Top Teams & Title Contenders
Track all 11 garages on the 2026 grid — from Ferrari Rosso Corsa to Audi Lava Red and the new Cadillac in dark navy.
Season File · April 2026
What's Defining the 2026 F1 Season
Three rounds in, the 2026 picture looks nothing like the one most analysts sketched over the winter. Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the Drivers' Championship at 19 years and 216 days, the youngest driver ever to top the table and Italy's first championship leader since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Back-to-back wins in China and Japan, after a podium on debut in Melbourne, have given Mercedes a clean sweep of the opening three races. Teammate George Russell sits second.
The 2026 regulation reset is the connecting thread. Active aerodynamics replace DRS, the hybrid power units now split output 50/50 between combustion and electric, and every car runs on 100% advanced sustainable fuel. Audi has entered as the Audi Revolut F1 Team, taking over Sauber and bringing its own engine programme. Cadillac has joined as the eleventh constructor with Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas in the cockpit. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were cancelled on March 14 after the Middle East conflict broke out, leaving a five-week gap before Miami restarts the season on May 3. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, has scored his first Ferrari podium with third in Shanghai, and Red Bull have publicly admitted to significant shortcomings on the RB22.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 68 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 53 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 49 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 36 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 28 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 25 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 14 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 12 |
The Three Beats
Teams, Drivers, Cars: Three Beats We Cover
Teams: Eleven Garages, Eleven Color Stories
From Ferrari Rosso Corsa to Cadillac dark navy and Audi's titanium silver with Lava Red accents, every constructor on the 2026 grid carries an identity you can read at 200 mph. We break down all 11 teams, from the works programs of Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren to Aston Martin's British racing green Honda era, Williams Atlassian blue under Carlos Sainz, and the brand-new American garage from General Motors. Read our full guide to all 11 F1 teams for 2026.
Drivers: From Antonelli to Verstappen
Antonelli's championship lead is the headline, but the driver market is full of stories. Hamilton is finding his rhythm in red, Leclerc has two podiums already, Norris and Piastri are still chasing a McLaren win, and Verstappen has publicly described the RB22 as incredibly tough to drive. Rookies Bortoleto, Hadjar, Bearman and Lindblad bring fresh talent to a grid that includes veterans Alonso, Hülkenberg and Sainz. Catch every angle in our latest F1 driver news.
Cars and Engines: The 2026 Reset
The new chassis are narrower, lighter and run on Pirelli rubber that is 25 mm thinner at the front and 30 mm thinner at the rear. The MGU-H is gone, the MGU-K is nearly three times more powerful, and active aerodynamics let drivers toggle between a high-downforce Z-mode and a low-drag X-mode. Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda RBPT, Red Bull Powertrains-Ford and Audi each supply works engines. Our deep dive on the 2026 F1 cars and power units walks through it all.
Drivers, Cars & Engines
Antonelli's championship lead, Hamilton in red, the new 50/50 hybrid power units and active aerodynamics, all in one place.
Latest News & Race Highlights
Three rounds in, the Mercedes sweep, the Audi Revolut launch and the cancelled Middle East rounds have rewritten the script.
North American Calendar
Race Weekend in North America
2026 is the year North America anchors the F1 calendar like never before. After the cancelled Middle East rounds, the season effectively restarts on home soil with the Miami Grand Prix on May 1-3 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. With Hamilton in red, Antonelli on top of the table and Red Bull set to roll out a major upgrade package, the Miami paddock should be the most-watched in the event's short history.
From Florida the circus moves north. The Canadian Grand Prix runs May 22-24 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, shifted earlier in 2026 to follow Miami for cleaner trans-Atlantic logistics. Later in the year, the United States Grand Prix returns to Circuit of The Americas in Austin on October 23-25, with a sprint format expected for the Texas weekend. The triple closes under the lights on November 19-21 at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, the Saturday-night spectacle that has become Formula 1's biggest US showpiece.
May 1–3 · Round 4
Miami Grand Prix
Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL
May 22–24 · Round 5
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Montreal
Oct 23–25 · Round 19
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of The Americas · Austin, TX
Nov 19–21 · Round 22
Las Vegas Grand Prix
Las Vegas Strip Circuit · Nevada
From the Editor · Race-Week Pulse
Modern Formula 1 weekends are no longer one-Sunday events. Friday practice, Saturday qualifying or sprint, and the main grand prix all generate their own narratives, and the 2026 reset has given every session new edge. Tire wear behaves differently on the narrower Pirellis, active aero is reshuffling lap-time deltas, and rookies are routinely outperforming established names. As the lights go out at Miami, Montreal, Austin and Las Vegas, fan polls, fantasy leagues and Formula1 betting markets all sharpen at once around the Sunday grid, and group chats fill with hot takes between the warm-up lap and Turn 1. That weekend rhythm is what turns a casual viewer into a regular reader, and it is what every section of this magazine is built to feed, session by session and color by color.
Editor's Note
Why F1 Colours
F1 Colours is built for North American fans who want the standings and the substance, but also the design language that gives Formula 1 its visual punch. We pair every news beat with a livery or helmet detail, every driver profile with the team color story behind it, and every technical explainer with the human stakes on Sunday. Browse about F1 Colours to learn more about our editorial angle, or send a tip to the desk through contact the editorial desk. From Melbourne in March to Abu Dhabi in December, the 2026 season is wide open, and we are calling it in full color.