Formula 1 · 2026 machinery
The Cars
Eleven cars, five power units, one rulebook. The fastest, most complex machines in motorsport — broken down.
MCL40
McLaren
Top
342
Weight
768
DRS
2
SF-26
Scuderia Ferrari
Top
345
Weight
768
DRS
2
RB22
Red Bull Racing
Top
344
Weight
768
DRS
2
W17
Mercedes-AMG
Top
341
Weight
768
DRS
2
FW48
Atlassian Williams
Top
346
Weight
768
DRS
2
AMR26
Aston Martin
Top
340
Weight
768
DRS
2
A526
BWT Alpine
Top
339
Weight
768
DRS
2
VCARB04
Racing Bulls
Top
343
Weight
768
DRS
2
VF-26
TGR Haas
Top
342
Weight
768
DRS
2
R26
Audi Revolut
Top
338
Weight
768
DRS
2
C26
Cadillac
Top
337
Weight
768
DRS
2
Top speed · km/h
Williams
346
Ferrari
345
Red Bull Racing
344
Racing Bulls
343
McLaren
342
Haas
342
Mercedes
341
Aston Martin
340
Alpine
339
Audi
338
Cadillac
337
Grid average342 km/h
Anatomy of an F1 car
Component
Front wing
Generates front downforce and steers airflow around the car. The first thing teams tweak each weekend.
Power units
Mercedes
~1000 hpBenchmark hybrid V6 — the grid's most-used unit.
McLarenMercedesWilliamsAlpine
Ferrari
~995 hpStrong top-end; powers the Scuderia and two customers.
FerrariHaasCadillac
Red Bull Ford
~990 hpRed Bull Powertrains' first in-house era, with Ford.
Red Bull RacingRacing Bulls
Honda
~985 hpWorks Honda deal driving Aston's title push.
Aston Martin
Audi
~970 hpAll-new manufacturer programme out of Neuburg.
Audi