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If the Formula 1 news agenda were a weather system, right now it would be trapped in an anticyclonic gloom. Until the new-generation machines start running on track competitively, as opposed to pottering around on different run plans as they were in testing, the unknowns remain stubbornly unknown. Only the ongoing slow-motion car crash that is Aston Martin has provided a narrative which moves ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hpGid50 via IFTTT

Aston Martin has moved to change the messaging after team boss Adrian Newey’s frank admission that his drivers are likely to be limited to 25 laps of running in the Australian Grand Prix. Vibrations from the new Honda power unit had been said to be damaging not just to the hybrid system but also to the car and its occupant, to the extent that the drivers risked long-term health issues if they ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fvxeHFc via IFTTT

Success in Formula 1 rests on a delicate balance of several factors: the car, the drivers and the strategy. When performance levels are very close, it’s often the tactical choices made on the pitwall that tip the scales. Strategy has become one of the most complex disciplines in modern F1, with teams analysing dozens of possible combinations behind the scenes as they try ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7LnKSCP via IFTTT

1. Williams F1 Team - Work Experience 2026 - Grove The Williams F1 Team has an opportunity for work experience in 2026. This engineering work experience programme will take place on the following dates: 15-19 June 2026, 20-24 July 2026 and 24-28 August 2026. You must be a student in years 10-13 or in your first year of university to be able to take part in the programme. Applications ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gujprEc via IFTTT

Formula 1's season opening Australian Grand Prix looks set to go ahead without major disruptions after teams arrived in Melbourne despite the 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 Arabia, Qatar, and Bahrain, has dominated world news in recent days. As the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/10PNCuR via IFTTT

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. The 1,812Km race, which was also set to a maximum duration of 10 hours, was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SgkJ7Xa via IFTTT

As Italy's 'national team' in Formula 1, Ferrari has cultivated a huge and fervent fanbase throughout its 76 years racing in the championship. Monza, for example, would scarcely be the same without its Rosso Corsa-decked grandstands. Although Ferrari has not enjoyed championship success since 2008, the support for the team in its Italian heartland remains unbreakable. There are renewed hopes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BupnjWI via IFTTT

Finally! It feels like the 2026 Formula 1 season has been a topic of discussion forever, but now we are going to see how the new era works and who has nailed it quickest.  As ever, drawing any conclusions from pre-season testing is fraught with difficulty. But Jake Boxall-Legge was at all the Bahrain testing and he’s looked at lots of data, including the significant longer runs, to come up ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/G3pTSxF via IFTTT

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 the Australian Grand Prix, with multiple engine failures in Bahrain ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MOC2nSH via IFTTT

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 carry the MGU-H - the motor generator unit attached to the turbocharger. Since ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eR6oksK via IFTTT

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, killing the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei as well as other Iranian officials. Iran and its allies have been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RIjaD60 via IFTTT

Reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou is off to another strong title defence after winning the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The Spaniard, who started fourth for Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, utilised an early overcut pit strategy to jump to the front and control the last 62 of 100 laps. In the end he beat polesitter Scott McLaughlin by 12.4948s.  Team Penske's McLaughlin led 34 laps but was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/10otFiS via IFTTT

Producers of the Netflix hit Drive to Survive "aren't planning for an end" to the series while it keeps delivering for Formula 1. A week before the start of the new F1 campaign, the eighth season of the long-running breakout hit was released on Netflix, a shortened eight-episode series following the 2025 campaign – as ever produced by Box to Box Films. The success of Netflix's first foray ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uP5YRCX via IFTTT

Just as the Thailand Grand Prix appeared to be settling into a rhythm, the opening round of the 2026 MotoGP season was thrown back into life by a spate of tyre-related problems. Although there were already some signs that the track conditions – and weather – were taking a toll, with Raul Fernandez notably struggling for performance on his Michelins, the biggest moment of the race took ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WyqdpE8 via IFTTT

For the average Formula 1 fan, understanding what happens in races won’t become any easier, according to Max Verstappen. F1’s popularity has surged in recent years, boosted by the eponymous movie starring Brad Pitt and Netflix series Drive to Survive. But the revamped technical regulations for 2026, with much greater emphasis on energy management, could make the sport more difficult to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/690oF5u via IFTTT