2026 F1 Calendar

Australia - 6-8 March

China - 13-15 March

Japan - 27-29 March

Bahrain - 10-12 April

Saudi Arabia - 17-19 April

Miami - 1-3 May

Canada - 22-24 May

Monaco - 5-7 June

Barcelona-Catalunya- 12-14 June

Austria - 26-28 June

Great Britain - 3-5 July

Belgium - 17-19 July

Hungary - 24-26 July

Netherlands - 21-23 August

Italy - 4-6 September

Spain (Madrid) - 11-13 September

Azerbaijan - 25-26 September

Singapore - 9-11 October

United States (Austin) - 23-25 October

Mexico - 30 October-1 November

Brazil - 6-8 November

Las Vegas - 19-21 November

Qatar - 27-29 November

Abu Dhabi - 4-6 December

F1 2026 Driver's Line Up:

McLaren: Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri

Mercedes: Kimi Antonelli, George Russell

Red Bull: Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar

Ferrari: Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton

Williams: Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz Jr

Racing Bulls: Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad

Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll

Haas: Esteban Ocon, Oliver Bearman

Audi: Gabriel Bortoleto, Nico Hulkenberg

Alpine: Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto

Cadillac: Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas

Drivers Championship Odds: (Coral)

Max Verstappen 5/2f

Lando Norris 7/2

George Russell 13/4

Oscar Piastri 7/1

Kimi Antonelli 10/1

Fernando Alonso 10/1

Charles Leclerc 22/1

Lewis Hamilton 25/1

Carlos Sainz 66/1

Alex Albon 100/1

Isack Hadjar 100/1

Lance Stroll 100/1

Oliver Bearman 100/1

Pierre Gasly 100/1

Nico Hulkenberg 150/1

Valtteri Bottas 200/1

Sergio Perez 200/1

Gabriel Bortoleto 200/1

Liam Lawson 250/1

Esteban Ocon 250/1

Arvid Lindblad 300/1

Franco Colapinto 500/1

Constructors Championship Odds (Coral)

McLaren 6/4jf

Mercedes 6/4f

Ferrari 7/1

Red Bull 10/1

Aston Martin 10/1

Audi 25/1

William 33/1

Alpine 40/1

Haas 80/1

Racing Bulls 100/1

Cadillac 100/1

I feel this season will be very 2014 so extremely interesting beforehand to see the shake up of the order but inevitably one team will nail the new regs and absolutely dominate. I also don't see the racing improving the way drivers and fans want it to at all.

Alonso with better odds than both Ferrari drivers

And Aston Martin really on the same odds as Red Bull?? Bookies really going in hard on the Newey masterclass...

Oh that Cadillac team is interesting. It's like 'Team Castoffs' or something, both having a lot to prove, after playing second-fiddle at their last big seat.

The Audi A26 broke cover this week.

I'm a hardcore Audi fan this season, I usually support drivers rather than teams but I make an exception this time.

Williams will be revealing its 2026 car on February 3rd.

"Driving services"

They actually did something this year.

Mercedes chief designer John Owen is to leave the team later this year.

The 52-year-old has been with the team since 2007, when it was Honda, and been a key figure in championships won under the name Brawn in 2009 and Mercedes from 2010.

The team won the drivers' and constructors' titles as Brawn and then seven drivers' and eight constructors' championships as Mercedes from 2014-21.

Nice actually add some colour to the Red Bull car.

Williams will miss next week's first pre-season test following delays completing their new car.

The team, who have targeted 2026 as an opportunity to move towards the front of the field, said work had been pushed back as they "continue to push for maximum car performance".

A spokesperson said not committing to the Barcelona test following the delays was "a better engineering outcome".

2019 vibes.

Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner is among a group of investors interested in purchasing a stake in Alpine, the French team has confirmed.

Horner, 52, was sacked as Red Bull team principal last summer after a decline in form for the former world champions and nearly two years of internal conflict.

A statement from Alpine said the group of potential investors linked to Horner was among "multiple interested parties" to have discussed a potential investment with the team.

Alpine said it was "no secret" that minority shareholder Otro Capital, which bought a 24% stake in 2023 for 200m euros (then worth £171m), had "held preliminary talks to sell its stake in the team".

How do we see Cadillac doing?