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• Audi signs Slater as first academy driver

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 26

  Audi has signed reigning Formula Regional European champion Freddie Slater as its Driver Development Programme’s first member. Audi has taken over...

• Red Bull reveals actual 2026 F1 car as Barcelona test begins

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 17

  Red Bull has lifted the covers off its RB22 Formula 1 car for the 2026 season. The Milton Keynes-based outfit previously revealed its livery on 15...

• McLaren reveals renders of new MCL40 F1 car

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 19

  McLaren has unveiled the car tasked with mounting a successful Formula 1 title defence in 2026, as it unleashed renders of its new MCL40 in a...

• Explained: The diffuser opening on Mercedes’ and Ferrari’s 2026 F1 cars

  25-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 41

  Caution is always required when analysing Formula 1 launches – especially with the introduction of new regulations. A few years ago, Red Bull...

• Why the first 2026 F1 test is really being held in secret – and what to expect

  25-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 40

  The human brain is hard-wired to greet changes and unexpected circumstances with a stress response: the amygdalae, biochemical arbiters of the...

• Why there are "no excuses" for Alpine in F1 2026

  24-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 41

  As Flavio Briatore said at Alpine's 2026 launch in Barcelona, his team has no more excuses. But rather than dreading the added pressure, a...

• Haas completes 2026 F1 car shakedown ahead of Barcelona test

  24-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 35

  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...

• Briatore: Horner interested in Otro's Alpine F1 team stake

  24-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 51

  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...

• Stella wants F1 to openly communicate new regulations to fans

  24-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 45

  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...

• JA on F1 podcast: Red Bull F1 team boss Mekies on why 2026 is a new dawn

  23-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 36

  This week we have a special episode with two conversations from the Autosport Business Exchange in London. ABX is a gathering of leaders from...

• What missing the Barcelona test means for Williams' 2026 F1 season

  23-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 53

  Rumours began to circulate early this week that Williams had fallen behind schedule in its build programme for the new FW48 – to the extent that it...

• Audi launches its own F1 young driver programme

  23-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 43

  In the same week it confirmed a five-year plan to win the world championship by 2030, Audi has announced a driver development programme which will...