The Race

A week has made a real difference for many of the F1 2026 cars, as seen at the start of the second Bahrain test

None of the top F1 teams believe McLaren is at the head of the 2026 pack - so is it really only fourth best?

Aston Martin is restructuring the engineering teams around Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, The Race has learned

Formula E could be heading to...the Norisring in 2027!

Max Verstappen's claim that the 2026 F1 cars are akin to "Formula E on steroids" was well-handled by the championship. But it was right to parry that, too - because it showed Formula E isn't taken nearly as seriously as it should be

F1's new 2026 cars have certainly divided opinion across their early running and some elements to them are just plain weird

Your guide to every team's running plans and when each driver will be on track at the final F1 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain

Three areas in particular on the 2026 F1 cars have caught ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson's eye...

Never mind Max Verstappen's unflattering comparisons with Formula E. Having now seen the 2026 cars in action, Ben Anderson reckons this is F1 as Frankenstein's monster

Barcelona and Spa will rotate on Formula 1's calendar from 2027 until 2032

Everything you need to know about F1's final 2026 pre-season test

Even years of experience watching F1 cars trackside pales drastically in comparison to the expertise a driver can offer. So we enlisted the help of Jack Doohan

Max Verstappen's description of the new Formula 1 cars as "Formula E on steroids" has elicited varying reactions from the electric championship's paddock - including sympathy

The first three public days of F1 testing for 2026 laid bare some stark differences between the new cars. Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm watched studiously to bring you in-depth trackside analysis

How do the top teams really compare at this point? Who's excelling in the midfield? And why are there calls for urgent safety action? Here's what we've learned from the first Bahrain F1 test

Does Formula 1 risk creating a “recipe for disaster"?