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Mercedes’ George Russell went quickest in final practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix beating Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by more than six tenths of a second in a session that was twice halted by red flags, the second for a heavy crash involving Russell’s team-mate Kimi Antonelli. The start of the last […]

DRIVERS1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: What a way to start the season, George, living up to the pre-season favourites tag. It’s been a great day and a great lap at the end. How was it?George RUSSELL: Yeah, it was a great day. We […]

George Russell took pole position for the opening race of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship, with team-mate Kimi Antonelli recovering from a practice crash and an incident-packed qualifying session to hand Mercedes a front-row lock out for the Australian Grand Prix. There was disappointment for Max Verstappen, however, as the Red Bull driver […]

Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 in the opening practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix as F1’s new era of competition kicked off in at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit. There was trouble for defending world champion Lando Norris, however, with the McLaren driver completing just seven laps before a gearbox […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Adrian NEWEY (Aston Martin), Graeme LOWDON (Cadillac)   Q: Adrian, perhaps we could start with you. The team’s been very open about its current challenges, both during testing and here in Melbourne. It looked like you had more issues in FP1. Just talk us through what the problems were, first of all, […]

Melbourne’s hometown hero Oscar Piastri topped the FP2 timesheet at the Albert Park Circuit, beating Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell by more than two tenths of a second. Meanwhile, Aston Martin recovered from a disastrous morning session to complete 28 laps in the afternoon, but the team’s woes continued as it managed power […]

While of no regulatory value, both sets of guidelines are available for download below: 2026 Formula 1 Penalty Guidelines 2026 Formula 1 Driving Standards Guidelines

PART ONE – Nico HULKENBERG (Audi), Valtteri BOTTAS (Cadillac), George RUSSELL (Mercedes)   Q: George, why don’t we start with you. A lot has changed in Formula 1 this year. Just how confident are you and Mercedes feeling ahead of this first race?George RUSSELL: Well, I think there’s just an element of the unknown, excitement going into the […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 5 March 1330hrs  1400hrs Nico Hülkenberg (Audi)Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)George Russell (Mercedes) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) Friday, 6 March 1430hrs Adrian Newey (Aston Martin)Graeme Lowdon (Cadillac)Toto Wolff (Mercedes) Saturday, 7 March Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 8 March Post-Race First three finishing drivers

The modifications to the Technical Regulations follow the pre-season tests in Barcelona and Bahrain and extensive feedback received from drivers and teams. A significant effort has been invested in finding a solution to the topic of the compression ratio. This parameter, which was one of the key fundamental targets of these regulations in order to […]

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped the final day of F1’s pre-season test schedule with the fastest time of the six days, posting a time of 1:31.992 to end the week as the only driver below the 1m32s mark.  Leclerc led the way throughout the final day, using C3 compound Pirelli tyres to get down to 1:32.655. […]

The FIA, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, is proud to announce a landmark Partnership with Tomorrow.io, the world’s leading Resilience Platform™, joining as an Official Partner. The collaboration unites the FIA’s mission to advance safety and integrity across world motorsport with Tomorrow.io’s AI-powered weather intelligence, setting a new benchmark for race-day preparedness and operational excellence.  Weather has […]

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheet on the penultimate day of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the start of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship in a little over a fortnight’s time. The 19-year-old Italian set the fastest time of pre-season testing with a lap of 1:32.803, good enough to edge out […]