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• Why race starts get so complicated in F1 2026

  15-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 53

  Formula 1’s first Bahrain test has highlighted a topic that will be discussed in the F1 Commission’s next meeting: race starts. The new power units...

• Why Mercedes’ praise of Red Bull’s F1 engine may not tell the full story

  15-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 40

  Formula 1’s 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix currently looks like a race nobody wants to win. Of course, that’s not the case, but it...

• Aston Martin confirms it's "not at the level" of other teams after tough F1 test

  15-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 39

  Aston Martin is firmly aware that it’s “not at the level” of other Formula 1 teams after a very disappointing start to pre-season testing, says...

• McLaren: Ferrari and Mercedes are top of early F1 2026 pecking order

  15-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 35

  McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella admitted Mercedes and Ferrari "were quicker than us" in race simulations at the first pre-season test in...

• How Red Bull plans to overcome Verstappen anger at F1 2026 ruleset

  14-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 44

  Just under a year ago the first rumours emerged that Max Verstappen was actively trying to extract himself from Red Bull, and perhaps Formula 1...

• Mercedes suffer "reality check" in Bahrain F1 test with Red Bull ahead - Russell

  14-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 30

  Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell says his squad is now on the back foot as Red Bull is the "team to beat" at the start of 2026. Mercedes...

• McLaren pleas for "imperative" safety changes before start of F1 2026

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 56

  McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has urged Formula 1 to agree to several refinements to the 2026 power unit rules to improve the show and general...

• F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Antonelli leads Russell in Mercedes 1-2 on day three

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 39

  Mercedes reaffirmed belief that it is the team to beat in Formula 1 this year after Andrea Kimi Antonelli topped a Silver Arrows 1-2 on the final...

• Red Bull fears it’s slower than F1’s top three: “Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren are faster”

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 41

  During winter testing in Bahrain, no one appears keen to take on the role of favourite for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff...

• Why Russell won't judge F1’s new rules just yet: “We've got to give it time”

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 29

  Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell says it is too early to judge F1's new generation of cars amid criticism of how they are to drive. At...

• Formula E chief sends "naughty" Jeddah invite to Verstappen after F1 2026 criticism

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 26

  Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds has invited Max Verstappen to this weekend’s Jeddah E-Prix after the Red Bull driver slammed the 2026 Formula 1 cars as...

• F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Russell fastest from Hamilton in morning session

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 22

  George Russell topped the final morning session of Formula 1’s first Bahrain pre-season test, leading Lewis Hamilton. Russell set the fastest time...