Why F1 has added new 'partial' aero mode to 2026 rules Formula 1 is to introduce a new ‘partial’ aero mode next year as part of an effort to head off concerns about safety and technical problems with the new active wings in wet conditions.Ahead of a rules revolution in 2026 when all-new power units will be twinned with brand new cars which feature concepts that have never been used before, some final details have needed to be sorted out.One of the big... Read more:

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Why F1 has added new 'partial' aero mode to 2026 rules

Formula 1 is to introduce a new ‘partial’ aero mode next year as part of an effort to head off concerns about safety and technical problems wit...

New F1 Concorde Agreement gives FIA cash boost The FIA has secured a cash boost from a new Formula 1 Concorde Agreement that will allow it to invest in improving the way it polices the championship. The previous Concorde Agreement, which is a tripartite contract between F1 management (FOM), the FIA and teams and details how F1 is run, had run from 2021 until 2025. Earlier this year, a bilateral agreement between the current F1 teams and Libert... Read more:

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New F1 Concorde Agreement gives FIA cash boost

The FIA has secured a cash boost from a new Formula 1 Concorde Agreement that will allow it to invest in improving the way it polices the championship

First F1 2026 engine sound reveal Honda has revealed the first sound of a 2026 Formula 1 engine, in a short clip of dyno testing posted on social media.While manufacturers have so far held back from revealing any specific details about the progress for their all-new power units, Honda is the first entrant to break ranks and go public.In a social media post published on several platforms on Friday, which featured the sound of its n... Read more:

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First F1 2026 engine sound reveal

Honda has revealed the first sound of a 2026 Formula 1 engine, in a short clip of dyno testing posted on social media

Ben Sulayem wins second term as FIA president in one-person election FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been officially re-elected, following the formality of a vote at the governing body’s General Assembles in Uzbekistan on Friday.Ben Sulayem was the only candidate eligible to stand for this year’s election, after hopefuls Tim Mayer and Laura Villars were unable to fulfil the requirement to supply a presidential list of team members that would stand alongside ... Read more:

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Ben Sulayem wins second term as FIA president in one-person election

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been officially re-elected, following the formality of a vote at the governing body’s General Assembles in...

Hamilton's vibe of capitulation gives little 2026 hope There is no joy to be had in Lewis Hamilton’s lowest season of all.The only season in his F1 career without a grand prix win or podium, and just 156 points, his lowest haul ever.“I've said all I can about this season already, so there's not really much more to add to it,” was his take at the end of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he finished eighth.That honeymoon period with Ferrari was truly... Read more:

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Hamilton's vibe of capitulation gives little 2026 hope

Lewis Hamilton plans to "unplug from the matrix" over the winter, with very little positivity on offer for 2026 as things stand

F1 renames key 2026 elements after confusion fears Formula 1 is set to rename some of the complicated elements of the 2026 rules – such as manual override mode - in a bid to simplify things and make it clearer for fans. While the finishing touches were made this week to the technical and sporting regulations for the all-new cars, work has also been going on behind the scenes to ensure that how things are presented to the public will be as clear as... Read more:

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F1 renames key 2026 elements after confusion fears

Formula 1 is set to rename some of the complicated elements of the 2026 rules in a bid to simplify things and make it clearer for fans

What really cost Verstappen title beyond his biggest error Max Verstappen put together one of Formula 1's greatest unsuccessful title bids and the significance of his only big error within it is inevitably a topic of debate, especially after Verstappen's surprising reaction to being asked about it when the season ended.Verstappen gave a surprisingly tense and revealing response when a journalist asked him at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix press confe... Read more:

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What really cost Verstappen title beyond his biggest error

Here's what really cost Max Verstappen the 2025 F1 title to Lando Norris

FIA makes long-awaited F1 superlicence points change The chances of an IndyCar driver switching to Formula 1 have increased after the FIA boosted IndyCar’s superlicence points allocation from 2026. Any prospective F1 driver needs to pass the 40-point threshold of points accumulated in other series before they can be granted the necessary superlicence. This is an obstacle that Cadillac’s F1 test driver Colton Herta came up against when trying to make... Read more:

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F1's IndyCar superlicence points course-correction

The chances of an IndyCar driver switching to Formula 1 have increased after the FIA boosted IndyCar’s superlicence points allocation from 2026

Mark Hughes: Marko's F1 legacy much more than being ruthless Helmut Marko, who is somewhat suddenly departing from Red Bull, was the enabler who translated his friend Dietrich Mateschitz’s racing dreams into reality. The two met in 1969 when Marko was a budding superstar driver on the way up and Mateschitz was a fan, two years Marko’s junior. Marko was competing in a hillclimb event and Mateschitz introduced himself. The two hit it off and would remain clos... Read more:

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Mark Hughes: Marko's F1 legacy much more than being ruthless

Helmet Marko's F1 legacy is much more than the general perception of him being a blunt and ruthless operator

Leclerc's 'now or never' F1 warning to Ferrari Charles Leclerc says Ferrari's progress next year is critical to his future at the Formula 1 team, as he warns it will be a ‘now or never’ season for the squad.Off the back of a super challenging 2025 campaign where Ferrari did not win a grand prix and its drivers battled with a difficult car, Leclerc is hopeful that its early commitment of resources to next year will pay off when it comes to the ... Read more:

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Leclerc's 'now or never' F1 warning to Ferrari

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari's progress next year is critical to his future at the Formula 1 team

Everything we learned from F1's first '2026' test Formula 1 held its first collective 2026 test of sorts as the 10 current teams stayed behind in Abu Dhabi to run a mule car each and trial next year's tyres on Tuesday.Pirelli's mule car programme developing the 2026 tyres has been rumbling away in the background all year with 12 two-day sessions across eight circuits before the final day in Abu Dhabi after the season finale. This one was the most... Read more:

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Everything we learned from F1's first '2026' test

Formula 1's post-season test was a first chance to see all 10 current teams running rough approximations of what we're going to see under the very ...

