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Formula 1 has not yet entered the 2026 season, yet a serious technical dispute already threatens to shape the competitive order of the new era. As reported by The Race, ahead of the 2026 F1 season, Audi has emerged as a vocal manufacturer warning that Mercedes could begin the regulations with a substantial and potentially…
Following the launch of the R26 livery, Audi F1 drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hülkenberg looked ahead to 2026. In a Haas pre-season Q&A yesterday, Esteban Ocon talked about the reset drivers are set to face this year. He feels everything learned since karting can be dumped such is the changes to the cars and…
The Audi Revolut F1 Team made history on January 20, 2026, in Berlin, unveiling its first-ever Formula 1 livery. Audi first teased its design in November, showcasing a concept livery dominated by silver, black, and the brand’s signature red. Now, the Berlin launch has completed the transformation of the former Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber into the…
On January 20, 2026, Honda and Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team officially launched their partnership, signaling a major shift in the F1 landscape; the topic of compression ratio also came up. Starting with the 2026 season, the British squad will transition from Mercedes power to become the primary factory partner for Honda, utilising a…
Formula 1 welcomes a bold, new partnership in the form of Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team and Honda Racing for the 2026 season, and Andy Cowell was in Japan to discuss it. The Japanese outfit has officially joined the team as its new power unit supplier, unveiling the RA626H at a launch event in Tokyo…
Mercedes have announced on Tuesday morning that long-serving F1 design lead John Owen will leave the team over the course of the 2026 season. With the Brackley-based squad gearing up for the reveal of the W17, which is the 17th design that he has overseen for the German manufacturer, Owen has made the decision to…
Red Bull and Racing Bulls became the first F1 teams on January 16 to showcase their 2026 liveries. However, the new look liveries featured on show cars and not the actual cars that will race in the 2026 season. Racing Bulls take to the track at Imola for shakedown Racing Bulls ended the mystery today…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 car livery launch, Aston Martin and Honda Racing unveiled the RA626H power unit for the upcoming Formula 1 season. The presentation marked the first public reveal of a power unit developed under Formula 1’s new 2026 regulations. With this unveiling, Honda officially began a new chapter in Formula 1 as…
Formula 1 is on the brink of its most transformative technical overhaul in decades, and at TGR Haas F1 Team, Technical Director Andrea De Zordo is among those leading the complex task of delivering the VF-26 for the 2026 F1 season. With an all-new aerodynamic philosophy, revised car dimensions and a fundamentally different power unit…
Ayao Komatsu and Haas will head into the 2026 F1 season facing a huge challenge as the smallest team in the sport. The biggest regulation changes in F1 history The Japanese engineer, Haas team principal since 2024 and in the sport for over two decades, is facing into the biggest changes ever seen as F1…
