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Lewis Hamilton Confirms He's Working On the Sequel to 'F1: The Movie' Discussions have started, but Hamilton says he doesn't want to rush things.

Lewis Hamilton has given some great insight into plans for the F1 movie sequel, stressing there's no hurry as he wants the script to be right. Plus why he's so upbeat and has moved on from 2025: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a706240...

Revealed: F1's Middle East races won't be replaced if they are cancelled The Bahrain and Saudi F1 races won't be replaced if they are cancelled due to the Iran war. Adam Cooper explains why.

For obvious reasons the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs are heading towards cancellation - but don't expect them to be replaced with anything else: www.crash.net/f1/feature/1...

Max Verstappen issues F1 engine warning amid new rules concerns Max Verstappen doesn't believe much can be done now to address concerns over F1's new power units

He's again made it clear that he's no fan of the 2026 F1 regulations - and Max Verstappen also insists that he doesn't know where RBR sits in the pecking order, despite rivals talking up his chances:

Fernando Alonso "has 100% faith" Honda can win F1 title, but time running out for him Fernando Alonso thinks Honda will win an F1 title with Aston Martin, despite its current troubles

After he put up with three years of "GP2" engines at McLaren Fernando Alonso was expecting big things with Honda this year. Despite a disastrous start to 2026 he still has faith in the company...: www.crash.net/f1/news/1090...

Shocking "nerve damage" revelation made by Aston Martin about its F1 car Adrian Newey admits Aston's new F1 car faces limited Australian GP running due to driver health concerns

Aston Martin was always going to be a big story in Australia this weekend - but things escalated quickly this morning when Adrian Newey opened up on the Honda vibration issues..: www.crash.net/f1/news/1090...

The FIA has cancelled the curfew ahead of the Australian GP for force majeure reasons due to the travel disruption. The teams most affected were Ferrari and Racing Bulls, whose entire crews were stuck in Italy and eventually got on a charter in the UK. They were thus far behind on car prep.

Cadillac F1 Has Spent Years Preparing to Race This Weekend, We'll Finally See the Results A lot of eyes will be on F1’s first new team in a decade as it makes its bow in Australia.

It's only 12 months since the Cadillac F1 team's 2026 entry was confirmed - but work started long before that, which is why the team is now so well prepared for its debut: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a705793...

Will the Australian Grand Prix Turn Out to Be a Nightmare for Aston Martin and Honda? The new high-profile partners are braced for a difficult first part of the 2026 F1 season.

Aston Martin had a dire time in testing as Honda dropped the ball - with so little time to respond it's set to be a nightmare start to the 2026 F1 season for the team: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a705402...

Confirmation from the FIA that there will be a new F1 compression ratio test from the Monaco GP "which determines that the compression ratio will be controlled in both hot and cold conditions from 1 June 2026, and subsequently only in the operating conditions (130deg C) from 2027 onwards."

Under the New 2026 F1 Rules, a Strong Start Could Be a Very Big Deal Practice starts in testing have seen a huge spread of performance. That could impact races in a massive way.

Bahrain testing showed how tricky it is to get a 2026 F1 car off the line cleanly - and how some teams are better at it than others. How important will starts be this season?: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a704795...

Williams has brought Damon Hill back as an ambassador. He'll be working alongside Jacques Villeneuve as the pair celebrate the 30th anniversary of their battle for the 1996 title. Damon says: "Williams is truly a special place for me and where some of the defining moments of my career took place."

Can a Resurgent Ferrari Give Hamilton A Chance of Redemption After Nightmare 2025 Season? It’s early days, but winter testing has suggested that Ferrari is in a good place.

Ferrari looked good in Bahrain F1 testing. Does the team really have a winning car - and can Lewis Hamilton take full advantage of it?: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a704472...

Nico Hulkenberg on Audi's potential: "We really don't know until Melbourne, and even a few races in, because also it can be quite track dependent, how your package feels on different circuits. So we'll have to wait and see until everybody really puts their pants down in quali, and we'll find out."

