Younger drivers should benefit from F1 regulation change
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is confident that Formula 1’s more inexperienced drivers will benefit from the 2026 regulation overhaul due to the need to adapt. F1 promises to look totally different this year with changes to both the chassis, lighter by 32kg plus less downforce, and engine, more reliant on electric power, after four years of […]
Komatsu: «Nobody’s satisfied» with Ocon’s F1 2025
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has admitted he expected better from Esteban Ocon in the 2025 Formula 1 season. Ocon joined Haas last year after leaving his longtime Alpine outfit, teaming up with Oliver Bearman, but against all expectations he was outscored by his rookie team-mate over the 2025 campaign, with 38 points to 41. […]
Why closing speeds are no longer a big concern with F1 2026 regulations
“We can forget everything that we’ve learned since go-karts” is how Esteban Ocon summed up the regulation overhaul for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. He isn’t alone in thinking that either, because one of the major talking points ahead of this forthcoming season is how drivers are having to significantly adapt their styles to these […]
Mercedes rivals push for intervention over F1 engine loophole
Under the new Formula 1 power unit regulations, discussion about the compression ratio flared up even before a single wheel had turned with the 2026 machinery. The ratio between cylinder volume with the piston at the bottom of its stroke and at the top was 18:1 under the previous regulations, but has been reduced to […]
The balancing act the new F1 cars will expose in qualifying
One of the biggest learning curves of the new Formula 1 regulations has been the increase and required management of electrical energy, an area where drivers could be exposed in the early rounds if they fail to optimise deployment. Almost all the drivers have detailed the challenge of where and when to deploy F1’s new […]
Brown «would love» Indy 500 reunion with Alonso
Fernando Alonso has an open invitation to return to the Indianapolis 500 whenever he’s ready, courtesy of McLaren CEO Zak Brown. The Spanish driver, who is currently preparing for the 2026 Formula 1 season with Aston Martin and its new power unit partner Honda, hasn’t competed at Indy 500 since 2020, which was held behind […]
Piastri wants McLaren to avoid papaya rules «headaches» in 2026
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 the squad can avoid «causing some headaches for ourselves that we didn’t need». Speaking at the 2026 Autosport Awards, Stella reaffirmed the team’s commitment to its equal driver policy, […]
Haas has tried to leave «door open» for F1 2026 development trends
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 — giving the engineers space to adapt to emerging trends. The best approach should become clear over the opening rounds. Back in 2022, for example, […]
Williams F1 2026 car finally hits the track with Silverstone shakedown
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 hosted its first collective test of the 2026 season last week with five days of private running at the Catalan circuit, ahead of the […]