Formula 1 is already planning its 2026 season, There are still more than two months left, but the 11 teams and 22 drivers are working to overcome what is to come a competition with changes in the racing calendar compared to the previous one.
The competition begins on the weekend of March 8th in Melbourne, Australia and runs until December 6th, the day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, United Arab Emirates. Like last year, there will be 24 dates with route changes, as the Madrid GP has replaced the Emilia-Romagna GP.
In addition, there is a slight difference in the order of some GPs: the Canadian GP will be set in mid-June, having been postponed to May 24th, immediately after the Miami GP, to give teams the opportunity to move around North America without having to return to Europe.
Another of the most important developments is the entry of the Cadillac team with the Mexican Sergio “Checo” Perez and the Finnish Valtteri Bottas. This means there is one team and two drivers more than in the last nine championships.
For the first time there will be 3 pre-season rehearsals: from January 26th to 30th in Barcelona, from February 11th to 13th in Bahrain and from February 18th to 20th also in Bahrain. He recess for summer in the northern hemisphere It will be from July 27th to August 20th between on the 13th and 14th, after the race in Hungary and before the race in the Netherlands.
Finally, the GPs of China, Miami, Canada, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Singapore will be held under the format sprint. China and Miami repeat heading into 2025, while the rest replace Belgium, the United States, Sao Paulo and Qatar.
Formula 1 will change completely next season especially due to the new technical regulations. The engines will be “cleaner” and 50% powered electrically (more than 20% in recent years) and 100% sustainable fuels. In addition, there will be simpler and cheaper engines, which will attract new manufacturers such as Audi and Ford. On the other hand, The cars will be lighter, smaller and equipped with active aerodynamics (ailerons that “open” or “close” depending on the situation) to make overtaking easier and reduce polluted air.
For this reason, several teams will change the supplier of their engines. alpine left Renault-Aggregate and signed a contract with Mercedes, which is also used by McLaren, Williams and the team of the same name in which they will compete George Russell And Andrea ‘Kimi’ Antonelli. Aston Martin agreed loop after the separation, to be precise, from Mercedes. Red Bull, It, in turn, merged with Ford and will have its own engine for the first time in history.
Kick Sauber has been renamed Audi F1 Team and will use engines from the German company. Finally he made an agreement with Ferrari and will use its engines just like Haas and logically Ferrari.
The driver line-up for the 2026 World Championship and the manufacturer list have already been determined. That’s the good news for Argentines Franco Colapinto will be one of the 22 starting runners: He signed a contract with Alpine and will continue to be the Frenchman’s teammate Pierre Gasly. With regard to the overall line-up of the protagonists, there were only a few changes in the composition of the now 11 teams after the inclusion of Valtteri Bottas And Sergio Perez In Cadillac.
Williams will continue with Thai Alexander Albon and Spanish Carlos Sainz Jr.who signed a contract until 2028 after leaving at the end of 2024 Ferrari for the arrival of Lewis Hamilton who had a forgettable 2025 season but with whom he will continue to share a team Charles Leclerc. Audi -formerly Kick Sauber- will continue with the German Nico Hulkenberg and the Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto And haas, with the British Oliver Bearman and the French Esteban Ocon.
He beginner The Italian with the most points collected in 2025 Kimi AntonelliThe 19-year-old will continue at Mercedes alongside the experienced team George Russell. Aston Martin will stay there Fernando Alonso And Lance Stroll And McLaren, Winner of the constructors’ championship, will do the same Lando Norris current world champion and Oscar Piastri. Red Bull, It rose in turn Isaac Hajar from Racing Bulls to accompany the four-time champion Max Verstappen replaces the fired Yuki Tsunoda. Finally, after the rise of Hajar, Arvid Lindblad will run with Liam Lawson In Racing bulls.
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