months ago, Verstappen will have a new car, new engine, new team bosses, new team-mate, new garage crew and added influence from Red Bull’s Austria-led management above him.It has been well documented already that out of the frame are... Read more:

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Verstappen faces massive Red Bull reset beyond Marko and Horner

As Formula 1 resets go, they do not get much more seismic than what Max Verstappen will face when he starts the 2026 Formula 1 season

Cadillac’s already achieved its first big F1 milestone Cadillac has cleared a “big milestone” on the way to its Formula 1 track debut in January, which will be a critical moment in preparation for its first season.Earlier in December, Cadillac passed the mandatory FIA homologation tests for the “whole rear end of the car and the monocoque itself,” team principal Graeme Lowdon told The Race.The FIA technical regulations detail more than 20 areas across... Read more:

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Cadillac's already achieved its first big F1 milestone

Cadillac has cleared a “big milestone” on the way to its Formula 1 track debut in January, which will be a critical moment in preparation for i...

What’s going on with Verstappen’s 2026 GT plans Fresh from Formula 1's title decider, Max Verstappen is already back in a GT car this week. In September earlier this year, he completed his Nordschleife permit, before taking part in his first official GT3 race two weeks later at NLS9. A race he won in a 296 GT3 Ferrari shared with Chris Lulham.So where does this all lead in 2026? What lies ahead for Verstappen.com Racing, and with which manufact... Read more:

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What's going on with Verstappen’s 2026 GT plans

Max Verstappen has been back in a GT car this week...

Honda to host unusual 2026 F1 engine ‘launch’ in January Honda will provide what is likely to be the first look at a 2026 Formula 1 engine with an unusual launch event for its new power unit in January.While car reveals are obviously a well-established and popular part of the build-up to a new F1 campaign, the engines have become a footnote in teams’ launch plans.Next year heralds a major change to both car and engine regulations, though, and F1 is know... Read more:

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Honda to host unusual 2026 F1 engine 'launch' in January

Honda will provide what is likely to be the first look at a 2026 Formula 1 engine with an unusual launch event for its new power unit in January

F1 race contracts: How long will each track stay on the calendar? Just how secure is the long-term future of each of the 24 grands prix on the 2025 Formula 1 calendar?We've wrapped up when each race's contract expires, from the shortest to the longest deal.Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - 2025Imola is one of only three F1 venues without a deal beyond the end of the 2025 season.The Italian circuit made a shock return to the F1 calendar in 2020 as a substitute for race... Read more:

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F1 race contracts: How long will each track stay on the calendar?

Just how secure is the long-term future of each of the 24 grands prix on the 2025 Formula 1 calendar? Here's how long each race has a contract for

Portugal secures shock F1 calendar return Portimao will make a shock return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027, as a replacement for the outgoing Dutch Grand Prix.The circuit hosted an F1 race for the first time in 2020, a replacement event amid a string of COVID-influenced cancellations elsewhere. It marked the first Portuguese Grand Prix in 24 years, after Estoril had hosted F1 races from 1984 to 1996.  Portimao then hosted a second race... Read more:

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Portugal secures shock F1 calendar return

Portimao will make a shock return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027, as a replacement for the outgoing Dutch Grand Prix

Audi reveals date of first-ever F1 launch Audi has announced the date of its first-ever Formula 1 launch, where its 2026 F1 livery will be revealed.It will present what it is describing as its full identity - the Audi Revolut F1 Team, as the team will officially be known - at an event on January 20 in Berlin.The launch will be followed by a public opening a day later that fans will be able to attend which, in Audi's words, will "ensure th... Read more:

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Audi reveals date of first-ever F1 launch

Audi has announced the date of its first ever Formula 1 launch, where its 2026 F1 livery will be revealed

Every F1 team's 2026 launch plans The 2026 rules overhaul marks arguably the biggest reset in Formula 1 history, with both the chassis and engine regulations changing at the same time.And that means plenty of intrigue about what those challengers will look like in particular.Here's what F1 teams have confirmed about their launch plans so far:Red Bull + Racing Bulls - January 15 (livery only)Red Bull and sister outfit Racing Bulls ... Read more:

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Every F1 team's 2026 launch plans

All the details that F1 teams have revealed about their 2026 launch plans so far

Learn how cyber security firm Arctic Wolf works with its F1 partner The BWT Alpine Formula 1 team is featured on a webinar hosted by its cybersecurity partner Arctic Wolf, where they will explain how their collaboration strengthens the cybersecurity operations of an F1 team.The webinar will explain why their partnership matters, given the complex IT and security challenges faced by an F1 team racing around the world and with high-speed data requirements.They'll ex... Read more:

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Learn how cyber security firm Arctic Wolf works with its F1 partner

The BWT Alpine Formula 1 team is featured on a webinar hosted by its cybersecurity partner Arctic Wolf, where they will explain how their collabora...

