Mercedes' rivals succeed in securing a rule change following a pre-season technical row over engine performance.

FIA announces updated 2026 regulations, including new engine testing after Mercedes PU scrutiny, plus a series of rule tweaks ahead of the season.

The cars are new, the engines are new, the rules are new, and the pecking order that Lando Norris mastered last season may already be obsolete. A season of unknowns embarks this weekend, March 8, at the Australian Grand Prix.

When Formula 1 returns this weekend for a new season, the cars will look slimmer, an American auto giant will join the grid and the U.S. audience will be watching on Apple TV.

Most professional sports have preseason events, and Formula 1 (F1) is no different. While organizations like Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and other similar team-based sports have structured and competitive games in the preseason,

A Formula 1 rules revolution is making cars lighter and smaller for 2026, with more electrical power. After the biggest changes in years, F1 teams are dealing with a whole new driving style and trying to find innovations that are within the letter of the rules.

Formula 1s engine dispute will be resolved before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after talks were held in Bahrain during testing; watch the second day of the final week of testing on Thursday from 6.

As always, here are the top stories from today, Wednesday 18th February. F1 returned to the track on Wednesday for the final week of winter testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, with Mercedes setting the 'benchmark' both in terms of lap time and mileage.