The upcoming F1 season is dominated by sweeping rule changes. The cars are smaller and lighter and employ a raft of aerodynamic innovations. For the engineers that has introduced significant complications, McLaren chief Rob Marshall revealed during the presentation of the
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Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies will be absent this week from the first official pre-season test in Bahrain. The Frenchman will miss the three-day event, running from Wednesday 11 February to Friday 13 February, after recently undergoing a ‘minor, routine medical procedure’, Red Bull confirmed. The 48-year-old is expected
Aston Martin has unveiled the AMR26, its new car for 2026. Lance Stroll spoke after the presentation, upbeat about his first impressions and — despite the major regulation changes — sees opportunities for a strong season. Stroll did stress, however, that there is a challenge for all teams. After a
Mercedes has confirmed that Kimi Antonelli was involved in a traffic accident near his home in San Marino last weekend. The 19-year-old driver emerged uninjured from the incident, which did not involve any other vehicles. According to a local police report, the car — reportedly his brand-new Mercedes supercar —
Aston Martin was the last team on Monday to pull the cover off its new 2026 car. In Barcelona the AMR26 — the first car penned by chief designer Adrian Newey — already ran in camouflage, but now the final livery is known. Newey himself calls it a strong foundation
On Monday the last teams — McLaren and Aston Martin — pulled the covers off their 2026 liveries. That completes the 2026 grid, which this year again consists of eleven F1 teams. Some entries have stuck with familiar colour schemes, so spotting the differences from last year’s cars can be
With a heavily stuttering livestream, Aston Martin on Monday — as the last team to reveal — unveiled its 2026 livery. The brand‑new AMR26 had already made its debut earlier during the closed shakedown in Barcelona. At that time the car ran in bare carbon; it now wears the familiar
