F1’s new championship leader George Russell thinks Ferrari are right in the fight with Mercedes and might have won the Australian Grand Prix with a different strategy.
Category: Formula 1
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McLaren critical of lack of Merc engine information
McLaren has said the flow of information from its engine supplier Mercedes “hasn’t been as anticipated” under Formula 1’s new regulations and has left the team on the backfoot in trying to exploit the full potential of its power unit this year.
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Hamilton backs Ferrari ‘in fight’ with Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton is confident Ferrari are “right in the fight” with Mercedes this year despite his former team’s dominant weekend at the Australian Grand Prix.
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Max ‘practicing F1 on Mario Kart’; wants to stay
Max Verstappen has joked that he has turned to ‘Mario Kart’ for Formula 1 practice because of the contentious new cars.
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Judging biggest Australian GP overreactions: Max Verstappen could quit F1, McLaren on the ropes?
After a wild, often polarising Australian Grand Prix weekend, ESPN looks at some of the sweeping generalisations being made about Formula 1 and judges whether they’re overblown or not.
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Who’s really fastest in 2026? F1’s new rules are confusing the pecking order — and the drivers
Formula 1’s new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir.
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Verstappen to fulfil Nurburgring 24 hours goal
Max Verstappen will fulfil his goal of competing at the Nurburgring 24 Hours this year after his GT3 team, Verstappen Racing, confirmed its participation in the endurance event.
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Ferrari impress as Leclerc leads F1 testing times
Charles Leclerc ensured Ferrari ended preseason testing in style with a scintillating set of late laps in Bahrain that will increase hype around the Italian team’s 2026 chances.