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F1 2026 driver numbers: Who runs which number and why?

Formula 1 drivers have a permanent race number that they use throughout their careers. Here's who is racing with which number, and the story is behind each choice

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The biggest surprises and disappointments of F1's 2026 field so far

Most teams and drivers had high expectations heading into F1's new era, but who has impressed - and who has failed to deliver?

Autosport

Max Verstappen’s take on Red Bull’s problems, Oliver Bearman’s crash, and how to fix 2026 F1 rules

Verstappen delved into a wide range of topics following the Japanese GP – with his usual forthrightness

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Honda F1 engine vibrations led to Fernando Alonso ‘losing all feeling in limbs’

Honda’s work on its power unit’s vibration issue is yet to pay off, with both Aston Martins retiring from the Shanghai race

Motorsport

F1 Australian GP: Russell takes pole from Antonelli as Verstappen crashes out

A dominant George Russell was untouchable in Melbourne’s qualifying session

Autosport

The 2026 Formula 1 spotter's guide

From race numbers to liveries, this is everything you need to watch out for in F1 2026

Motorsport

Ranked: Rate the 2026 F1 liveries

Formula 1 teams finally all ran their definitive 2026 race liveries at the first official pre-season test. After watching trackside in Bahrain, our F1 writers have ranked them.

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Top 10: Ranking the best GP2 non-champions

The official start date of the Formula 2 championship is 2017, but the principal training category of future F1 drivers can be considered a continuation of the GP2 Series that ran between 2005 and 2016. After all, F2’s first modern champion Charles Leclerc was crowned after a season in the…

Autosport

Five things we learned from the Mexico City E-Prix

Oliver Rowland became the second different Formula E winner in as many races after surging to an unexpected victory in the closing stages of the Mexico City E-Prix.

Autosport

Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #42 Oliver Rowland

Oliver Rowland became a genuine title challenger, Formula E’s dark horse of 2024, upon returning to the grid and rejoining Nissan.

Autosport

Is Formula E's new Attack Mode a step too far?

“I saw him for about two corners and then I was trying to spot him but then I was like, ‘S***, he’s in the lead. This thing is powerful.’”

Autosport

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2024 F1 Dutch GP

Good. Right now, it really seems the multi-team scrap for victories that Formula 1 was enjoying before the 2024 summer break has been preserved. That’s even with a series of new parts arriving on cars across the grid.

Autosport

McLaren reveals six key changes in Dutch GP F1 upgrade

McLaren has revealed six key changes to its Formula 1 car at Zandvoort as it brings the first major upgrade to its car since Miami. The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger recently, and has its sights set on launching a bid to beat its Milton…

Motorsport

F1 drivers set to face “dangerous” 80km/h gusts of wind at Zandvoort

Lando Norris fears that conditions during Friday practice for Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix could be “dangerous” as forecasts predict 80km/h gusts.

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Evans: Portland penalty that denied Formula E win “a disgrace” as Jaguar considers options

Mitch Evans has called the five-second time penalty which he was handed after a collision in the opening Portland Formula E race and that ultimately denied him victory “a disgrace”. The Jaguar driver finished first on the road in Saturday’s 27-lap contest at the Portland International Raceway but was demoted…

Autosport

Five things we learned from the Extreme E Hydro X Prix

1. Veloce become title contenders in most open season yet

Autosport

Autosport 2022 Top 50: #12 Mitch Evans

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The "tricks" Formula E teams must understand with Hankook's new tyres

Formula E’s teams have spent the winter trying to understand the all-new Gen3 machinery – but a switch to Hankook tyres has made the transition even more difficult.

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How O'Sullivan aced his "different world" F1 prize test

Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award winner Zak O’Sullivan relished his first taste of a Formula 1 car at Silverstone. Autosport was on hand to follow the FIA Formula 3 racer as he lapped a 2021-spec AMR21 under the watchful eye of the Aston Martin squad…

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F1 French GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

Carlos Sainz topped the times on Friday for Ferrari at the Formula 1 French Grand Prix. Here’s how and when to watch qualifying.

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