Mercedes made the call to retire Valtteri Bottas' car in Qatar as it had suffered too much aero damage to get him back into the points. read more »
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A number of drivers hit trouble over the Qatar weekend as they suffered car and tyre damage throughout the event.Charles Leclerc and Nikita Mazepin both had to swap chassis... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi all had similar looking failures during the race.Only Latifi was forced to retire immediately as his occurred... read more »
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World championship leader Max Verstappen finished an excellent second at the Qatar Grand Prix, in what was damage limitation for the Dutchman read more »
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Max Verstappen knew that the stewards would be against him and issue the Qatar grid penalty, but ultimately he undid the damage. read more »
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The stewards issued a summons for Verstappen on Saturday night after footage emerged of the Red Bull driver not appearing to lift while completing his lap.Double waved yellow... read more »
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Bottas, Carlos Sainz Jr and title contender Max Verstappen were all summoned after qualifying for improving their lap times while yellow flags were out at the end of Q3 in... read more »
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The Frenchman went over the kerbs at the penultimate corner, breaking the front wing off his car, puncturing the right front tyre, and damaging the floor.At the time he was up... read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has joined title leader Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in being placed under investigation in Qatar. AlphaTauri driver Pierre... read more »
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Max Verstappen has been summoned to the stewards over allegedly failing to adhere to double waved yellow flags during qualifying for Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix.... read more »
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We have seen quite a lot of damage to various cars over the last 48 hours and so tomorrow could be a long race of attrition and patience. read more »
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Aston Martin drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll have been warned to avoid making "hard kerb strikes" due to damage sustained so far in practice for the Qatar... read more »
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The most seriously affected driver was Nikita Mazepin, whose Haas chassis was damaged, obliging the Russian to miss FP2 while the spare monocoque was prepared for Saturday.... read more »
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Nikita Mazepin will not take part in second Formula 1 practice for the Qatar Grand Prix after sustaining damage in FP1. read more »
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Haas revealed one hour before the start of FP2 at the Losail International Circuit that Mazepin had been ruled out of the session after the team discovered his chassis was... read more »
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Mick Schumacher said it was 'upsetting' to collide with Kimi Raikkonen, but feels he can still take positives from the weekend in Brazil. read more »
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Lance Stroll has labelled Yuki Tsunoda as "super desperate" after retiring from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix through damage caused by a collision with the AlphaTauri driver. read more »
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Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen described the setback of finishing second to Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix... read more »
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To come away with second and fourth today, plus the fastest lap was damage limitation. read more »
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Hamilton lost his pole position from Friday's qualifying at the Brazilian Grand Prix after his DRS was discovered to have a slot gap between the wing elements that was... read more »
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At the United States Grand Prix, after FP3, Red Bull discovered a hairline crack in Max Verstappen's rear wing that required some last-minute work before qualifying.Then,... read more »
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Looking for damage to his front wing, George Russell ended up dislodging his drink tube early on in the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said "the win was never on" in Mexico City and praised Lewis Hamilton's drive to second as ideal damage limitation. Mercedes was... read more »
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For Lewis' championship it was damage limitation and he drove a brilliant race with the equipment he was given. As for the Constructors', Valtteri spinning out at... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has hinted being stuck behind Charles Leclerc cost him the opportunity to attack Pierre Gasly for fourth at the Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »
Australian Grand Prix
8th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 0 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 0 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 0 |
| 4 | George Russell | 0 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 0 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 0 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 0 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 0 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 0 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |