Formula 1 is finally back this weekend as the Australian Grand Prix will kickstart the 2026 campaign, which introduces widespread regulation changes.The new chassis are approximately 32kg lighter with significantly less downforce, while the power unit is more reliant on electrical energy with a near-50:50 split agains…
Petronas has obtained homologation for the sustainable fuel that will power the Mercedes Formula 1 engines used by the Silver Arrows as well as McLaren, Williams and Alpine. The Malaysian giant’s department responsible for the Formula 1 programme received the necessary certification to take part in the 2026 world cham…
Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas will drop five places on the Australian Grand Prix due to an outstanding penalty.Fifteen months ago, Sauber racer Bottas spun Sergio Perez’ Red Bull around on lap one of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, landing a 10-second penalty; 45 minutes later, as Kevin Magnussen attempted …
The new Formula 1 season is entering a new era with more drivers and all new rule changes.
Formula 1's season opening Australian Grand Prix looks set to go ahead without major disruptions after teams arrived in Melbourne despite the on-going conflict in the Middle East.The joint US-Israel attack on Iran, which has led to retaliatory strikes on Middle Eastern nations including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi…
F1 has introduced the biggest rule change in history affecting engines, chassis, and tyres. We explain what this means for the new season.
Alpine has officially confirmed Irish F2 racer Alex Dunne will join its junior programme, while returning to the feeder series for a second year.Dunne had long been expected to join the Alpine squad after being seen testing an F2 car in team sponsor BWT's pink colour, and on the eve of the new campaign the Enstone tea…
George Russell has had to be satisfied with proving himself against his team-mate, but he may now have a car with which he can challenge for the title.
The NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Circuit of the Americas drew 3.933 million viewers on over-the-air FOX.This number is down from the 4.132 million this same race earned last year but there are several broader television factors to consider when parsing the numbers. Due to the United States military action in Ir…
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has always had a soft spot for the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and will honor that enthusiasm by racing in its CARS Late Model Stock Tour event debut on April 11.He confirmed the widely accepted rumor that he would enter that event on Tuesday during the latest episode of the Dale Jr Download podc…
After starting from the outside of the front row and winning Stage 1, Ross Chastain was in position to have a great day the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).Unfortunately, while in contention for a top ten following the final green-flag pit stop of the day, Chastain's car spun wildly on entry to what is Turn 19 on the f…
Formula 1 is entering a new era in 2026 because of its regulation overhaul, which is arguably the biggest in the championship’s history with changes to both the chassis and power unit.An F1 chassis is now approximately 32kg lighter with significantly less downforce, while the engine is more reliant on electrical energ…
By every definition, Derek Kneeland is a racer.He is a racer when he climbs the ladder each week to serve as spotter for Kyle Busch and Austin Hill at Richard Childress Racing. He is a racer when he gets behind the wheel of a Pro Late Model several times a year as his schedule permits.And to wit, the 36-year-old will …
Even the long offseason couldn’t halt Alex Palou’s momentum. The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion opened up the 2026 season with a runaway victory on the Streets of St. Petersburg. Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin finished a distant second, ahead of Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgaard. There were periods …
The World Endurance Championship's 2026 season opener in Qatar has been postponed until later in the year due to rising tensions in the Middle East.Massive security concerns regarding Iranian drones and missiles have made the event at the Losail International Circuit impossible to host as planned this month.Read Also:…
Francesco Bagnaia says he is “not that worried” about his lack of results in MotoGP despite making a lacklustre start to the 2026 season in Thailand.The factory Ducati arrived at Buriram keen to bounce back from a wretched 2025 campaign in which he scored two grands prix wins but largely struggled to match his champio…
It seemed like Formula 1 was only away for five minutes, because its 2026 campaign starts this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix to kickstart a new era for the championship.This year will debut a regulation overhaul, arguably the biggest in F1 history, with changes to both the chassis and power unit meaning the p…
The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching. Discover how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.
