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The Cadillac car build begins. Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman get ready for 2026.

The Apple TV Formula 1 channel is now live. The technology giant secured the broadcast rights for the championship in the United States after the deal with ESPN came to an end in 2025. 
Here is what you need to know to access the new channel ahead of the 2026 F1 season.
How to watch F1 on Apple TV
Apple TV subscribers will be able to watch every practice, qualifying, sprint race and ...Keep reading

Team owner Dale Coyne has thrown his name in the ring with aspirations of being part of Honda’s factory program.
As part of the new agreement with IndyCar, Chevrolet and Honda each receive a charter beginning in 2028, which aligns with the expected debut of the new car and engine. The manufacturers have the option to run a solo factory effort or partner with any team that does not possess ...Keep reading

Nick Payne was resolute in advance of the Daytona 500.
The fourth-year spotter of the 23XI Racing No. 45 team needed to do some soul searching too. It’s been well-documented that Tyler Reddick and Billy Scott did some reflecting over the winter to better understand what produced a winless season one year after a three-win final four appearance.
Payne wanted them to know he was working too ...Keep reading

Red Bull have estimated that they are sitting behind Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari in terms of outright performance after the opening pre-season test in Bahrain, despite the “remarkable job” done by the team’s new power unit division.

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur is “convinced” that most teams will “bring huge upgrades” to the second pre-season test in Bahrain, with the Frenchman also setting out his expectations for how the development race could initially unfold.

In Barcelona, Formula 1 teams and drivers had their first opportunity to test the new cars for the 2026 season, but this took place behind closed doors during the shakedown. F1 did share interviews and analysis from teams and drivers during the event, but few outspoken opinions were heard outside the Barcelona paddock.
That changed in Bahrain, however, with the first official 2026 F1 test ...Keep reading

The new Cadillac Formula 1 team has explained its approach regarding its Ferrari customer status.
For its first three F1 seasons, the General Motors brand opted for Ferrari power units as its own engine project won’t come to fruition before 2029 at the earliest.
The American outfit is also using the Scuderia’s gearbox, but stopped short of buying as many parts as the technical ...Keep reading

Our Ask Me Anything team explain what sandbagging means in Formula 1.

Charles Leclerc says he’s ‘finding the fun in a different way’ with Formula 1’s 2026-spec machinery.
The world championship has introduced new chassis and engine regulations for the upcoming season, which has drastically changed the required driving style – as racers turn to lift-and-coast as well as downshifting in order to harvest and save energy – and increased the mental ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 team principal Graeme Lowdon has hailed the team's decision to opt for an experienced driver line-up as he praised Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez's instant and "super accurate" feedback during testing.
The American outfit will line up at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as the championship's 11th team. With the team starting from scratch, it chose to sign former Red ...Keep reading

Ferrari returns to Bahrain with a package of aerodynamic updates and a fresh power unit, after the one that debuted in the Fiorano shakedown covered more than 4300 km across the Barcelona and Bahrain Formula 1 tests.
The striking figure that emerges is that the Ferrari 067/6 power unit is said to have covered a distance equivalent to 14 grands prix without showing any reliability issues. The ...Keep reading

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Cadillac have shared an update on when they expect to debut their own power unit in F1, with the new team still focused on their original target of 2029 whilst acknowledging that they will “speed up” the process if there are ways to do so.

Petronas is engaged in a race against time to obtain certification and homologation for the sustainable fuel that Mercedes-powered teams will use in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. 
Until last year, fossil fuels were tested and certified in a British laboratory affiliated with the FIA. Manufacturers simply had to send a sample to receive confirmation of compliance with technical regulations from ...Keep reading

Jenson Button has revealed a special paddock privilege that Formula 1 drivers receive after winning a drivers' championship title.
The Briton shared insight into the life of an F1 champion in a video posted by Sky Sports F1, including whether drivers are able to keep the championship trophy, how the trophies are transported, what drivers have time for outside of racing and how he managed the ...Keep reading

As was the case last week, all 11 Formula 1 teams will each enter one car per day over the second three-day Bahrain test, which runs from Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 February. Motorsport.com will be on-site to bring you all the latest news and insight from the paddock, as well as live timing.
Cars will hit the track from 10am to 2pm and from 3pm to 7pm local Bahrain time (AST, GMT+3). Here's how ...Keep reading

“I advise you to be sitting with your TV on in Australia, because it could be one that everybody remembers.”
If he weren’t going to be on the grid himself, Pierre Gasly would eagerly watch the start of Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
There are reasons to believe chaos might ensue when the lights go out in Melbourne. F1 has implemented new chassis and engine ...Keep reading

Formula E is exploring plans with Saudi Arabian authorities to adopt an extended configuration of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit from the start of the Gen4 era in 2026/27.
When Formula E moved to Jeddah in 2025 after the previous site in Diriyah became unavailable due to construction work, it designed a shorter 3km layout that bypassed large sections of the full Formula 1 track.
While the ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has responded to claims made by Nationals senator Matt Canavan in the Australian parliament last year that McLaren could have sabotaged the 24-year-old driver's 2025 campaign.
The Australian driver was in the fight for the drivers' championship in 2025 against his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris and four-time champion Max Verstappen. After winning five of the first nine races of ...Keep reading