Esteban Ocon during testing for the 2026 F1 season in Bahrain.
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Ocon: 2026 F1 cars will be “energy hungry” the whole way at Australian GP

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…

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While Racing Bulls don't have separate development drivers, they have appointed Yuki Tsunoda and Ayumu Iwasa as their reserve drivers for the 2026 F1 season
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A complete overview of all the 2026 reserve and development drivers for every F1 team

With the final round of F1 pre-season testing coming to a close in Bahrain and the lights ready to go out in Melbourne in less than two weeks’ time, eleven teams are adding final touches to their roster and confirming their reserve and development drivers for the 2026 season.  As 22 drivers line up on…

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LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - NOVEMBER 29: Esteban Ocon of France and Haas F1 looks on in the garage prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Qatar at Lusail International Circuit on November 29, 2025 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Lars Baron/LAT Images)
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Ocon “not really surprised” by Komatsu’s verdict of his 2025 F1 season

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…

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2026 F1 start procedure could prove difficult
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Why F1 has a start procedure “recipe for disaster” in hands for 2026 — and McLaren’s demands for a fix

F1 could be heading for a “recipe for disaster” if it doesn’t make any changes around the race start procedures in 2026 – that’s the view from McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after the first Bahrain testing session, as he believes the all-new power units for the season are too complicated to get up and running…

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Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu, during F1 testing shakedown in Barcelona.
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Komatsu praises “fantastic” work by Haas F1 to turn around reliability issues in 2026 Barcelona shakedown

Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu was full of praise for the team after their “fantastic” work to turn around the reliability issues that disrupted their testing week on Wednesday, the second of three days they were allowed to run in the 2026 Barcelona ‘shakedown’. After a very impressive start on Monday, with Esteban Ocon…

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