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Red Bull's 2026 season, measured: its own engine, no wins yet, and the best reliability record of any manufacturer
Red Bull build their own power unit for the first time in 2026, with Ford. Fourteen races in they have no wins and are fourth on 230 points, but cars with that engine have the lowest non-finish rate of the five manufacturers. The season race by race, with three drivers.
McLaren's 2026 season, measured: the double champions, and six non-finishes
McLaren started 2026 as both drivers' and constructors' champions. Fourteen races in they are third, with two wins for Lando Norris, and six non-finishes, including both cars failing to start in China. The season race by race.
Ferrari's 2026 season, measured: two wins in three weeks, no poles, and a year of what ifs
Ferrari are second in the 2026 constructors' championship on 358 points. Lewis Hamilton won in Barcelona and Charles Leclerc at Silverstone three weeks later, but the team has not taken a pole, and three of Leclerc's races ended off the track. The season race by race.
Mercedes' 2026 season, measured: ten wins, and every pole of the year on Mercedes power
Mercedes have won ten of the fourteen Grands Prix of 2026 and lead the constructors' championship by 145 points. Every pole position this season has gone to a car with a Mercedes power unit. The season race by race, and what Toto Wolff says the advantage really is.
Cadillac's first Formula 1 season, measured: no points yet, eleven non-finishes and a new team principal
Cadillac joined Formula 1 in 2026 with Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, two drivers with sixteen Grand Prix wins between them. Fourteen races in, the team has not scored, has failed to finish eleven of its twenty-eight entries, and has changed team principal. Every race, measured.
Aston Martin's 2026 season, measured: three points, fifteen non-finishes and the Honda vibration problem
Aston Martin have scored three points in fourteen races of 2026 and failed to finish fifteen of their twenty-eight entries. The cause, according to Adrian Newey, is vibration from Honda's new power unit. Every race for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, and what comes next.
Arvid Lindblad's 2026 season, measured: the rookie who says thank you
Arvid Lindblad started 2026 as the fourth-youngest driver in Formula 1 history and has scored in nine of his thirteen Grand Prix starts. He has also thanked his team on air more often than any other driver. Every race, and the radio.
Liam Lawson's 2026 season, measured: a second chance in the Red Bull, three races long
Red Bull dropped Liam Lawson after two races in 2025. When Isack Hadjar broke his wrist, Lawson got the seat back for Zandvoort, Monza and Madrid and scored 14 points in it. Every race of his 2026, and the radio.
Isack Hadjar's 2026 season, measured: a Monaco podium, a broken wrist, and whether he races in Baku
Isack Hadjar scored 71 points in his first eleven races for Red Bull, including third at Monaco with a power problem, then broke his wrist in training and missed three rounds. Red Bull will decide on his Baku return after a simulator session.
Every 2026 F1 retirement, counted: Aston Martin has failed to finish more than half its races
66 cars have failed to finish the first fourteen Grands Prix of 2026. Aston Martin account for 15 of them, more than half their entries, and Lance Stroll has not finished ten races. Every retirement counted by team, engine and driver.
Oscar Piastri's 2026 season, measured: two races he never started, and a gearbox in Hungary
Oscar Piastri did not start either of the first two Grands Prix of 2026, then led Hungary until his gearbox failed. He is seventh on 120 points. Every race, and the radio, including the messages that show how stewards' investigations shape a race.
F1 2026 standings after Madrid: every driver and team, and how the top six got there
The 2026 Formula 1 drivers' and constructors' standings after the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 81 points with nine rounds left, and Mercedes lead Ferrari by 145.