The organization will have to decide in the coming weeks whether the Formula 1 races will take place in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

The season will continue in China and Japan before heading to the Middle East in early April. The governing bodies will be hoping for a swift return to normality by the time the flag drops for the World Endurance Championship, which will kick off the Middle East racing extravaganza in Qatar at the end of March.

F1’s season-opening Australian GP will feature a one-off rule change by the FIA to handle the expanded 22-car grid in Melbourne this weekend.

Several former F1 drivers are currently racing in the WEC in the hypercar and LMGT3 categories. The likes of Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries, Sebastian Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Will Stevens all compete in the hypercar class.

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has announced a resolution to the sport's regulatory row over engine compression ratios, with a tweak to the regulations set for June 1 and a further change in 2027.

As the FIA WEC opener is postponed in Qatar, attention turns to Formula 1’s upcoming Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands

Changes to compression ratio tests will be introduced in the summer after a lot of focus on Mercedes' new power unit over pre-season.

FIA announces updated 2026 regulations, including new engine testing after Mercedes PU scrutiny, plus a series of rule tweaks ahead of the season.

From lift-and-coast to energy deployment, the FIA is weighing up what could