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Audi's first Formula 1 season, measured: two points in eight races, fifteen in the next six
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 fifteen in the six since. Every race for Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg, measured.
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.
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.
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.