Race recaps, technical explainers, driver focus pieces and historic season retrospectives from f1gures.https://f1gures.app/en-GBhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r13-italy-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r13-italy-preview/Antonelli takes an engine penalty at his home race, Norris arrives on a two-win streak, and Ferrari wear Schumacher red. Round 13 is the first real test of the 2026 cars' batteries at full stretch.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r12-zandvoort-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r12-zandvoort-recap/The last Dutch GP had a lap-1 Verstappen crash, a red flag, and a lap-54 pass on two cars at once. Norris won back-to-back from pole; Antonelli's second place kept the lead at 59.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r12-zandvoort-sprint-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r12-zandvoort-sprint-recap/George Russell controlled Zandvoort's only sprint from pole as the rain held off until the flag. Leclerc took second with the pass of the race, and Lawson's Red Bull debut ended out of the points.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r12-zandvoort-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r12-zandvoort-preview/F1 returns from the break for Zandvoort's farewell - a sprint weekend, an injured Hadjar replaced by Lawson, and a home crowd whose hero just signed until 2030 in a car that can't currently win.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r11-hungary-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r11-hungary-recap/Lando Norris took pole by 0.012s, won on the overcut after McLaren refused him the undercut, and Piastri's gearbox broke while running second. Verstappen split the Mercedes on a 55°C afternoon.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r11-hungary-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r11-hungary-preview/Round 11 closes the first half at the Hungaroring, where track position is everything and overtaking is a rumour. Antonelli's Spa win pushed his lead to 45 - Hamilton has won here eight times.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r10-belgium-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r10-belgium-recap/Antonelli lost the lead to Leclerc under a virtual safety car and retook it with a lap-34 pass before Les Combes. Hamilton put Russell out on lap one, and Hadjar drove from 21st to 6th.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r10-belgium-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r10-belgium-preview/Round 10 goes to Spa-Francorchamps with the title fight closer than it has been since May. Antonelli leads Russell by 25 and Hamilton by 32 - and the Ardennes writes its own weather.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r9-silverstone-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r9-silverstone-recap/Charles Leclerc won a frantic British GP by 0.4s from Russell and Hamilton - his first win of 2026. Antonelli took pole and fastest lap but finished 15th, and his title lead is down to 25.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r9-silverstone-sprint-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r9-silverstone-sprint-recap/Kimi Antonelli passed polesitter Lewis Hamilton to win the British GP sprint for Mercedes. Norris climbed from sixth to third, Verstappen slid to sixth - and the title lead grew again.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r9-silverstone-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r9-silverstone-preview/Round 09 brings a sprint weekend to Silverstone. Russell and Hamilton race at home off the back of wins, Norris chases at McLaren - and all three are looking up at a 19-year-old Italian leading by 40.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-isack-hadjar-le-petit-prost/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-isack-hadjar-le-petit-prost/Antonelli's second year is a title charge. Hadjar's is the one hiding underneath it - 42 points, eighth in the standings, and four straight top-sixes from a Red Bull with no business scoring them.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTDriver Focushttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r8-austria-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r8-austria-recap/Russell controlled the Red Bull Ring from pole for his second win of 2026. Verstappen took second on Red Bull's home weekend, Antonelli third with fastest lap - and Leclerc fell from P2 to P8.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-active-aero-explained/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-active-aero-explained/DRS is gone. In its place: front and rear wings that move every lap, a low-drag mode every car can use, and an overtake button that boosts power not grip. How 2026's active aero actually works.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechnicalhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r8-austria-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r8-austria-preview/Round 08 takes the grid to the Red Bull Ring with the home team fourth and winless. Antonelli leads by 41, Ferrari are surging - and Spielberg's braking zones reward exactly what Red Bull lack.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r7-barcelona-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r7-barcelona-recap/Lewis Hamilton won for Ferrari at 41, the oldest Grand Prix winner since Jack Brabham. Antonelli retired from second with five laps left and watched his 66-point lead fall to 41.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r7-barcelona-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r7-barcelona-preview/Round 07 leaves Monaco for the circuit that has measured F1 cars for thirty years. Antonelli leads by 66 after five wins from six - Barcelona shows whether the Mercedes is fast or just well driven.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r6-monaco-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r6-monaco-recap/Antonelli became the youngest winner in Monaco history with a grand slam. Behind him: a red flag, a standing restart, six retirements, and a Gasly podium that took a Right of Review to confirm.