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
George Russell is eager to contest a Formula 1 title battle against Max Verstappen in 2026 with the Mercedes driver heading into the campaign as the world championship favourite. F1 will introduce a new set of regulations this year meaning the car is completely new and with such wholesale changes, the Read more
Williams has unveiled the livery for its delayed 2026 Formula 1 car.The FW48 will feature a mainly dark blue and black design like its predecessors, but will also feature light blue and white on its sidepods, accommodating the Barclays and Komatsu logos, with more white on the front and rear Read more
Adrian Newey has revealed Aston Martin didn’t start its 2026 wind tunnel programme until mid-April 2025, which accounts for the team’s current setback.As Formula 1 held a five-day shakedown last week at Barcelona, where each team was allowed to run on three days, Aston completed just one full day of Read more
The 2026 Formula 1 regulations do not only represent a major shake-up for all designers and engineers behind the scenes – in fact, the work of recent months on the new generation of cars has only been part of the story. An equally important aspect is how drivers must deal Read more
Haas has signed Jack Doohan as a reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.Doohan will join Ryo Hirakawa in the role, with Toyota’s Hypercar driver having held the position since last April as the Japanese brand expanded its involvement in the American outfit.A product of the Red Bull and Read more
It’s a demonstration of the merciless nature of Formula 1 that Williams, statistically one of the most successful teams of all time in terms of championships won, has been bumping along the bottom for more than two decades and narrowly avoided financial extinction at the turn of the decade.Williams last Read more
Aston Martin has signed 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button as its team ambassador on a multi-year deal.Button previously was an ambassador with additional advisor and heritage driver roles for Williams from 2021 to 2025, having made his F1 debut with the team in 2000.The Briton never raced for Read more
After early complaints based on simulator runs, drivers have been cautiously optimistic about the new regulations after the first on-track running of 2026. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff goes a step further, stating that he has seen “no negatives” with the all-new machinery.“I don’t see any worst points, and I’m not Read more