Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has admitted he expected better from Esteban Ocon in the 2025 Formula 1 season.Ocon joined Haas last year after leaving his longtime Alpine outfit, teaming up with Oliver Bearman, but against all expectations he was outscored by his rookie team-mate over the 2025 campaign, with Read more
Under the new Formula 1 power unit regulations, discussion about the compression ratio flared up even before a single wheel had turned with the 2026 machinery. The ratio between cylinder volume with the piston at the bottom of its stroke and at the top was 18:1 under the previous regulations, Read more
“We can forget everything that we’ve learned since go-karts” is how Esteban Ocon summed up the regulation overhaul for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.He isn’t alone in thinking that either, because one of the major talking points ahead of this forthcoming season is how drivers are having to significantly adapt Read more
One of the biggest learning curves of the new Formula 1 regulations has been the increase and required management of electrical energy, an area where drivers could be exposed in the early rounds if they fail to optimise deployment.Almost all the drivers have detailed the challenge of where and when Read more
Fernando Alonso has an open invitation to return to the Indianapolis 500 whenever he’s ready, courtesy of McLaren CEO Zak Brown.The Spanish driver, who is currently preparing for the 2026 Formula 1 season with Aston Martin and its new power unit partner Honda, hasn’t competed at Indy 500 since 2020, Read more
Formula 1 has constantly been in search of extremely close racing with lots of overtaking as almost every regulation change is designed to help further reach that goal – and 2026 is no different. This year will introduce what’s arguably the biggest rule switch in the championship’s history, with changes Read more
McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has backed the team’s finetuned approach to letting the Australian and team-mate Lando Norris compete on an equal footing, hoping the squad can avoid “causing some headaches for ourselves that we didn’t need”.Speaking at the 2026 Autosport Awards, Stella reaffirmed the team’s commitment to Read more
Lando Norris’s battle to become Formula 1 world champion was one of the most fraught with challenges in recent years. The 26-year-old did the job in 2025 after a season-long battle with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, while Max Verstappen entered the frame across the final rounds – but it was Read more
The 2026 Williams Formula 1 car finally hit the track for the first time with a shakedown at Silverstone just a week after the British squad skipped the Barcelona shakedown.F1 hosted its first collective test of the 2026 season last week with five days of private running at the Catalan Read more
Although every Formula 1 team has some degree of confidence that it has chosen the best platform for 2026’s new rules, it pays to build some leeway into the design – giving the engineers space to adapt to emerging trends.The best approach should become clear over the opening rounds. Back Read more