Overview
- - The FIA announced Thursday adjustments to electricity use and recharge rules for Saturday qualifying at Suzuka.
- - Mercedes has set the early pace in Melbourne and Shanghai, with 19-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli taking his first win on March 15 in China.
- - Lewis Hamilton, 41, said he trains harder than younger rivals and reported running about 100 km in Tokyo this week.
- - Hamilton arrives after finishing third in Shanghai, his first Ferrari podium following a difficult 2025 season.
- - The 2026 rules pair half‑electric and half‑thermal power with a push‑to‑pass boost, and the battery math has split opinions, with Max Verstappen saying he no longer expects to win this year.