Kimi Antonelli has lost 26 places at race starts across five standing starts in 2026 — and not once led into Turn 1 from pole. Toto Wolff says the fault lies entirely with the team, and admits it is “not acceptable” if Mercedes wants to defend its championship lead.
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Formula 1 debuted four targeted regulation tweaks in Miami, addressing super-clipping, qualifying harvesting limits and race starts. Drivers called it a step in the right direction — while Verstappen dismissed it as “just a tickle.”
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No decisions yet — but a clear roadmap. The FIA has outlined four meetings in April before a final vote on the 20th, with any agreed changes taking effect at the Miami Grand Prix.
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Ferrari is working to close a significant power gap to Mercedes, but must wait for FIA clearance under the ADUO mechanism after the Monaco Grand Prix.
Good on Saturdays, struggling on Sundays. Audi’s power unit deficit is clear, structural, and won’t be solved mid-season — even with F1’s equalisation framework in place.
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While the rest of the field chased glory at Suzuka, Aston Martin’s two drivers carved out their own private battle at the back — held back by an unresolved Honda power unit crisis now three races old.
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Aston Martin’s disastrous start to 2026 put Honda firmly in the spotlight. At Suzuka, HRC president Koji Watanabe stepped forward with answers — and a correction for Adrian Newey.
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Norris never made it out of the garage. Piastri was wheeled off the grid. Two different faults, one catastrophic race — and the consequences may follow McLaren all season long.
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Lawson’s Racing Bulls recorded 330km/h in China’s speed trap. Verstappen’s Red Bull managed just 317km/h — with the same engine. The gap reveals a fascinating technical story about deployment philosophy, chassis weight and why the VCARB 03 is one of the hardest cars to overtake in 2026.
Max Verstappen has suffered three consecutive poor race starts in 2026. The cause lies in the new power unit architecture — and Red Bull hasn’t solved it yet.
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