The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching and this is how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes 2026 Formula 1 cars have “positively surprised” the paddock following early concerns about the impact of the new regulations.F1 is undergoing one of its most significant overhauls in history, with the new breed of 2026 cars featuring active aerodynamics and a 50:50 power sp…
Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris jumped behind the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car in the lead-up to this week's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver took part in a special event organised by sponsor Monster Energy, where he sampled a host of rally car and drifting machinery on a frozen l…
Yamaha is facing a long road to recovery after the Thailand Grand Prix exposed its true deficit to the front in MotoGP.While pre-season testing had already indicated that the Japanese manufacturer faced a tough start to 2026, the results from the Buriram weekend painted a grim picture.In qualifying, none of the four b…
Boosted by McLaren frontrunner Oscar Piastri, Formula 1's Australian GP is set to enjoy another attendance boost as event organisers embrace the uncertainty over the new 2026 regulations.As was the case last year, Melbourne is hosting the F1 season opener instead of Bahrain. It's naturally one of the most coveted spot…
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Former Williams F1 Academy driver Lia Block united with Ken Block's former co-driver Alex Gelsomino to take on the Sno*Drift Rally in northern Michigan, which is the first round of the 2026 American Rally Association season."Good morning. We are here at testing for Sno*Drift Rally 2026. It was very, very cold early th…
There were a handful of cool suit system failures in the NASCAR Cup race at the Circuit of the Americas and while many might want to place the blame on faulty hardware the root cause is actually a bit more complex and often due to team choices for performance.A cool suit system typically consists of a small box that i…
23XI Racing and Tyler Reddick have managed to do what has never been done before, winning the first three races of a new NASCAR Cup season. Shane van Gisbergen finished second, and Christopher Bell was third.The race was fairly clean, with only one natural caution and only one car failing to reach the checkered flag. …
The judge overseeing the Joe Gibbs Racing vs Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuit issued a mixed restraining order during a very brief session on Monday at the Western District of North Carolina courthouse.Gabehart will be allowed to continue working as the Chief Motorsports Officer at Spire Motorsports but wi…
It’s only one race, but it was one hell of a statement by Alex Palou and Co. in Sunday’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.Palou successfully defended last year’s victory on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit, leading 59 of 100 laps and coasting to a race record 12.4948s margin of victory. It was the type of d…
Tech3 had hoped for a much better result in MotoGP's Thailand Grand Prix, its first race under under new CEO Guenther Steiner.But as the former Haas Formula 1 star took over the reins from Herve Poncharal, the French team missed the mark at Buriram.KTM's satellite squad managed to salvage just four points from the wee…
Britain's Arvid Lindblad will be the youngest driver on this year's F1 grid
Britain's Arvid Lindblad will be the youngest driver on this year's F1 grid
Since Peugeot joined the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship in 2022, Paul Di Resta has been part of the French manufacturer’s programme.The former Formula 1 driver has stood on the podium twice, with third place at Monza in 2023 and second at Fuji in 2025. Peugeot is still waiting for its first win, bu…
2024 MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has admitted that his factory Aprilia team-mate was "on another level" in Thailand.Bezzecchi stormed to pole position and a clear victory in the grand prix at Buriram. Martin came home fourth as Aprilias took four of the top five spots.Read Also:MotoGPMotoGP Thai GP: Marco Bezze…
It was a methodical climb through the field for Josef Newgarden’s run to seventh in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.The result was a strong rebound in what had otherwise been a tough weekend for the Tennessee native. In opening practice, he found the tire barrier in Turn 13 on the complex 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary …
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur felt some degree of bewilderment when Formula 1's starting procedure was put under scrutiny during testing ahead of the 2026 season, stating the need to manage turbo lag "was known from day one".As part of the wide-ranging technical regulation changes for 2026, the cars no longer ca…
The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has fallen into a dark hole, in no small part because of Honda.The AMR26’s Honda engine has been so unreliable that the Silverstone-based outfit failed to carry out its pre-season testing programme, spending more time in the garage than out on track.Honda is completely unprepared for th…
The new Formula 1 season kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix this week, launching a new era for the championship. With it, the new season brings changes up and down the grid in terms of the teams, cars and drivers that will contest the 24-round calendar. New regulations bring active aerodynamics to the front and …
The FIA has been monitoring the geopolitical situation in the Middle East ahead of the World Endurance Championship’s season opener in Qatar, as the Formula 1 paddock travels to Australia.On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, successfully killing the country’s supreme leade…
Haas Formula 1 driver Oliver Bearman has opened up about struggling with loneliness in his rookie season of the championship.The British driver finished his rookie season with the American outfit 13th in the drivers' standings, outperforming his experienced team-mate Esteban Ocon, who finished 15th overall. And while …
The producers of Netflix's Drive to Survive have insisted that it did not matter to them how the championship ended in 2025, explaining that the narrative would have worked for the eighth season of the docuseries if Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri or Max Verstappen had won.Executive producer James Gay-Rees and co-executiv…
As if the start of the 2026 MotoGP season did not already bring a high dose of uncertainty and nerves, several riders across the three categories faced an additional source of stress at the Thailand opener. Paradoxically, the disruptive element was the helmet.The issue affecting Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini, and…
Following a long winter break, MotoGP returned to action for the opening round of the 2026 MotoGP season.The sprint race produced an instant classic, featuring an epic duel between MotoGP’s elder statesman and the relatively newer kid on the block. The Sunday race, in contrast, was completely one-sided, but the battle…
Joe Gibbs Racing filed an 'expedited motion for discovery' with the Western District of North Carolina on Sunday night seeking evidence that Spire Motorsports 'induced or encouraged' Chris Gabehart to 'acquire or disclose' trade secrets as part of a job change.Gabehart most recently served as the Joe Gibbs Racing comp…
Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.
Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.
All the key BBC coverage details for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which takes place from 6-8 March.
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The BBC F1 team look ahead to the 2026 season, as F1 enters a new era.
Harry Benjamin, Jennie Gow and guests look forward to the new F1 season.
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