George Russell on 2026 form - and those tricky starts: "I think we've got a lot of potential beneath us, but to win a race, you've also got to get off the line quite well. And I think the two starts I've made this week were worse than my worst ever start in F1! Lewis, down in P11, got into P1..."

Stefano Domenicali says F1 is planning a 2027 launch event: "We are also thinking about a potential global launch with all the teams together, because it was a big effect, a sort of a 25th race in terms of impact of communication around the world. But it's still a work-in-progress."

Honda F1: "Our last run with ALO yesterday showed a battery-related issue that impacted our test plan. We have been carrying out simulations on the test bench in HRC Sakura. Due to this and a shortage of PU parts, we have adapted today's run plan to be very limited and consist only of short stints."

Domenicali: F1 must “stay calm” amid criticism and see how 2026 racing looks Formula 1 isn't opposed to changing things up if needed, but the organization's leader wants to give the new rules a chance.

F1 2026 has drawn criticism from top drivers. However Stefano Domenicali says "stay calm", in other words let's see how the early races go before rushing in any rule changes: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a704219...

Toto Wolff Is Tolerating F1's Plans to Change the Power Unit Rules, But He's Not Happy About It Mercedes is set to accept the vote if it goes against them ... albeit reluctantly.

Toto Wolff says he accepts the planned change to the PU compression ratio test - but he's not happy about F1 rivals "ganging up" on Mercedes: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a704201...

A blunt assessment from Lance Stroll of Aston MartinF1's current situation: "We need more power. It's simple as that, we're lacking on power. And then we also need to improve the car. So a combination of things."

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Mercedes F1 Will Be Free to Exploit Power Unit Loophole for 13 Races Under Official Compromise The compression ratio controversy will be addressed with a new test, but not until August.

Mercedes and customer teams McLaren, Williams and Alpine will be able to run HPP's 2026 F1 PU in current form until the Hungarian GP - after which a new compression ratio test is set to be introduced for the last 11 races of the season...: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a704069...

The FIA will test a new F1 start procedure at the end of testing today, with an extra 5 seconds built into the system: "Once all cars are in position, a new Pre-Start Warning will begin: all grid panels will flash blue for 5 seconds. After the blue warning ends, the usual start sequence will begin."

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2. Here's the Waterstones link - you can get 25% off with the code FEB26: www.waterstones.com/book/think-y...

This was a fun project to do - an F1 quiz book with 1200 plus questions on F1 past and present! It's out in July but if you're in the UK you can get 25% off this week on a pre-order via the Waterstones website or app the code FEB26:

Barcelona has managed to retain its place on the F1 calendar beyond 2026 alongside Madrid, ensuring that Spain continues to have two races in 2028, 2030 and 2032 - it will be in rotation with the Belgian GP at Spa.

Hamilton, Verstappen Among Formula 1’s Biggest Stars Who Aren't Enjoying the 2026 Rules Hamilton, Alonso, and Verstappen are not big fans of the new, more regen-focused cars.

This week Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso have all expressed reservations about the 2026 F1 cars, which won't have gone down well in some quarters. So what don't they like?: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a703469...

Mercedes F1 Engines Under Scrutiny As Rivals Line Up Against Compression Trick A late rule change could turn the 2026 season on its head.

Rival teams are frustrated with Mercedes exploiting a loophole in the 2026 PU regulations - and Toto Wolff is equally annoyed that they have aligned in opposition. What happens next is in the hands of the FIA and F1...:

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YouTube video by FORMULA 1 Formula 1: Drive To Survive Season 8 Official Trailer | Netflix

Drive to Survive S8 is coming on Feb 27. Here's our first look..: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyw8...

A Formula 1 World Championship Hasn’t Blunted Lando Norris’s Ambitions He achieved his goal at 26, but the freshly crowned champ is still hungry for more.

In 2016 Nico Rosberg walked away from F1 after a successful but draining battle for the World Championship. In contrast Lando Norris wants to follow other recent serial champs and add more titles to his CV: www.roadandtrack.com/news/a702568...