Lando’s ups and downs

Charles Leclerc was feeling positive about his new Ferrari SF-26 thanks to the healthy lap count racked up during the first pre-season test in Bahrain, although his feedback was couched with caution g

Can the world championship-winning squad carry the momentum it’s built into a new F1 era? And will it ensure its drivers’ equal-opportunities policy runs smoothly? Getting the constructors’ championsh

Funny how attitudes can change. Lando Norris was having a go – in a nice way – at Max Verstappen’s blunt criticism of the latest Formula 1 cars. “F1 changes all the time,” chided Norris. “Sometimes it

Piastri is still fresh from the bittersweet end to his first genuine title challenge, so it’s very easy to declare him not good enough. He had one hand on the trophy, yet let it slip away. No need to

New cars, new engines, new tyres... Formula One’s rule changes are going to take some getting used to, warns Simon Barnes

The murky calculus required to get the best out of the 2026 Formula 1 cars gradually revealed itself during the second pre-season test in Bahrain. The competitive order remains unclear, but there were