Formula 1
The FIA Formula One World Championship is the pinnacle of single-seater motor racing, contested across 22 Grands Prix on five continents. Eleven teams, each running two cars, compete simultaneously for the Drivers' and Constructors' championships under a set of regulations that changes with every generation.
History
Formula 1 was formally constituted in 1950 with the inaugural World Drivers' Championship, won by Giuseppe Farina at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo. Through the following decades it evolved from front-engined roadsters to the ground-effect, turbo, and hybrid eras that define the sport today. The commercial era brought global television audiences in the hundreds of millions and Grands Prix on every inhabited continent. 2026 marks a watershed moment: an entirely new power unit formula — still over 1,000 bhp but with roughly equal contributions from internal combustion and an electric motor — paired with new active aerodynamics. Two new constructors, Audi (via the former Sauber entry) and Cadillac, expand the grid to eleven teams for the first time since 2016.
Teams & Drivers — 2026
Lando Norris is the reigning Drivers' Champion; McLaren hold the Constructors' title. After 7 rounds, Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) leads the championship.
| # | Team | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen | Isack Hadjar |
| 2 | Ferrari | Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc |
| 3 | Mercedes-AMG | Kimi Antonelli | George Russell |
| 4 | McLaren | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri |
| 5 | Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso | Lance Stroll |
| 6 | Alpine | Pierre Gasly | Franco Colapinto |
| 7 | Racing Bulls | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad |
| 8 | Haas | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman |
| 9 | Williams | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz |
| 10 | Audi | Nico Hülkenberg | Gabriel Bortoleto |
| 11 | Cadillac | Sergio Pérez | Valtteri Bottas |