Pre-season testing for the 2026 world championship got here to an finish final week.
The 11 days of operating raised numerous issues about how the newest technology of vehicles, constructed to the FIA and F1’s contentious new guidelines, will behave in race conditions.
Nevertheless the exams revealed little concerning the aggressive order. It appears the highest 4 groups – reigning champions McLaren, plus Purple Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes – have prolonged the hole over the midfield runners. Newcomers Cadillac plainly have a variety of work to do whereas Aston Martin seem like in serious trouble with their new Honda energy unit.
As that is the primary season underneath new technical laws, count on to see speedy adjustments from the opening race in Australia in two weeks’ time to the ultimate chequered flag in Yas Marina 10 months from now. This guarantees to be a a lot trickier season to foretell than in recent times.
However as is conventional on RaceFans, we’re going to offer it a go. Share your solutions to those 20 questions on the upcoming season within the feedback and see what your fellow F1 followers count on to see in 2026.
1. What number of totally different groups will win races over the course of the 2026 F1 season?
2. Who would be the first driver to retire from a race throughout 2026?
3. What number of grands prix will McLaren win?
4. What number of grands prix will Lewis Hamilton win?
5. What’s going to Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s greatest end result be?
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6. Who would be the first driver to be dropped or substituted at a race – and who will take their place?
7. What would be the greatest end result scored by a Cadillac driver?
8. Who will rating probably the most factors: Nico Hulkenberg or Esteban Ocon?
9. Which Mercedes-powered workforce will rating the least quantity of factors?
10. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
11. Will Fernando Alonso take a race seat for 2027?
12. Will F1 announce a rise within the variety of dash races for 2027?
13. Will F1 announce a joint race with Moto GP for 2027?
14. Which workforce will end final within the constructors’ championship?
15. Oliver Bearman is already on 10 penalty factors earlier than the season begins. Will he accumulate sufficient to set off a race ban this 12 months?
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16. What would be the largest political story throughout 2026?
17. Will Colton Herta have sufficient FIA superlicence factors on the finish of the 12 months to qualify to race in Method 1?
18. Lando Norris gained the closest ever championship (comparatively) final 12 months – will this 12 months’s drivers’ title be gained by greater than 100 factors?
19. Who will win the 2026 Method 1 drivers‘ championship?
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Loading …20. Who will win the 2026 Method 1 constructors‘ championship?
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