Our verdict on Helmut Marko's Red Bull F1 exit After over 20 years as the face of Red Bull's driver development in Formula 1, Helmut Marko is out.The exit was announced by Red Bull as Marko's personal decision, though the reality of it is understood to be a lot more nuanced than that.Regardless, it means another one of the architects behind the energy drink company's F1 juggernaut will no longer be part of its effort.How will Marko's stint be ... Read more:

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Our verdict on Helmut Marko's Red Bull F1 exit

After over 20 years as the face of Red Bull's driver development in Formula 1, Helmut Marko is out. Here's what we make of it

Williams to let fans decide F1 livery for 2026 car's debut Williams is going to let fans decide the livery of its 2026 Formula 1 car for pre-season testing. Fans will have six different designs to choose from, which will be used when Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz debut the car during F1’s first official test in January. Don’t expect a completely radical departure from the traditional Williams designs, as all six liveries feature Williams’s signature blue.Bu... Read more:

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Williams to let fans decide F1 livery for 2026 car's debut

Williams is going to let fans decide the livery of its 2026 Formula 1 car for pre-season testing

What's really behind Marko's sudden Red Bull exit Helmut Marko will leave Red Bull at the end of 2025, ending a run of more than 20 years as the Formula 1 team’s motorsport advisor.The move has been framed as Marko’s decision “to step down” but his exit is understood to have a complicated backstory.Marko, who is 82, was key to the creation of Red Bull’s F1 team and its rise to being one of the championship’s powerhouses.He steered major decisions... Read more:

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What's really behind Marko's sudden Red Bull exit

Helmut Marko will leave Red Bull at the end of 2025 - here's why and what it means

Why Norris can't run #1 on his car in test after all Lando Norris is already back in Formula 1 action in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi but has to wait before he can run with #1 on his car as the new world champion.Norris clinched his first F1 title on Sunday, beating Max Verstappen to the crown by just two points, and said afterwards he intended to switch from the #4 he has run through his career so far to the #1.He also hoped it would be on the... Read more:

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Why Norris can't use #1 just yet

Lando Norris is already back in Formula 1 action in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi but has to wait before he can run with #1 on his car as the n...

First look at movable front wing prototype on F1 2026 mule cars Prototypes simulating the kind of the movable front wing system that will be used in Formula 1 next season are appearing at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi.Next year the all-new 2026 cars will feature active aerodynamics on both the front and rear wings to reduce drag on the straights, which is being approximated on the 'mule cars' in Tuesday's test by only using wing levels that were raced at t... Read more:

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First look at movable front wing prototype on F1 2026 mule cars

Prototypes simulating the kind of the movable front wing system that will be used in Formula 1 next season are appearing at the post-season test in...

Speed limit for F1's 2026 mule car test explained Formula 1's 'mule car' test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday will impose speed limits on the straights and four DRS zones to further simulate the performance of the 2026 cars.All 10 current teams will participate in the Pirelli tyre test portion of the traditional post-season day of running at the Yas Marina circuit.It is a chance for them to sample the majority of the compounds that Pirelli has decided to... Read more:

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Why F1's 2026 mule car test will have a speed limit

F1's 2026 mule car test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday will impose speed limits on the straights and four DRS zones

Everything we learned from F1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix The final weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 season taught us plenty, both about the three title protagonists and those who went under the radar.Here's everything we learned from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. Norris proved himself wrongNew F1 champion Lando Norris went into remarkable depth during multiple media engagements after sealing the title.But arguably the most telling revelation was that h... Read more:

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Everything we learned from F1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

What we took away from the final race of the 2025 Formula 1 season

Six things you probably missed in F1’s title decider So much of the attention during Formula 1’s title-decider was understandably on its three championship protagonists - but there were plenty of other things happening behind them.For the other 17 drivers, the title battle was irrelevant to them and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was simply a chance to end the season on a high.But the TV broadcast overlooked many important moments in the race in favour of... Read more:

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Six things you probably missed in F1's title decider

The Formula 1 broadcast was hyper-focussed on the title battle in Abu Dhabi - so many secondary plots went under the radar

Why PepsiCo is back in F1 after so long away For a company as big and well known as PepsiCo, its return to Formula 1 team sponsorship after 34 years away has inevitably prompted some intrigue about why now?After all, PepsiCo already had its foot in the door of grand prix racing through a global partnership with F1 that involved three of its core brands: Gatorade, Sting and Doritos.But there is good reason as to why it has committed to a majo... Read more:

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Why PepsiCo is back with an F1 team after so long away

For a company as big and as well-known as PepsiCo, its return to F1 team sponsorship after 34 years away has inevitably prompted one big question: ...