F1 has always been about more than the action on track with teams making political manoeuvres to try and gain every advantage they can over their rivals. read more »

Kimi Antonelli claimed the Formula 1 world championship lead for the first time in his career after taking advantage of a well-timed Safety Car to win the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

The speed traces from today's qualifying session at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix show dramatic differences between teams and power units. F1Technical's... read more »

Sector-by-sector data reveals how McLaren overturned Charles Leclerc’s early advantage at Suzuka. read more »

Kimi Antonelli continued his remarkable early‑season form by topping the final practice session for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, leading a dominant Mercedes 1-2 ahead of... read more »

George Russell has played down an alleged new advantage to Mercedes’ W17 challenger, which the team has backpeddled on after talks with the FIA. The Silver Arrows made changes... read more »

Although McLaren topped the second free practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix, the dying phases of the sixty-minute outing delivered a clear and rather brutal message:... read more »

The second free practice session for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix delivered one of those rare telemetry comparisons that instantly clarifies the competitive landscape.... read more »

"It was not intentional, and it's not an advantage for sure." read more »

Hot on the heels of Mercedes double victories in the opening two rounds of the 2026 F1 season, F1Technical's senior writer Balazs Szabo ponders about the variety of... read more »

F1 2026 title favourites Mercedes could be at risk of losing their advantage over the rest of the pack as the FIA are reportedly looking into bringing forward an engine change... read more »

Charles Leclerc said the Chinese Grand Prix confirmed fears of Mercedes' sizeable advantage. read more »

The box plot from the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix captures the competitive dynamics of the race, revealing Mercedes' enormous advantage in race trim. F1Technical's senior... read more »

On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, pundits Andrew Benson and Sam Bird discuss the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix cancellations and... read more »

George Russell has indicated that Mercedes needs to capitalise on its current advantage before the F1 rulebook is updated in just a matter of months. The post George Russell... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has speculated that Mercedes has a new "Party Mode" to extract more performance ahead of another front-row lockout at the F1 Chinese GP. The post Lewis... read more »

McLaren's Andrea Stella clarifies his comments about Mercedes and its class-leading F1 power unit. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes he knows why Mercedes has such a big advantage in F1 2026 qualifying read more »

Toto Wolff insists that where the W17 is beating its rivals is not so much on the straights but in corners. read more »

Mercedes dominated qualifying for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes' George Russell held an advantage of well over half a second to the next quickest Formula 1 team - the McLaren of Lando Norris - in sprint qualifying at the... read more »

McLaren lost significant time to Mercedes with both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in sector three in F1 sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

George Russell set the pace in the only practice session for the F1 Chinese GP in Shanghai, leading a strong Mercedes one-two. The championship leader posted a 1:32.741 to... read more »

As Formula 1 heads into the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have offered a candid assessment of the competitive picture, with each driver... read more »

Pre-race predictions were confirmed at the 2026 Formula 1 opener in Melbourne. Mercedes appears to have made a significant step forward compared to the competition, with rivals... read more »