F1 pre-start procedure introduced for Australian GP after Bahrain test

Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix will debut the five-second ‘pre-start’ delay to allow the drivers at the back of the grid extra time to prepare their new powertrains for the beginning of the race.
The revision to the starting procedure has been detailed in the race directors’ notes, following a successful test in the final week of pre-season testing in Bahrain. This came following concerns …Keep reading

The qualifying challenge and chaos teams face at Australian GP’s Albert Park

One aspect of Formula 1’s 2026 regulations that has become increasingly evident through feedback from the engineers and drivers is the track-dependent nature of the new cars. There’s a cast of circuits where drivers won’t have to stray too far from their natural driving inputs to harvest energy, and another group of tracks which will make it difficult to charge the battery.
Melbourne fits into …Keep reading

Why Mercedes is so confident about overtaking in Australian GP when rivals aren’t

If the Formula 1 news agenda were a weather system, right now it would be trapped in an anticyclonic gloom. Until the new-generation machines start running on track competitively, as opposed to pottering around on different run plans as they were in testing, the unknowns remain stubbornly unknown.
Only the ongoing slow-motion car crash that is Aston Martin has provided a narrative which moves …Keep reading