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r6-monaco-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r6-monaco-preview/Round 06 takes the 2026 cars to Monte Carlo, where pole is half the win and a 43-point lead means nothing for two hours. Antonelli has four wins from five - Monaco is the best chance yet to stop him.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r5-canada-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r5-canada-recap/Russell led from pole then retired lap 29. Norris stopped lap 38. Antonelli won his fourth in five, Hamilton second, Verstappen took Red Bull's first podium of 2026.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r5-canada-sprint-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r5-canada-sprint-recap/Montreal's first-ever sprint ended with 1.8s covering the top three - and wheel-banging between Russell and Antonelli that sent the championship leader across the grass and straight to Toto Wolff.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r5-canada-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r5-canada-preview/Round 5 in Montreal on May 24 - sprint format, low-grip surface, Wall of Champions. Antonelli leads the championship by 26 points after three wins from four. Here's what's at stake.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-season-so-far-antonelli-leads/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-season-so-far-antonelli-leads/Four rounds into a new regulations era, Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the championship with three wins. Mercedes are 1-2 in the standings and Red Bull are fourth. Here's how we got here.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTGeneralhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r4-miami-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r4-miami-recap/Three wins in four for Kimi Antonelli. Lando Norris took fastest lap and second from fourth on the grid - McLaren's first real Sunday of 2026. Oscar Piastri completed a 2-3. Verstappen finished fifth.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r4-miami-sprint-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r4-miami-sprint-recap/A McLaren 1-2 from sprint pole - the first non-Mercedes win of 2026 in any format. Audi lost one car to fire and one to the scrutineers, and Antonelli's lead shrank to seven points.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r4-miami-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r4-miami-preview/Round 4 in Miami on May 3 is a sprint weekend - the first long-haul flyaway after a five-week gap. Antonelli has won the last two. Can anyone stop a third?Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-power-unit-regulations-explained/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-power-unit-regulations-explained/The 2026 regulations dropped the MGU-H, tripled MGU-K output, mandated fully sustainable fuel and brought Audi and Cadillac onto the grid. Here's what changed and why the cars look different.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechnicalhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r3-japan-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r3-japan-recap/Two from two for Kimi Antonelli at Suzuka - pole, fastest lap, lights-to-flag win. Oscar Piastri took McLaren's first podium of 2026. The Mercedes advantage is now circuit-agnostic.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r3-japan-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r3-japan-preview/Round 3 at Suzuka on March 29 is the first true high-downforce test of the 2026 cars. Mercedes lead both championships. Can Antonelli and Russell make it three in a row?Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/jim-clark-quiet-genius/https://f1gures.app/blog/jim-clark-quiet-genius/Two titles, 25 wins from 73 starts, 34 poles from 73. Jim Clark's career stats are extraordinary even by modern standards - and they undersell how dominant he actually was.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTDriver Focushttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r2-china-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r2-china-recap/Kimi Antonelli converted pole into a lights-to-flag win in Shanghai, his maiden Grand Prix victory. Lewis Hamilton took his first podium in red. Lando Norris didn't even get off the grid.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r2-china-sprint-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r2-china-sprint-recap/Six lead changes in five laps, a Leclerc charge that fell 0.674s short, and a 10-second penalty for Antonelli. George Russell won the first sprint of the 2026 regulations in Shanghai.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r2-china-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r2-china-preview/Round 2 in Shanghai is a sprint weekend - one practice session, two qualifyings, two races. After Russell's lights-to-flag win in Melbourne, the question is whether Mercedes' pace is the new normal.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r1-australia-recap/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r1-australia-recap/George Russell led every lap of the 2026 season opener in Melbourne. Antonelli was second from second on the grid. The most Verstappen-coded recovery of the regulations era happened behind them.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Recaphttps://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r1-australia-preview/https://f1gures.app/blog/2026-r1-australia-preview/Round 1 of the 2026 season runs in Melbourne on March 8 - the first race of the new 50/50 PU and active-aero regulations. Pre-season testing barely told us anything. Here's what to watch.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRace Previewhttps://f1gures.app/blog/1976-hunt-vs-lauda-by-one-point/https://f1gures.app/blog/1976-hunt-vs-lauda-by-one-point/Lauda's near-fatal Nürburgring crash, Hunt's British GP disqualification, a title decided in monsoon rain at Mt Fuji - the 1976 F1 season is the most-told story in the sport for good reason.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTHistoric Season