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When Can Antonelli Win the 2026 Title? Every Round, Every Rival
Antonelli leads by 102 points with 150 left. Here is how many points he can lose to Russell, Hamilton, Verstappen, Leclerc and Norris at each round and still clinch.
Singapore Sprint 2026 Results: Russell Crashes From the Lead
Russell took the lead at turn one and crashed at the final corner of the same lap. Verstappen won, Hamilton charged to second, and the McLarens hit each other.
US GP 2026 Preview: Antonelli Can Win the Title in Austin
Kimi Antonelli arrives in Austin 102 points clear with six races left. Win, and have Russell and Hamilton finish low enough, and he is champion on Sunday.
Singapore GP 2026 Race Results: Verstappen Wins With No Radio
Verstappen led all 62 laps at Marina Bay for his first Singapore win, while his team could hear nothing he said. Leclerc was second, Antonelli third.
Bahrain GP 2026 Race Results: Verstappen Wins at Sepang
Verstappen took his first win of 2026 at Sepang. Hamilton started on slicks in the wet, fell to 17th, refused to pit, and finished on the podium.
Azerbaijan GP team radio: the messages that explain Baku, from Russell's lost power to Gasly's lost points
The best team radio from the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the audio and a colour-coded transcript. George Russell explains the last lap that nearly cost him the win, Pierre Gasly reacts to being taken out by his own team mate, and Isack Hadjar takes a podium with a gearbox vibration.
Azerbaijan GP results: Russell wins Baku by 0.196s, and his own radio explains the last lap
George Russell won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix by 0.196 seconds from Max Verstappen after two safety cars wiped out a 12.5 second lead. On the last lap a double yellow cost him seven tenths, and he said so on the radio. Full results, penalties and retirements.
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.
F1's 2027 calendar has 10 sprints. We measured the overtaking at every one.
The full 2027 calendar, from Bahrain on 14 March to Abu Dhabi on 12 December, plus our own measurement of the ten sprint venues. Two of them are the hardest places to pass in Formula 1.
Madrid had 9 overtakes in 57 laps. We checked every one.
The first Madring race produced 9 on-track passes, the fewest of 2026 outside Monaco. Two came from Verstappen running off, three were on cars that retired soon afterwards. Every pass explained, the trains that never broke, and what changes for 2027.
Singapore GP 2026 preview: the first Marina Bay sprint and a pole forecast
Singapore hosts its first sprint on 9 to 11 October, the last sprint of 2026. Session times in Singapore time, our 1:31.8 to 1:32.1 pole forecast, the last three races and what the 2025 radio tells you to listen for.
Bahrain GP at Sepang preview: session times and a pole forecast from 2017
The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix runs at Sepang in Malaysia on 4 October, as a day race. Session times in Malaysian time, and our forecast of a 1:31.6 pole from how 2026 cars compare with 2017 at unchanged circuits.