The Race

Everything that the Australian GP told us about what to expect from F1 2026 - and how it might change in the coming weeks and months

Max Verstappen will make his debut at the Nurburgring 24 Hours later this year in a Red Bull-liveried Mercedes

Overtaking statistics - like the ones F1 proudly touted after the F1 2026 season opener - are to be handled with the utmost caution

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli escaped from an early battle with the Ferraris to start Formula 1's new rules era with a Mercedes 1-2

Oscar Piastri felt "shocked and surprised" as he crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix before the start of the 2026 Formula 1 opener

Oscar Piastri's crash on the way to the Australian Grand Prix grid leaves a gap in fifth place on the starting grid for the 2026 Formula 1 opener

Race one of 2026 is done - but some teams and drivers have an awful lot more to celebrate than others

After all the pre-race fears and criticism, Formula 1’s 2026 rules era definitely kicked off in action-packed fashion at the Australian Grand Prix

George Russell won the first Formula 1 race of 2026 as Mercedes outfoxed and outpaced Ferrari at the Australian Grand Prix

Some F1 drivers believe fortunate near-misses in the Australian GP have further exposed two safety issues that need addressing

F1 drivers are divided on the new style of racing after the Melbourne opener

Liam Lawson has claimed Formula 1 returnee Sergio Perez is “not over” the pair’s previous on-track incidents following their most recent clash at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix

Williams was "caught off guard" by what the works Mercedes F1 team has been able to extract from its engine, compared to its customers

The FIA has scrapped curfew restrictions ahead of Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix

In the wake of criticism of the new energy-starved F1 cars, it has been suggested that not putting front axle recovery into these regulations was a dramatic own-goal

Mercedes has completed the homologation sign-off of its Petronas fuel for the 2026 Formula 1 season, The Race has learned, as new insight into the complexities to secure certification has emerged