Formula 1 News

Haas has become the latest team to shake down its 2026 Formula 1 car, as the grid makes their final preparations for the first official test under the new regulations.
F1 sophomore Oliver Bearman turned the first laps in the Haas VF-26 at Ferrari’sFiorano circuit on Saturday, running Pirelli’s special demonstration tyres as part of the team’s filming allocation.
In a short social media ...Keep reading

Haas has become the latest team to shake down its 2026 Formula 1 car, as the grid makes their final preparations for the first official test under the new regulations.
F1 sophomore Oliver Bearman turned the first laps in the Haas VF-26 at Ferrari’s Fiorano circuit on Saturday, running Pirelli’s special demonstration tyres as part of the team’s filming allocation.
In a short social ...Keep reading

Alpine's Flavio Briatore says moving to Mercedes customer units was his only condition for joining the Renault-owned Formula 1 team, contradicting earlier comments that he had nothing to do with the swap.
Alpine abandoned its in-house F1's power unit programme in Viry-Chatillon to become a Mercedes customer, saving the parent company a significant amount of money while also giving it better ...Keep reading

FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis believes there is “quite a lot of flexibility” to adjust energy deployment, in particular the new Overtake Mode, throughout the 2026 Formula 1 season.
F1 has switched to new power units featuring a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric power, with energy deployment playing an even more crucial role than in the 2014-2025 formula.
From ...Keep reading

Flavio Briatore has said Christian Horner is one of the interested parties in buying Otro Capital’s stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team.
Since being sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss last July, Horner's future has been the subject of numerous rumours and he has been linked to several teams.
Horner had been in talks with Aston Martin and Haas in recent months, but the most serious possibility ...Keep reading

Flavio Briatore has said Christian Horner is one of the interested parties in buying Otro Capital’s stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team.
Since being sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss last July, Horner's future has been the subject of numerous rumours and he has been linked to several teams.
Horner had been in talks with Aston Martin and Haas in recent months, but the most serious possibility ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has urged Formula 1 to openly communicate the nuts and bolts of the 2026 regulations due to how different the racing is set to look.
The forthcoming campaign will introduce what’s arguably the biggest rule change in F1 history: a car chassis is becoming lighter and smaller, while there’ll be a near 50-50 split between the internal combustion engine and ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has urged Formula 1 to keep up its push to communicate the nuts and bolts of the 2026 regulations to the fans due to how different the racing is set to look.
The forthcoming campaign will introduce what’s arguably the biggest rule change in F1 history: a car chassis is becoming lighter and smaller, while there’ll be a near 50-50 split between the ...Keep reading

Alpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly has responded to the backlash he received after a recent Instagram post from his skiing holiday over the Christmas break.
The French driver shared a photo of himself sporting a red Marlboro ski suit, an outfit similar to one worn by F1 icon Michael Schumacher, posted on the seven-time Formula 1 champion's birthday. Some fans branded the post as ...Keep reading

Ferrari unveiled its 2026 F1 livery on 23 January, featuring a red and white design with black and white accents.
The livery was revealed ahead of the Maranello outfit's shakedown, and fans have shared mixed responses to the new design. 
"The white is actually much better integrated now, looks insane," one fan commented on Reddit, while another responded: "As are the HP logos. Doesn't look ...Keep reading