Mercedes F1 launch live: George Russell set to feature as 2026 car revealed Follow live updates as Mercedes, the early favourites ahead of the new F1 season, launch their 2026 car The Independent UK · Feb 2
“He cannot be alive”: Ayao Komatsu relives the moment Romain Grosjean crashed The Haas boss recalled the “eternity” he lived through on the pitwall as he saw his driver's car engulfed in a fireball Motorsport · Jan 31
Why Guenther Steiner says leaving Red Bull was the best thing that happened to him Guenther Steiner says leaving Red Bull was a 'lucky' moment that enables his move to the United States Motorsport · Jan 31
Haas working to solve “more serious” reliability issue uncovered at Barcelona F1 test The American team ran on Wednesday at the closed-door shakedown, but its running was limited due to two issues Motorsport · Jan 28
What happened on day three of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown Mercedes continued to lead the way as McLaren joined the fray Autosport · Jan 28
Here's what happened on day three of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown Mercedes continued to lead the way as McLaren joined the fray Motorsport · Jan 28
Russell impressed by Red Bull and Haas: "It's not quite how it was in 2014!" Red Bull and Haas impress Mercedes' George Russell as a new era of F1 begins in Barcelona Autosport · Jan 27
George Russell impressed by Red Bull and Haas: "It's not quite how it was in 2014!" Red Bull and Haas impress Mercedes' George Russell as a new era of F1 begins in Barcelona Motorsport · Jan 27
Complicated but "doable" - Drivers issue early verdict on the F1 2026 cars Around half the Formula 1 grid took to the track on Monday with the series' all-new generation of cars for 2026, leading to a wide array of first impressions Motorsport · Jan 26
Here's what happened on day one of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown Mercedes won the race to get out on track, but this has been a quiet day of information-gathering for the seven teams that ran - while heavy-handed security established an ever-expanding exclusion zone around the circuit perimeter Motorsport · Jan 26
What happened behind closed doors on day one of F1’s secretive 2026 shakedown Mercedes won the race to get out on track but this has been a quiet day of information-gathering for the seven teams which ran, while heavy-handed security established an ever-expanding exclusion zone around the circuit perimeter Autosport · Jan 26
Haas 'discovering problems, but that's what we are here for' at Barcelona F1 test “We are discovering issues, problems we need to solve, every lap, every run,” team boss Ayao Komatsu admits, but “at least we are running” Motorsport · Jan 26
F1 2026 testing live: Lewis Hamilton sets fastest time of the week in Barcelona Follow live F1 action from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with the first glimpse of the 2026 cars on the racetrack The Independent UK · Jan 26
This is every 2026 Formula 1 car Ahead of Formula 1’s first track action of 2026, teams have been gradually revealing their challengers Motorsport · Jan 25
Motorsport · Jan 25 What to expect from F1's Barcelona test – and why the first 2026 shakedown is being held in secret Widespread claims that Formula 1 is paranoid about a potential PR disaster are wide of the mark – but, as usual, the stakeholders are following several different agendas
Autosport · Jan 24 Haas completes 2026 F1 car shakedown ahead of Barcelona test The Toyota-backed Haas F1 team makes a crucial step with the development of its 2026 challenger
Motorsport · Jan 24 Haas completes shakedown with 2026 F1 car ahead of opening test The Toyota-backed Haas F1 team makes a crucial step with the development of its 2026 challenger
The Independent UK · Jan 23 Ferrari F1 launch live: Lewis Hamilton comments on new 2026 car Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc drive the 2026 car as the SF-26 is unveiled on Friday in Maranello
Motorsport · Jan 22 McLaren likely won’t upgrade 2026 F1 car before March Unlike Haas, McLaren is not planning substantial updates to its new car in the next few weeks
Autosport · Jan 22 McLaren likely won’t upgrade 2026 F1 car before Australian GP Unlike Haas, McLaren is not planning substantial updates to its new car in the next few weeks
Motorsport · Jan 22 The drivers of IndyCar, NASCAR, and F1 competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona IndyCar champions, NASCAR stars and racers with experience in F1 are among the dozens of drivers taking part in the endurance racing classic
Motorsport · Jan 22 Audi F1's sleek and clean 2026 livery divides opinion online Audi unveiled its metallic grey 2026 F1 livery in Berlin, prompting a mixed fan reaction online over its clean look
Motorsport · Jan 20 Haas F1 boss delivers reality check for 2026: "We are up against it" Ayao Komatsu has warned that Formula 1’s 2026 regulation reset will push Haas to its limits
Motorsport · Jan 19 Haas F1 team's first Toyota livery divides fans as 2026 car breaks cover Haas has revealed its 2026 Formula 1 livery featuring new title sponsor Toyota Gazoo Racing, with fans split on the updated design
Motorsport · Jan 19 Esteban Ocon: "We can forget everything we've learned since go-karts" in F1 2026 Haas driver Esteban Ocon is expecting a very different driving challenge from Formula 1's 2026 cars