MELBOURNE, Australia -- Formula 1's controversial new cars didn't just fail to pass their first audition, they fell flat on their face at the first yell of "action." The opening qualifying session of ...

The new F1 season is upon us, and the annual regulations refresh inevitably means some, shall we say, ‘interesting’ interpretations of the new rules when it comes to the cars, with aesthetics usually ...

Formula One has made some drastic changes to its vehicles for 2026 and many drivers were expressing some heavy criticisms going into the season. Now that the Australian Grand Prix is in the rearview, ...

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen said Thursday he was not having much fun driving the new era of Formula One cars, joking he was "practising with Mario Kart" because it was more realistic than ...

Lando Norris has backed Max Verstappen's brutal criticism of the 2026 F1 cars, saying that the Red Bull man is "normally always right". The Briton also claimed that F1 has gone from the best cars ever ...

The Ferrari F1 driver compared the boost feature of new F1 cars to burning a mushroom in Mario Kart, and the team took his opinion to heart. Formula 1‘s new overtake and boost modes did produce some ...

Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has dampened some of Lewis Hamilton's optimism leading into the 2026 season, as he pointed to aspects of the cars under the new regulations that might not suit ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Formula 1 champion Lando Norris is struggling with his new era McLaren car and frustrated to line up only sixth in Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Norris’ ...

It was a wild, unpredictable, and occasionally scary adventure in Melbourne for the first Grand Prix of this new era of cars. I enjoyed it and there were so many stories to tell. Despite three largely ...