The 2026 Formula 1 season is officially underway, drivers will be pulling back-to-back race weekends as they leave Melbourne and head to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen cut a disconsolate figure Saturday after qualifying only eighth for the Chinese Grand Prix, saying every lap in his underperforming Red Bull was about “survival...

George Russell won last week’s Australian Grand Prix from the pole, leading Mercedes to a 1‑2 finish with teammate Kimi Antonelli.