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Pictures from the second day of the first test for the 2026 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Oliver Bearman, Haas, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Honda engineer, Aston Martin, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test George Russell, Mercedes,…

Formula E returns to Jeddah for its first double header of 2026. While that provides two opportunities for drivers and teams to score points, it also brings about the first appearance of Pit Boost in Season 12. 2026 marks the second year of Formula E using this feature, but this season features tweaks to Pit Boost races.  The concept of…

Pictures from the third day of the first test for the 2026 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit. Alexander Albon, Williams, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Pierre Gasly, Alpine, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Oliver Bearman, Haas, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls, Bahrain…

Written by Teagan Crump, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri Formula E have announced that the 2026 Tokyo E-Prix will be a night race, starting at 8 pm local time (11 am UTC). The first Tokyo E-Prix was held in 2024, and a move to the Japanese capital has been positive for the all-electric series. Credit: Simon Galloway/LAT Images The first Tokyo…

Mercedes and Red Bull’s new Formula 1 cars were hardly seen on the morning of the second day of testing in Bahrain. Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar spent much of the opening four hours at the Bahrain International Circuit confined to their garages. Hadjar spent the time waiting for Red Bull’s mechanics to fix a hydraulic leak on his…

Tokyo E-Prix will be a night race. (Image credit: Formula E) Formula E, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the FIA came together on Thursday to announce that the 2026 Tokyo E-Prix will be a night race. The announcement came hours before Formula E Season 12’s first night race double-header weekend in Jeddah. This will be the first time the GEN3…

Formula E has announced that the Tokyo E-Prix will become a night race, with this year’s double-header set to take place under floodlights. Ahead of the third edition of the Japan event, the championship revealed that the two races will start at 8pm local time, five hours later than they were originally scheduled.  The news was revealed on the eve…

The inaugural Tokyo E-Prix in 2024 was a landmark event, marking the first-ever FIA-sanctioned World Championship motorsport event held in the city. The 2025 Tokyo E-Prix was a historic double-header, where a Japanese team secured their first ever win on home soil. Nissan Formula E Team’s Oliver Rowland took top step of the podium in Round 9, setting the stage…

Andretti Formula E heads to Jeddah for the Championship’s first doubleheader and PIT BOOST race of Season 12 with a standout record in Saudi Arabia, having claimed more wins, podiums and front-row starts than any other team. The U.S. outfit has secured three consecutive pole positions in the Kingdom and celebrated a milestone at the first Diriyah E-Prix, when António…

World champion Lando Norris put McLaren on top of the times as pre-season testing resumes in Bahrain on Wednesday. But while 10 of the 11 teams covered more than a grand prix distance, and several managed two, Aston Martin had a less productive day. Lance Stroll had only covered 33 laps by the mid-session break and managed just three more…

After three captivating races in the Americas, which yielded three different winners, Formula E heads to a new land for not one, but two races. Jeddah marks Formula E’s Middle Eastern outing of the year, featuring more than just the first double-header of Season 12.  Jeddah first hosted Formula E in 2025 | Credit: Simon Galloway/LAT Images Ahead of Season…

Pictures from the first day of the second test for the 2026 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Bahrain International Circuit, 2026 pre-season test Sergio…

Formula E EVO Sessions (Image credit: Formula E) The countdown for the special Formula E EVO Sessions has begun, as ten selected social media influencers will get into the cockpit of GEN3 Evo cars for a real race in Jeddah. The special event will follow the Jeddah E-Prix on February 15, adding another day of high-speed action on a real…

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 11, 2026, 10:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Red Bull has set the early benchmark for power unit performance under Formula 1’s new regulations despite questions swirling over Mercedes’ interpretation of the new rules. Mercedes was tipped as the preseason favorite…  read…

Max Verstappen led the way as Formula 1 testing resumed at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Red Bull driver set the quickest time over the first four hours of running at the home of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Teams will have a further four hours of running in the late afternoon and evening. Following Williams’ absence from the first test…

Jeddah E-Prix (Image credit: Formula E) The lights will soon go out for Formula E Season 12’s first double-header and the first night race of the year. Rain is not on the cards, but the drivers will have to deal with the hot and humid weather as they get behind the wheels of the GEN3 Evo cars. After Oliver Rowland…

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 11, 2026, 04:23 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors Formula 1’s preseason kicks into overdrive with the first of two tests in Bahrain this week, and you can follow all the action live with ESPN. The 11 teams got up and running with the all-new-for-2026 cars in a private…

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Active Aero, Weight Reduction and More – 2026 F1 Regulations: You Asked, We Answered (FIA) Nikolas Tombazis: ‘We want to go much more in the future for weight reduction. This is the first step, as Jan said, but even this first step, initial comments from drivers is that…

What is Evo Sessions? After the huge success of Evo Sessions last year, drawing in names like Brooklyn Beckham, Sergio Agüero and Mr Beast, the event is back for 2026. Announced during the broadcast of last month’s Miami E-Prix, in a one-day extravaganza, Formula E will hand its world-class GEN3 Evo race cars to some of the biggest global personalities,…