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Hamilton backs Ferrari 'in fight' with Mercedes
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Lewis Hamilton is confident Ferrari are "right in the fight" with Mercedes this year despite his former team's dominant weekend at the Australian Grand Prix.
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McLaren critical of lack of Merc engine information
McLaren has said the flow of information from its engine supplier Mercedes "hasn't been as anticipated" under Formula 1's new regulations and has left the team on the backfoot in trying to exploit the full potential of its power unit this year.
AUSTRALIAN GP TAKEAWAYS
Judging biggest Australian GP overreactions: Max Verstappen could quit F1, McLaren on the ropes?
After a wild, often polarising Australian Grand Prix weekend, ESPN looks at some of the sweeping generalisations being made about Formula 1 and judges whether they're overblown or not.
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AUSTRALIAN GP REACTION
Can George Russell win the F1 championship this year?
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Who's the favourite to win the F1 Chinese GP?
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Have the new F1 regulations been successful?
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FORMULA 1
How Honda's issues have left Aston Martin drivers fearing for their safety
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One reason to root for all 22 drivers on the 2026 F1 grid
On the eve of a new season, ESPN stops at every garage up and down pit lane with details on why you should be rooting for every driver on the F1 grid.
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F1 drivers eviscerate new cars at Australian GP - what's going wrong, and is there a quick fix?
FORMULA 1 TESTING
F1 predicted running order for 2026: Who is on top of the new cars?
With six days of testing in Bahrain now complete, ESPN pores over the data and speaks with paddock sources to predict F1's running order for 2026.
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FORMULA 1
Ferrari impress as Leclerc leads F1 testing times
Charles Leclerc ensured Ferrari ended preseason testing in style with a scintillating set of late laps in Bahrain that will increase hype around the Italian team's 2026 chances.
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Who's really fastest in 2026? F1's new rules are confusing the pecking order -- and the drivers
Formula 1's new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir.
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FORMULA 1
Have F1's new-for-2026 regulations made the sport too complicated?
F1's star drivers have spent much of preseason criticizing the sport's new-for-2026 cars. They might have a point, but there are no simple solutions.
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CADILLAC
America's team: How Cadillac's arrival is already shaking up F1
Cadillac is unveiling its first F1 livery in a Super Bowl commercial Sunday night, revealing just how big America's team ambitions are.
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Top Headlines
- Verstappen to fulfil Nurburgring 24 hours goal
- Hamilton backs Ferrari 'in fight' with Mercedes
- Lawson, Perez rekindle feud at Australian GP
- Leclerc denies Ferrari Aus GP strategy was costly
- Norris fears big accident for drivers, fans in F1
- Verstappen on new rules: 'Can only take so much'
- Dominant Russell wins in Aus as Merc dominate
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Formula 1's new terminology explained
Their history, stats and why they're special
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F1's calendar of the future
Which countries could host races from 2026 onwards?
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The evolution of F1 design
The 2025 season, F1's 75th anniversary, presents an opportunity to look back on the sport's evolution
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All the key F1 facts
Check out the key information of F1 drivers, teams and more
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2026 F1 grid: Meet the stars set to light up 2026
It's a new season with two new teams but all familiar faces as we detail the driver line-ups for 2026.
