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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.
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.