McLaren's F1 development dip wasn't what it seemed With McLaren having started the year in such dominant fashion, Lando Norris just getting the world title across the line in Abu Dhabi inevitably triggered critics to suggest it had made life unnecessarily difficult for itself.There had been numerous opportunities late in the campaign for McLaren to put the championship beyond the grasp of Max Verstappen and Red Bull, but setbacks like the double d... Read more:

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McLaren's F1 form dip wasn't what it seemed

McLaren started the year with a dominant car - then finished it arguably slower than Red Bull. But that was all about a deliberate set of choices

What Ferrari's key technical failures mean for F1 2026 The 2025 Formula 1 season delivered Ferrari fourth place in the constructors’ standings, which statistically marked the failure of all the goals set at the beginning of the year. The SF-25 project was prematurely abandoned in development to immediately give wind tunnel space to the 2026 car. The goal of reaching second place in the constructors’ standings, trying to optimize the package available ... Read more:

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What Ferrari's key technical failures mean for F1 2026

Explaining Ferrari's abject technical failings in F1 2025 and what this means for 2026

Every 2025 F1 driver ranked from worst to best The drivers' championship table only tells part of the story in Formula 1. So every season, we create our own ranking of how well each driver did given their machinery.This is not about rating how good we think the drivers are in terms of their overall ability, it simply reflects how they did across the 2025 season based on us being trackside and in the F1 paddock for every single race, qualifying... Read more:

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Every 2025 F1 driver ranked from worst to best

Our definitive ranking of every 2025 F1 driver

Why F1 has added new 'partial' aero mode to 2026 rules Formula 1 is to introduce a new ‘partial’ aero mode next year as part of an effort to head off concerns about safety and technical problems with the new active wings in wet conditions.Ahead of a rules revolution in 2026 when all-new power units will be twinned with brand new cars which feature concepts that have never been used before, some final details have needed to be sorted out.One of the big... Read more:

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Why F1 has added new 'partial' aero mode to 2026 rules

Formula 1 is to introduce a new ‘partial’ aero mode next year as part of an effort to head off concerns about safety and technical problems wit...

New F1 Concorde Agreement gives FIA cash boost The FIA has secured a cash boost from a new Formula 1 Concorde Agreement that will allow it to invest in improving the way it polices the championship. The previous Concorde Agreement, which is a tripartite contract between F1 management (FOM), the FIA and teams and details how F1 is run, had run from 2021 until 2025. Earlier this year, a bilateral agreement between the current F1 teams and Libert... Read more:

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New F1 Concorde Agreement gives FIA cash boost

The FIA has secured a cash boost from a new Formula 1 Concorde Agreement that will allow it to invest in improving the way it polices the championship

First F1 2026 engine sound reveal Honda has revealed the first sound of a 2026 Formula 1 engine, in a short clip of dyno testing posted on social media.While manufacturers have so far held back from revealing any specific details about the progress for their all-new power units, Honda is the first entrant to break ranks and go public.In a social media post published on several platforms on Friday, which featured the sound of its n... Read more:

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First F1 2026 engine sound reveal

Honda has revealed the first sound of a 2026 Formula 1 engine, in a short clip of dyno testing posted on social media

Ben Sulayem wins second term as FIA president in one-person election FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been officially re-elected, following the formality of a vote at the governing body’s General Assembles in Uzbekistan on Friday.Ben Sulayem was the only candidate eligible to stand for this year’s election, after hopefuls Tim Mayer and Laura Villars were unable to fulfil the requirement to supply a presidential list of team members that would stand alongside ... Read more:

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Ben Sulayem wins second term as FIA president in one-person election

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been officially re-elected, following the formality of a vote at the governing body’s General Assembles in...

Hamilton's vibe of capitulation gives little 2026 hope There is no joy to be had in Lewis Hamilton’s lowest season of all.The only season in his F1 career without a grand prix win or podium, and just 156 points, his lowest haul ever.“I've said all I can about this season already, so there's not really much more to add to it,” was his take at the end of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he finished eighth.That honeymoon period with Ferrari was truly... Read more:

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Hamilton's vibe of capitulation gives little 2026 hope

Lewis Hamilton plans to "unplug from the matrix" over the winter, with very little positivity on offer for 2026 as things stand