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FEW CHANGES TO grand prix racing’s technical rules have provoked such widespread negativity as the 2026 formula. Perhaps only the shift to 1.5-litre engines in 1961 was as widely reviled by the partic

It’s unusual that a technical controversy should arise in Formula 1 before the concept has even been raced but that’s what happened during the off-season with the revelation that Mercedes had found a

The jury remains out on the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, and you suspect it will remain out for some time. It’s too early to say whether they’ll work out; the drivers need time to adapt to their ever-e

Rarely has there been such anticipation ahead of a new set of Formula 1 regulations. And the amount of concern expressed about them has also been unusual. But the first signs are that F1 2026 is in be

Thank you, Damien Smith, for your sympathetic rendering of Lewis Hamilton’s first year at Ferrari (Racing Lines, 14 January). In particular, thank you for ending with a clear view on the 2021 season f

I’m getting excited by a proposed change in EU regulations. Yes, really. Well, they promise to foster a new era of tiny cars that should be big fun to drive