Audi driver Nico Hülkenberg opened up about his tricky start and his primary takeaways from the 2026 F1 Chinese GP weekend following his eleventh-place finish in Sunday’s race. After encountering a DNF in the Sprint race, Hülkenberg missed out on a spot in the final segment of qualifying by the tiniest of margins, 0.002s. While…
Ahead of the F1 Australian GP in Melbourne, Williams team principal James Vowles noted that the team knows how to improve its current package, while admitting it will take time to implement the necessary changes during the 2026 F1 season. Williams had a rough start to the season, missing out on the 2026 F1 Barcelona…
The FIA has formally approved further amendments to the 2026 Formula 1 (F1) regulations following pre-season testing and detailed consultation with teams and power unit manufacturers. The changes, passed unanimously by e-vote of the World Motor Sport Council, focus primarily on compression ratio controls but also include targeted adjustments to sporting regulations. Below is the…
Speaking in a press conference at Bahrain pre-season testing, Williams F1 driver Carlos Sainz voiced his thoughts regarding the 2026 regulations. Out of all F1 teams, Williams didn’t have the best start in 2026 with missing the Barcelona shakedown. Despite having one of the best mileage out of all teams, their lap-time was far from…
During F1 Testing in Bahrain, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff commented on the FIA potentially implementing changes to the compression ratio tests ahead of the start of the 2026 F1 season, following competitors’ complaints. Recently, the Mercedes engine’s compression ratio has been a hot topic in pre-season discussions. The new 2026 F1 Regulations reduced the…
In an interview posted on the FIA’s YouTube Channel, FIA Single Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis and FIA Single Seater Technical Director Jan Monchaux talk about the 2026 F1 Regulations and weigh in on the compression ratio debate. With the introduction of the 2026 F1 Regulations, the FIA lowered the compression ratio limit from 18:1 to…
