What a lap of Albert Park might actually look like with F1’s 2026 cars
Formula 1 has never asked this much of a driver in a single lap. Albert Park is where we find out if anyone has the answers to the new 2026 regulations
Clive Rose/Getty Images
The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend – but will F1’s boldest gamble in decades deliver?
It’d be easy to laugh at Aston Martin’s disastrous start to 2026 after owner Lawrence Stroll invested millions into making it an F1 super-team. But don’t mock, writes Mark Hughes. Adrian Newey’s ambitious design could well come good
The Albert Park circuit map looks familiar, but a closer look at the annotations ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix shows how F1’s new active aero modes are likely to shape the racing
The World Endurance Championship has cancelled its opening round in Qatar. Now Formula 1 faces another Middle East dilemma, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues
Australia’s Grand Prix moved to Albert Park 30 years ago when the sport seemed purer and simpler, writes Matt Bishop. But underneath modern wizardry, drivers in this weekend’s season-opener will find plenty in common with the ‘antique’ grid of 1996
Zak Brown led the transformation of McLaren from a team in turmoil at the back of the grid to world champions. In a fascinating interview with Matt Bishop, he charts his rise to success
Colin Chapman wrote a letter in 1981 to complain about the state of Formula 1. The letter could have been written this year
From sprint cars to two-seater Indy machines, there isn’t much Mario Andretti hasn’t driven – we look back on his best and most infamous competition cars
Formula 1 has never asked this much of a driver in a single lap. Albert Park is where we find out if anyone has the answers to the new 2026 regulations
The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend – but will F1’s boldest gamble in decades deliver?
It’d be easy to laugh at Aston Martin’s disastrous start to 2026 after owner Lawrence Stroll invested millions into making it an F1 super-team. But don’t mock, writes Mark Hughes. Adrian Newey’s ambitious design could well come good
The Albert Park circuit map looks familiar, but a closer look at the annotations ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix shows how F1’s new active aero modes are likely to shape the racing
The World Endurance Championship has cancelled its opening round in Qatar. Now Formula 1 faces another Middle East dilemma, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues
Australia’s Grand Prix moved to Albert Park 30 years ago when the sport seemed purer and simpler, writes Matt Bishop. But underneath modern wizardry, drivers in this weekend’s season-opener will find plenty in common with the ‘antique’ grid of 1996
Zak Brown led the transformation of McLaren from a team in turmoil at the back of the grid to world champions. In a fascinating interview with Matt Bishop, he charts his rise to success
Colin Chapman wrote a letter in 1981 to complain about the state of Formula 1. The letter could have been written this year
From sprint cars to two-seater Indy machines, there isn’t much Mario Andretti hasn’t driven – we look back on his best and most infamous competition cars
Ferrari’s Barcelona win sparked an instant myth, but Mark Hughes dissects the data to reveal what really gave Hamilton victory over Mercedes
Mark Hughes examines the factors that have contributed to Lewis Hamilton finding his old self after a 2025 Formula 1 season filled with self-doubt
Mark Hughes analyses the finely poised strategic battle that underpinned Lewis Hamilton’s landmark first Ferrari victory in Barcelona
With apologies to David Byrne and Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Watching someone lift and coast And you may find yourself Watching cars slowly decelerate down the straights…
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
Austrian GP briefing
The Austrian GP weekend arrives with plenty of intrigue both on and off the Formula 1 track
On the 15th anniversary of the 2011 European Grand Prix, Matt Bishop explains why a race almost nobody remembers deserves to be remembered
Edwards risked his life to save Niki Lauda and went on to revolutionise motor sport sponsorship
Every word and picture published by us since 1924