Despite finishing P7 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, Ollie Bearman was highly critical of the “ridiculous” new boost system and the racing produced by the new generation of cars. The Haas driver was in and around the top 10 all weekend, with practice results ranging from P14 to P10, before ultimately qualifying in P12….
Fresh off the back of the Bahrain tests, Ollie Bearman shared his understanding of the 2026 F1 machines. After completing 199 laps in the second week, Bearman keeps his optimism heading into the new season while being grounded by the realities of the pre-season testing. 2026 regulations brought a shift in driving the F1 car…
As F1 undergoes the biggest overhaul of regulations in its history, Ayao Komatsu, Ollie Bearman, and Esteban Ocon have reflected on Haas’s performance during several rounds of pre-season testing in 2026 and what their expectations are for the Australian GP this weekend. Following the private shakedown in Barcelona that reportedly saw them clock up 391…
Haas F1 driver Esteban Ocon expects that the 2026 season-opening Australian GP could be a much tougher challenge for the new cars compared to testing in Bahrain and Barcelona, as the Albert Park circuit has fewer opportunities to charge the batteries, with long straights interconnected by high-speed corners. Energy management is a big discussion point…
The 2026 Australian GP will mark a new milestone in F1 history, with Albert Park Circuit dedicating Turn 6 for the first time to two trailblazing female engineers, Laura Mueller and Hannah Schmitz, as part of the “In Her Corner” initiative celebrating International Women’s Day. In line with the popular tradition of motorsport circuits worldwide…
Haas completed a successful week at Bahrain round 2 of F1 pre-season testing in 2026. They had been running the cars over–what might seem like an error but isn’t–404 laps. Breaking it down, Haas improved from 107 laps to 127 to 170 in three days. Speaking to F1 TV, Ayao Komatsu, shared his thoughts his…
A week after Ayao Komatsu’s review of his 2025 F1 season, Esteban Ocon responded to the team principal’s statements, admitting he was not surprised by it. Ahead of the 2026 F1 Bahrain tests, Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu admitted that the team “expected more” from Ocon in 2025. Ocon joined Haas from Alpine in…
Ayao Komatsu, Haas F1 Team Principal, has laid down a clear challenge for Esteban Ocon as the team prepares for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Following a debut year with the American team that fell short of expectations, the French driver faces a critical turning point in his career. Speaking to a select group of…
After the first shakedown tests of the F1 pre-season, Ollie Bearman struck a positive tone on where he and the Haas team stand at the start of 2026. Their testing started with an early run this past weekend at Ferrari’s test track in Fiorano before joining most of the rest of the field in Barcelona….
George Russell has shared his thoughts on how he felt driving Mercedes’s latest F1 challenger, the impact of the 2026 technical regulations on the cars, why several other teams impressed him, and his primary objective for the upcoming campaign following the opening day of the pre-season private shakedown in Barcelona. While Kimi Antonelli took to…
