Dec 30, 2025, 09:42 AM ETFormula 1 races excite and delight fans around the world with signature locations, machinery, and talent.\u00a0Simon Galloway\/LAT Images<\/p>\n
The 2026 F1 racing season<\/a> is nigh.<\/p>\n The first test begins in January behind closed doors, with further testing in February and the first of 24-races from early March in Melbourne.<\/p>\n The new season sees new cars, new regulations, new races, new manufacturers and an 11th team; it looks set to be a season of intrigue and anticipation to see how teams and drivers measure up against one another in a new era.<\/p>\n Find out all the records, information and rules for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n General<\/p>\n F1 2026 car launch dates<\/a><\/p>\n 2026 race calendar, preseason testing dates & full schedule<\/a><\/p>\n A beginner’s guide to F1 terms and tech<\/a><\/p>\n Racing through the iconic tracks of F1<\/a><\/p>\n Evolution of F1 car design since 1950 <\/a><\/p>\n All-time F1 drivers’ and constructors’ championship winners<\/a><\/p>\n F1’s calendar of the future: Which countries could host races from 2026 onwards?<\/a><\/p>\n Rules<\/p>\n How do F1 sprint races work? Format, qualifying and more<\/a><\/p>\n How are points scored in F1 racing?<\/a><\/p>\n How do F1 penalties work? <\/a><\/p>\n New 2026 terminology explained: Overtake Mode, Boost, and more<\/a><\/p>\n Records<\/p>\n Who has won the most F1 races in a single season?<\/a><\/p>\n Which F1 drivers have the most wins but no championships?<\/a><\/p>\n Which F1 drivers and teams have the most championships?<\/a><\/p>\n What was the closest drivers’ title battle in F1 history?<\/a><\/p>\n Most F1 seasons on one team: Hamilton, Verstappen, more<\/a><\/p>\n Which countries have produced the most F1 champions?<\/a><\/p>\n What are the largest margins of victory in F1 history?<\/a><\/p>\n What are the oldest F1 circuits?<\/a><\/p>\n What is the oldest Formula 1 team? F1 history, stats, more<\/a><\/p>\n What are the longest winning streaks in F1 history?<\/a><\/p>\n Driver profiles<\/p>\n Max Verstappen’s F1 career titles, records and accolades<\/a><\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton’s F1 career titles, records and accolades<\/a><\/p>\n For more Formula 1 coverage, check out the F1 hub page<\/a> for breaking news, standings<\/a>, schedules<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dec 30, 2025, 09:42 AM ETFormula 1 races excite and delight fans around the world with signature locations,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":["post-382845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}