McLaren is pushing hard for changes to the start procedure. During the recent test week teams carried out multiple practice starts, but with the MGU-H gone for 2026 it’s a lot more complicated than before. Drivers were forced to spin their
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Haas looks to be entering the new F1 era with renewed confidence. After a mixed 2025, in which the American squad finished eighth in the constructors’ standings and trailed midfield rivals such as Williams and Racing Bulls, the winter tests appeared far more encouraging. According to Esteban Ocon, the team
The final day of the first test week in Bahrain ended on a turbulent note. Several drivers carried out practice starts in the new 2026 cars, but it didn’t always go to plan. Multiple cars only moved after a few seconds or stalled at the end of the straight. That
Charles Leclerc joins Max Verstappen in warning that Mercedes hasn’t yet shown its full hand. After the closed shakedown in Barcelona the Silberpfeile were tentatively handed the favourites’ role, but with the first test week in Bahrain now done many drivers assume Mercedes will set the benchmark. According to Leclerc,
Liam Lawson gave a wry laugh at Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff’s claim that the new Red Bull power unit provides both Red Bull teams with a full second per lap. While the New Zealander is pleased with Red Bull Powertrains‘ first engine, he doesn’t believe it’s actually as potent
Sergio Pérez shares former team-mate Max Verstappen’s view on the new Formula 1 cars. The Mexican suspects the races in 2026 “could indeed play out like Formula E racing,” because energy management will have a larger role in the coming season. Pérez even warns that the opening races could be
George Russell backs the words of his team principal Toto Wolff, calling rival Red Bull ‘the most competitive’ team on the current grid. The Brit reached that conclusion during the Bahrain test days, where Max Verstappen’s showing in the RB22 in particular immediately turned heads. “We’re talking about a gap
