That’s not a cliché — in 2026, it’s literally true of Formula 1. The cars are new, the engines are new, the rules are new, and the pecking order that Lando Norris mastered last season may already be obsolete.

A Formula 1 rules revolution is making cars lighter and smaller for 2026, with more electrical power. After the biggest changes in years, F1 teams are dealing with a whole new driving style and trying to find innovations that are within the letter of the rules.

Five top car manufacturers supply the engines for 2026’s new generation of Formula One

Formula One’s governing body has reached a compromise with manufacturers that changes the way the compression ratio will be measured midway through this season and in the 2027 season.

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has announced a resolution to the sport's regulatory row over engine compression ratios, with a tweak to the regulations set for June 1 and a further change in 2027.

A new engine test will be introduced after the seventh race of the 2026 Formula 1 season following a power-unit dispute over the winter; watch every session of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from this Friday,

Toto Wolff to the upcoming e-vote on Mercedes' controversial new engine, which has already been widely criticised by the likes of Max Verstappen