Race recaps, technical explainers and historic deep-dives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
