2026 F1 mid-season rule changes: what’s been agreed and why
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
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For Formula 1 teams that are down on power, the new ADUO process could be a lifeline: here’s how the mid-season engine development exemption will work and what it takes for teams to qualify for it
Formula 1’s audience is more divided than ever about the current state of the sport. Can that gap be bridged?
Gianpiero Lambiase spent a decade defining Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 career at Red Bull. Now he is going to McLaren to define his own
The elite world of Formula 1 might not appear to have much in common with the door-banging melees of the British Touring Car Championship, but there have been plenty of drivers — including world champions and race winners — who have bridged the two worlds
Fans are split and F1 is in crunch talks about urgent rule changes: Mark explores the state the series finds itself in, and how the regulation tweaks — along with likely mid-season engine upgrades — could affect the teams
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
Forty years on from the 1986 Spanish Grand Prix, Matt Bishop recalls the race that compressed the talents of three future Formula 1 legends into a winning gap of just 0.014 seconds
Most changes will be implemented before the next race after several meetings
There is a simple solution to F1’s current issues, but it would also make the best drivers redundant
For Formula 1 teams that are down on power, the new ADUO process could be a lifeline: here’s how the mid-season engine development exemption will work and what it takes for teams to qualify for it
Formula 1’s audience is more divided than ever about the current state of the sport. Can that gap be bridged?
Gianpiero Lambiase spent a decade defining Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 career at Red Bull. Now he is going to McLaren to define his own
The elite world of Formula 1 might not appear to have much in common with the door-banging melees of the British Touring Car Championship, but there have been plenty of drivers — including world champions and race winners — who have bridged the two worlds
Fans are split and F1 is in crunch talks about urgent rule changes: Mark explores the state the series finds itself in, and how the regulation tweaks — along with likely mid-season engine upgrades — could affect the teams
As F1 prepares to vote on a package of 2026 regulation tweaks, Mark Hughes argues the most meaningful fix is the one it’s least likely to try
Forty years on from the 1986 Spanish Grand Prix, Matt Bishop recalls the race that compressed the talents of three future Formula 1 legends into a winning gap of just 0.014 seconds
Hamilton decided not to use the simulator to prepare for the Canadian GP, but as Mark Hughes explains, Montreal may be exactly the wrong place to ditch it
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