Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur has said the team's wet and dry running during the Barcelona shakedown was “positive,” after the Scuderia racked up a total of 145 laps on Friday. Ferrari went quicker than anyone across the secretive five-day test thanks to Lewis Hamilton’s 1:16.348 in the afternoon.

Sergio Perez says he is “enjoying the challenge” of Formula 1’s 2026 regulations despite his new team Cadillac encountering “a lot of issues” during the Barcelona shakedown. After a year out, Perez returns to F1 while Cadillac prepare for their first-ever season in the sport.

Audi unveiled the final livery of their R26 challenger and doubled down on their bold ambition to win a world title by 2030 at their season launch event in Berlin on Tuesday. Taking over from the privately owned Sauber, Audi embark upon their first-ever F1 season in 2026.

Celebrating their new works partnership with Aston Martin at the Tokyo event, attended by Honda President Toshihiro Mibe, Aston Martin CEO Lawrence Stroll, and F1 President Stefano Domenicali, Honda unveiled their 2026 engine, named as the RA626H. 

Esteban Ocon has given a bold verdict on what Haas can achieve in 2026, believing the team has the potential to be “dangerous” and even “fighting towards the front” under F1’s brand new set of regulations. 

In 2026, America’s defining automotive rivalry finally enters F1, as Ford return to the sport through an engine partnership with Red Bul while General Motors (GM) debuts its very own team in Cadillac. It is expected they will compete at opposite ends of the F1 grid in 2026, but a war of words between the teams has already begun. 

Despite beginning development on their 2026 challenger earlier than most on the F1 grid, Williams’ Team Principal James Vowles has cooled expectations that the Grove-based outfit will compete for titles in the upcoming season. Williams will be powered by Mercedes engines in 2026, with the German manufacturer widely tipped to be the favourites under new regulations.

Images of a mysterious all-black Audi R26 have spread online, as the German team debuted their 2026 challenger ahead of their rivals at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday.  Several photos and videos of the R26 - all with varying degrees of credibility - were posted to social media as Audi completed their first ever shakedown.  

Ever since his shock departure from Red Bull in July 2025, the consensus in the F1 paddock has been that Christian Horner’s return to the sport would only be a matter of time.  While Alpine have now emerged as the 52-year-old’s most likely destination for a comeback, a new report claims a key ownership clause at the French outfit could delay Horner’s return.

Following a disastrous 2025 campaign for Ferrari, Charles Leclerc has warned that 2026 will be a “now or never” season for his dream of winning a world title with the Scuderia.  With that in mind, Purple Sector Three takes a look at four possible options for Leclerc should he decide to call time on his Ferrari career in 2027.