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Valtteri Bottas's 2026 season, measured: back on the grid with Cadillac, and still waiting for a point
Valtteri Bottas won ten Grands Prix for Mercedes, went a whole season without a point at Sauber, spent 2025 as a reserve, and returned with Cadillac in 2026. Fourteen races in, his best result is thirteenth. Every race, measured.
Carlos Sainz's 2026 season, measured: three ninth places, then nine races without a point
Carlos Sainz scored six points in the first five rounds of 2026, ninth three times, and none in the nine races since. In August he signed a new multi-year contract with Williams anyway. Every race, measured, and the radio.
Sergio Perez's 2026 season, measured: the comeback at Cadillac, seventeen races in
Red Bull dropped Sergio Perez after 2024. In 2026 he is back in Formula 1 with Cadillac, the sport's newest team, on a deal that runs to at least the end of 2027. Seventeen races in, his best result is fourteenth. Every race, measured, with his home race in Mexico City on 1 November.
Fernando Alonso's 2026 season, measured: 45 years old, a record 437 starts, and a contract that ends in December
Fernando Alonso is the oldest driver in Formula 1 for more than 50 years and holds the record for Grand Prix starts. In 2026 he has seven points from seventeen races in an Aston Martin shaken by its Honda engine, and his contract ends this year. Every race, and what he has said about his future.
Audi's first Formula 1 season, measured: two points in eight races, twenty-one in the next nine
Audi entered Formula 1 in 2026 as a full works team with its own power unit, taking over Sauber. It scored two points in the first eight races and twenty-one in the nine since. Every race for Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg, measured.
Haas' 2026 season, measured: seventeen points in two races, then thirteen in fifteen
Haas scored 17 of their 30 points in the first two rounds of 2026, when Oliver Bearman finished seventh in Melbourne and fifth in China. Then eight races without a point, before Baku and the Singapore sprint. Every race for Bearman and Esteban Ocon, measured.
Williams' 2026 season, measured: eleven points in six races, then one in eleven
Williams scored eleven of their twelve 2026 points in the first six rounds, and one in the eleven races since Monaco. Eight of their 34 cars have ended unclassified, the most of any team on a Mercedes engine. Every race for Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon, measured.
Racing Bulls' 2026 season, measured: a rookie, a promotion and the second best finishing record on the grid
Racing Bulls are fifth in the 2026 constructors' championship on 77 points, with 26 finishes from 28 entries. Liam Lawson moved up to Red Bull mid-season, Yuki Tsunoda came back to cover, and rookie Arvid Lindblad has scored in nine of his thirteen starts. The season race by race.
Alpine's 2026 season, measured: a first pole at Monza, and a finishing record that broke in Baku
Alpine finished 27 of their first 28 race entries in 2026, the best record on the grid, and Pierre Gasly took the team's first pole under the Alpine name at Monza. Then three cars went out in three races. The season race by race.
Red Bull's 2026 season, measured: its own engine, two wins in a row, and the best reliability record of any manufacturer
Red Bull build their own power unit for the first time in 2026, with Ford. After fifteen races without a win, Max Verstappen won at Sepang and Singapore, and 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 seven non-finishes
McLaren started 2026 as both drivers' and constructors' champions. Seventeen races in they are third, seven points clear of Red Bull, with two wins for Lando Norris and seven 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 444 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.