Flashscore's best preview content ahead of the new Formula 1 season

[p]There have been changes aplenty in the world of F1 since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norris-lando/WSVABbVF/"]Lando Norris[/a] became world champion when it last took to track for the title decider in Abu Dhabi back in December.[/p][p]There are two new teams in the form of Cadillac and Audi (previously Sauber), three new driver pairings, and radically changed rules and regulations that have led to new-look cars and a whole new way of racing.[/p][embed guid="830e088d-69ba-45ea-b901-728582254fad" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2029557696467223021" social-type="twitter" /][p]So, what are these new rules? Who looked most likely to thrive under them in pre-season testing? And how could this season as a whole pan out? You can find the answers to all of that and more at the links below![/p][p]Check it all out before the first race of the season gets underway in Melbourne, and keep up with the results of every session across the weekend down under [a href="https://www.flashscore.com/auto-racing/formula-1/australian-grand-prix/" target="_blank"]here[/a].[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/formula-1-2026-season-complete-guide-calendar-rules/6BEd5zsg/"]Everything you need to know about the 2026 Formula 1 season[/a][/h2][image alt="Audi have entered the world of Formula 1" id="8029fe1e-b1cd-4a9c-8b62-2edb6f9416a7" credit-line="ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Qian Jun / Paddocker-SPP" guid="ac9b3ea8-4544-450e-ba7a-b74f7c1ec168" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/motorsport-formula-1-formula-1-s-class-of-2026-a-new-teammate-for-verstappen-two-familiar-faces-returning/r7n7LCAk/"]Formula 1's Class of 2026: A new teammate for Verstappen, familiar faces returning[/a][/h2][image alt="Cadillac drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas" id="23af3d97-5f4b-4877-9df5-09a17c7b5700" credit-line="Juergen Tap / Zuma Press / Profimedia" guid="84d4cdd0-4efc-485c-8b8a-f2406c4c4fdc" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/auto-racing-formula-1-tyres-wings-and-drs-a-guide-to-the-major-f1-rule-changes-for-2026/ltHDbdak/"]Tyres, wings and DRS: A guide to the major F1 rule changes for 2026[/a][/h2][image alt="The rear wing of Charles Leclerc's Ferrari" id="3fe91e21-b521-4062-92db-d62c0a135535" credit-line="IPA, Independent Photo Agency / Alamy / Profimedia" guid="d1d78d67-5b2e-4917-9be1-999f0fb771cd" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/motorsport-australian-grand-prix-formula-1-predicting-f1-s-initial-2026-pecking-order-after-pre-season-testing/AeqdkLGi/"]Who thrived and who floundered in F1's 2026 pre-season testing[/a][/h2][image alt="Fernando Alonso in Bahrain" id="c75206e4-a9d3-4334-b64a-e57d99ea34de" credit-line="Hoch Zwei / Zuma Press / Profimedia" guid="6f5dc4ca-80de-4b57-ac5a-fa6d2ec7375d" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/motorsport-formula-1-predicting-the-2026-f1-season-mercedes-vs-ferrari-for-the-title-shock-move-by-verstappen/hrg5C7NO/"]Predicting the 2026 F1 season: Mercedes vs Ferrari for the title, shock move by Verstappen[/a][/h2][image alt="George Russell and Max Verstappen" id="2da376ba-c6e8-48d5-8fdd-e33701a5b6d2" credit-line="CLIVE MASON / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP" guid="793f3292-68b8-4cb4-99a8-479c7e64bee9" original-width="3755" original-height="2504" /]