Mercedes have unveiled the livery for their 2026 F1 challenger, the W17. The car features its traditional colours of recent years. As the first on-track glimpse of the new regulations draw near, Mercedes roll out a new look for their challenger, signalling a fresh chapter for the team. The reveals follows the team’s introduction of…
Mattia Binotto, the head of Audi’s F1 project, discussed expectations for the upcoming 2026 F1 season and the ambitious goal of fighting for the Championship by 2030 during the team’s launch event in Berlin on Tuesday. The event, streamed on the team’s YouTube channel, marked the first official F1 event for the German manufacturer and…
2025 F1 Academy Champion Doriane Pin will take the next step in her career as a Development Driver for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. The French driver graduates from the team’s Junior Programme following a title-winning season and moves into a broader role with the works outfit. Pin claimed the 2025 F1 Academy title with…
Ahead of the Barcelona shakedown and official livery reveal for the 2026 F1 season, a special event in Tokyo on Tuesday saw Chief Strategy Officer Andy Cowell shed some light on Aston Martin’s preparations and objectives for the upcoming campaign as they celebrated the beginning of their new partnership with Honda. Having previously been powered…
Earlier today, Alpine were spotted running their 2026 F1 challenger at Silverstone, with Pierre Gasly completing the team’s shakedown. The Enstone-based outfit become the fourth team to offer a first on-track glimpse of their new car. With the 2026 season surrounded by uncertainty, speculation around Alpine’s challenger has intensified in recent weeks. As the season-opener…
Honda’s chief engineer Tetsushi Kakuda has spoken about the new power unit regulations ahead of the 2026 F1 season. 2026 marks a huge change in Formula 1 with the introduction of new technical regulations. These span multiple areas, including new power units. The hybrid element of the power unit has an increased significance, and teams…
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…
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…
