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Formula 1 · 2026
| Pos | Driver / Team | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kimi AntonelliMercedes | 340 | — |
| 02 | George RussellMercedes | 238 | −102 |
| 03 | Lewis HamiltonFerrari | 229 | −111 |
| 04 | Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing | 221 | −119 |
| 05 | Charles LeclercFerrari | 215 | −125 |
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1–38 of 38 storiesOracle Red Bull Racing has confirmed a long-term contract extension for CEO and Team Principal Laurent Mekies through 2031, announced by shareholder Mark Mateschitz after Max Verstappen's victories in Malaysia and Singapore.
Formula1.com's technical analysis revisits the RB22 development that carried Max Verstappen to back-to-back wins at Sepang and Marina Bay, as Mercedes concedes its rival has found something special.
Max Verstappen won both the Singapore Sprint and the Grand Prix after a rain-hit Saturday at Marina Bay, while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided on the Sprint's final lap, prompting McLaren Racing chief executive Zak Brown to tell the pair 'don't do that again'.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed his first Marina Bay victory with a clean Sprint-and-Grand-Prix sweep, while McLaren published a behind-the-scenes look at its Singapore race-week activities after Lando Norris finished fourth.
Mercedes ran Kimi Antonelli on its upgraded W17 and George Russell on the previous specification at the Singapore Grand Prix, with team principal Toto Wolff conceding the new package was not yet delivering the hoped-for performance and needs a different set-up philosophy.
Max Verstappen converted pole into a lights-to-flag victory at Marina Bay, his first Singapore win on his 250th Grand Prix start, while Kimi Antonelli's podium extended his championship lead and both Australian drivers endured a difficult night.
Kimi Antonelli finished third in the Singapore Grand Prix after a weekend in which he first called Mercedes' upgraded W17 'very unpredictable', then declared the team was starting to understand its new package following set-up changes at Marina Bay.
Max Verstappen has claimed his maiden win at the Marina Bay Circuit, converting pole position into a commanding victory in the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc second after a late charge.
Max Verstappen claimed his 50th Formula 1 pole position with a 1:31.373 lap at Marina Bay, edging Charles Leclerc by 0.054 seconds, while George Russell's qualifying effort will count for little after an engine-change penalty.
After a long-awaited upgrade failed to deliver at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Mercedes will run old and new aero packages on its two cars across the Singapore Sprint weekend, with George Russell reverting to the specification that won in Baku and Kimi Antonelli continuing on the new parts.
Max Verstappen took his first Marina Bay victory in a chaotic Singapore Sprint on Saturday, winning a 20-lap race delayed by heavy rain after George Russell crashed out of the lead on the opening lap and McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided on the final lap.
Formula1.com technical analysis highlights new updates from Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren ahead of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, while Sprint qualifying in Singapore and a stewards' verdict on Max Verstappen deliver the early talking points.
Max Verstappen claimed pole for the first Singapore Grand Prix sprint with a late 1:31.156, but the session was marred by a Sergio Perez crash, a timing failure and an FIA admission of human error over overtake mode.
Mercedes will run two different aerodynamic packages on its W17s at the Singapore Grand Prix, with Kimi Antonelli retaining the Sepang update plus a new front wing while George Russell reverts to the specification that delivered his Baku pole. The team says the experiment is about clarity, not a proven gain.
A new Red Bull Racing retrospective charts the stops that shaped the team's history, from David Coulthard's first podium in Monaco in 2006 to Max Verstappen's Suzuka masterclass in 2025, as rival crews now hold the outright speed records.
Round 17 of the 2026 season sees Formula 1's original night race host a Sprint weekend for the first time, with Kimi Antonelli arriving 84 points clear in the drivers' championship and George Russell set to start Sunday's race from the back of the grid.
The Victorian cabinet has endorsed extending former minister Martin Pakula's term as chairman of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, with the Australian Financial Review reporting the endorsement as Labor works through government board appointments ahead of the November state election.
Mercedes' George Russell held off Max Verstappen by 0.196 seconds at the Baku City Circuit on 26 September 2026, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli recovering from a qualifying crash to finish fifth and see his points lead trimmed to 66.
Kimi Antonelli claimed his eighth win of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the first Madrid race, taking the chequered flag 4.351 seconds clear of Max Verstappen after a Virtual Safety Car and a slow stop ended Lando Norris's bid from pole.
Kimi Antonelli delivered a dramatic home victory at Monza on 6 September 2026, charging from the back of the grid past Mercedes team mate George Russell in the closing laps, as Charles Leclerc crashed out early and Oscar Piastri took fifth for McLaren.
Lando Norris converted pole position into victory at the 2026 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix, finishing 11.536 seconds ahead of Kimi Antonelli after a red-flag start triggered by Max Verstappen's lap-one accident, while George Russell won Saturday's Sprint.
Lando Norris converted pole position into McLaren's first Grand Prix victory of 2026 at the Hungaroring, crossing the line 15.080 seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen after championship leader Kimi Antonelli completed the podium and Oscar Piastri retired with an apparent gearbox problem.
Kimi Antonelli claimed his sixth victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Spa-Francorchamps on 19 July, beating Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 1.952 seconds after a race shaped by a lap-one collision that eliminated George Russell, grid penalties and late-race strategy swings.
Charles Leclerc took his first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Silverstone on 5 July, finishing 0.427s ahead of George Russell after pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli struck a late wheel-shield problem and Max Verstappen crashed out with six laps to go.
Mercedes driver George Russell converted pole into victory at the Red Bull Ring on 28 June 2026, holding off Max Verstappen by 1.611 seconds, while Kimi Antonelli finished third and Oscar Piastri charged from seventh to fourth for McLaren.
Lewis Hamilton delivered Ferrari's first Grand Prix victory since 2024 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 14 June 2026, beating George Russell and Lando Norris in Formula 1's first all-British podium since 1968, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli retired with a mechanical failure in the closing laps.
Kimi Antonelli converted pole into a fifth consecutive Formula 1 victory in Monte Carlo, leading home Lewis Hamilton and Isack Hadjar after a late red flag forced a second standing start, with the FIA's post-race points document confirming the 19-year-old's championship lead.
Kimi Antonelli claimed his fourth consecutive Grand Prix victory at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal after team-mate George Russell retired having completed 29 laps while battling at the front, with Lewis Hamilton second and Max Verstappen third, while Russell took Saturday's Sprint after a contentious clash with the young Italian.
Kimi Antonelli claimed his third consecutive Formula 1 victory at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix, holding off a resurgent Lando Norris, after the McLaren driver's Sprint win on Saturday had ended Mercedes' perfect start to the season. Standings after the weekend: Antonelli 100 points, Russell 80, Leclerc 59.
The five-day behind-closed-doors Barcelona Shakedown closed with Lewis Hamilton setting the fastest lap for Ferrari, while Mercedes topped the mileage charts, McLaren completed a productive MCL40 debut and Williams confirmed its absence from the first running of Formula 1's new regulations.
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