All roads lead to the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne this weekend as the F1 2026 season begins with the Round 1 race, the Australian Grand Prix. Ton.

Formula One racing returns with the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, which is technically on Sunday, Mar. 8. But thanks to the time difference, for U.S. viewers, the race will begin at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on Saturday, March 7. The 2026 season runs through Dec. 6, concluding with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Formula 1 has established a track record of calling off races when conflict or civil unrest erupts in the Middle East, although this season's schedule remains unchanged for now. A United States base in Bahrain has been shaken by an explosion amid rising tensions, prompting concerns about the forthcoming Grands Prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

The F1 season begins this weekend in Australia. Here's a full preview for 2025, including driver changes, the full schedule and predictions.

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The full 2026 F1 schedule features 24 races, a new race in Madrid, Spain, and 6 sprint weekends.

FORMULA ONE returns for the 2026 season as a new era begins with rule changes, new teams, new drivers and even a new race. Lando Norris aims to defend his F1 world title after he claimed glory

It’s lights out and away we go! The 2026 FIA Formula 1 Grand Prix schedule has been published for all 24 rounds of this year’s World Championship in the motorsport. Following one of the most unpredictable and exciting seasons of Formula 1 fresh off of Lando Norris’s World Championship win,

Escalating tensions in the Middle East have raised questions about what might happen to the Bahrain Grand Prix and Saudi Arabia Grand Prix in April.