McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says most of his Formula 1 team's deficit to Mercedes is down to the cars' aerodynamics

Mercedes' rivals succeed in securing a rule change following a pre-season technical row over engine performance.

A Formula 1 rules revolution is making cars lighter and smaller for 2026, with more electrical power. After the biggest changes in years, F1 teams are dealing with a whole new driving style and trying to find innovations that are within the letter of the rules.

FIA announces updated 2026 regulations, including new engine testing after Mercedes PU scrutiny, plus a series of rule tweaks ahead of the season.

Before you begin typing comments about the good old days when bad things never happened—and race cars wailed the way god intended them to—understand that we know this new clip isn't as good as previous eras of Formula 1. But beggars can't be choosers ...

Honda's beginnings were in true engineering; their early days were filled with innovation that ultimately led them to become one of the world's biggest and most respected automotive manufacturers. It has gone on to be respected not just as an innovator on the road,

In December, it emerged that Mercedes had found a possible loophole in the rules that could lead to a performance advantage.

That left Cadillac with about a year to build a car to compete with storied F1 names like Mercedes and McLaren. The team nodded to the scale of the challenge during the Super Bowl commercial that revealed the car's livery.

According to ESPN, the FIA will introduce stricter engine compression tests from June 2026, requiring Formula 1 teams to meet the 16:1 ratio limit even at higher operating temperatures, following debate in the paddock about whether current testing methods fully capture real race conditions.

The F1 pecking order remains shrouded in mystery ahead of the 2026 season. But the Ferrari team seems to have an edge its rivals can't copy

Carlos Sainz has laid out the three things he doesn’t like in today’s new Formula 1 era, and has urged Formula 1 to use its “power” to push through changes even if some teams are opposed. Williams driver Sainz has been one of the more vocal critics of Formula 1’s new technical era,