The situation was clearly not good at Aston Martin heading into 2026, but just how not good became truly evident on the opening days of track running in Melbourne.

Fernando Alonso says he couldn't believe his luck after what he described as a "sublime" performance during the United States Grand Prix was ended by a power unit problem.Starting from eighth on the grid after reaching Q3, Alonso was fighting with Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz for sixth place in...

Sebastian Vettel admits his retirement from the Japanese Grand Prix "hurts" but says he wants "to protect" Ferrari after his title hopes took a major blow at Suzuka.Having been hit by a power unit problem during qualifying in Malaysia – two weeks after retiring from pole in Singapore – Vettel...

Sebastian Vettel insists Ferrari has its reliability issues under control despite the problems faced by both himself and Kimi Raikkonen during the Malaysia Grand Prix weekend.Saturday saw Vettel fail to set a time in qualifying as he reported a lack of power at the start of the session, with the...

Max Verstappen insists Red Bull should have qualified ahead of Ferrari at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a number of "frustrating" problems left him fifth on the grid.Having been fastest in both of Friday's practice sessions, Verstappen was hit by a power unit issue that saw him stop on track...

"Testing has obviously been massively disappointing and I have a feeling we will walk away from Australia pretty disappointed, but we're ready for that. So that's a big bummer, but short of that everything has been perfect."This is not what Zak Brown signed up for.Brown was a wanted man at...

Carlos Sainz Jr. has questioned Toro Rosso's decision-making after being left perplexed by the strategy calls made during the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix.Sainz feels he was overlooked during the race when he asked to pit, after a race where his teammate Max Verstappen went on to finish fourth."I am...

Related StoriesMcLaren has been forced to cut short Fernando Alonso's running on the penultimate day of pre-season Formula 1 testing at Jerez thanks to further Honda engine problems.The team had its most encouraging morning of the test so far on Tuesday, as Alonso completed a total of 32 laps. It...