F1 2026 Mega Thread

2026 Formula 1 Grand Prix World Tour Introduction

The Formula 1 grid, 2026 🤩



Get ready for an exhilarating 2026 Formula 1 Grand Prix World Tour!

With fresh teams including Audi and Cadillac joining the grid, and a revamped calendar for better geographical flow, it’s set to be a thrilling chapter in F1 history.







Formula 1's official channels remind us that the qualifying format will be slightly different due to the addition of an 11th team.

Six drivers will be eliminated in the first segment, and another six in the second. The final, as usual, will be a 10-car field.

The first segment looks fairly predictable, but the rest will be more intriguing.

Dutch Grand Prix account leaks next season's sprint schedule.

As a result, the double weekend will be held in... Singapore

RBR Daily reports that Max told reporters during a press call at the weekend in Hungary today that he is staying with Red Bull for 2026.

We are waiting for Verstappen's announcement and Russell's official announcement

Looking ahead... 👊

Here's how the 2026 driver line-up looks at this stage of the season

dutchm2 wrote

Looking ahead... 👊

Here's how the 2026 driver line-up looks at this stage of the season

No place for PIA or NOR to go. My guess is that one of them is going to be a No 2 at another team after 2026.

Render of the Audi 2026 concept by graphic designer MagicRacingDes.

Overall, the colors are in the style of Haas, but in this combination with the classic matte gray they play a completely different game.

Cadillac Update

1️⃣🇲🇽Sergio Perez will be the first driver for Cadillac, with his announcement expected at the Monza Grand Prix🇮🇹

2️⃣🇧🇷Felipe Drugovich is ahead of Bottas and seems increasingly likely to become the second driver.

3️⃣🇩🇪Mick Schumacher, on the other hand, is expected to become the official third driver.

Weird. I just read today that Bottas was signed and Checo has some contract issues that couldn’t be agreed.

Davil wrote

Weird. I just read today that Bottas was signed and Checo has some contract issues that couldn’t be agreed.

Possible! There'll be rumours regardless of! Let's see!

F1 2026 cars could reach 400 km/h

This is already clear in simulations. Toto Wolff: "When full power is deployed, we'll be approaching the 400 km/h limit."

Felipe Drugovich: "The car pushes like crazy out of the corners. You feel like you're sitting on a rocket."

The F1 engines now have more torque than ever, and we’re set to see new top speed records.

They say Perez signed up for Cadillac for 2026. We believe it.

▫️Interesting details of the possible front wing in the 2026 Formula 1 regulations

▫️In the new regulations, the front wing will once again play a very prominent role in the aerodynamic performance of the chassis, playing an effective role in creating downforce, aerodynamic balance and effective airflow guidance

▫️▫️Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, 2026 Cadillac drivers

Toto Wolff has confirmed today that Mercedes will continue with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in 2026...

The grid is almost complete 👀

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Here is the third musketeer.

Colton Hurtha is a Cadillac test driver.

F1 confirms the sprint races that were leaked a while ago

🇨🇳 China
🇺🇲 Miami
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇧 Silverstone
🇳🇱 Zandvoort
🇸🇬 Singapore

CatBull Racing

Formula 1 has some strange ways of promoting sprints.

Zandvoort and, especially, Singapore on the 2026 sprint calendar? Well, the Netherlands are out, but Singapore... Utter idiocy.

Yes, this is the officially confirmed calendar, by the way.

And to top it all off, the FIA ​​has announced the start times for the Formula 1 race sessions.

All times are local, of course.

In Vegas, qualifying and the race start at 6 a.m. Moscow time, if I'm not mistaken.

UPDATE: Corrected; in Vegas, it's 7 a.m., not 6 a.m.

Fernando Alonso speaks out in his future in Formula 1... 👀

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