Aston Martin began the new 2026 F1 regulations era under a storm of reliability issues. Late to pre-season testing, overweight, and completing fewer testing laps than a cat in a litter tray, the team has...

Alex Albon has revealed that Williams F1 Team are “playing catch-up” ahead of the 2026 season opener after skipping the Barcelona shakedown due to delays with the FW48 programme, costing them three valuable pre-season testing days compared to...

It’s hard to get used to calling Mad Dog Marko — the once fearsome romper-stomper of Red Bull Racing — plain old Dr. Helmut Marko. But since he hung up his Red Bull wings, we’ve had to retire the...

The first Formula One pre-season test got underway at the Bahrain International Circuit on Monday, 11 February. We usually wait until the final day of testing to file a report because testing—no matter the decade...

Fernando Alonso isn’t indulging in profound philosophical musings about humanoid robots replacing humans, or people becoming servants to machines. Nor is this a debate about sentient AI. He’s talking about the 2026 Formula 1 regulations—and his...

We rarely cover F1 testing in depth because pre-season sessions are often inconclusive. The unofficial test in Barcelona was a case in point—a private event where teams ran systems checks under the new rules. Official...