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Mercedes' 2026 season, measured: eleven wins, and fifteen straight poles on Mercedes power
Mercedes have won eleven of the seventeen Grands Prix of 2026 and lead the constructors' championship by 134 points. The first fifteen poles all went to cars with a Mercedes power unit, until Red Bull took the last two. The season race by race, and what Toto Wolff says the advantage really is.
Cadillac's first Formula 1 season, measured: no points yet, twelve cars unclassified 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. Seventeen races in, the team has not scored, has had twelve of its thirty-four cars unclassified, and has changed team principal. Every race, measured.
Aston Martin's 2026 season, measured: seven points, eighteen cars unclassified and the Honda vibration problem
Aston Martin have scored seven points in seventeen races of 2026, and eighteen of their thirty-four cars have ended unclassified. 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: two podiums, a broken wrist, and a third place on his return
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 and missed three rounds. He came back in Baku, qualified fourth and finished third with a gearbox vibration.
Every 2026 F1 retirement, counted: Aston Martin has had more than half its cars unclassified
71 cars have been left unclassified in the first seventeen Grands Prix of 2026. Aston Martin account for 18 of them, more than half their entries, and Lance Stroll for 12. Every one 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 138 points. Every race, and the radio, including the messages that show how stewards' investigations shape a race.
F1 2026 standings after Singapore: every driver and team, and how the top six got there
The 2026 Formula 1 drivers' and constructors' standings after the Singapore Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 102 points with six rounds left, and Mercedes lead Ferrari by 134.
Charles Leclerc's 2026 season, measured: a first Silverstone win, and three races that ended off the track
Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix for his ninth career victory, was second in Singapore, and is fifth in the 2026 championship on 215 points. Three races ended off the track: no brakes at Monaco, a hydraulic failure in Barcelona, and a heavy crash at Monza. Every race, and what he said on the radio.
Lando Norris's 2026 season, measured: two wins, three poles, and four weekends his McLaren took away
Lando Norris is sixth in the 2026 championship on 201 points, with wins in Hungary and at Zandvoort. His car cost him four weekends: a non-start in China, failures in Canada and Monaco, and a grid penalty at Spa. Every race, and what he said on the radio.
George Russell's 2026 season, measured: three Grand Prix wins, three sprint wins, and the races taken away
George Russell is second in the 2026 championship on 238 points, with three Grand Prix wins and more sprint wins than anyone. He is also the driver who lost most to things outside his control: a battery failure from the lead in Canada, a power unit failure at Sepang, and a penalty Mercedes served wrongly in Monaco.