2026 Formula One World Championship (gloatingkitten2503)

Team Changes

 * Audi and Porsche both enter F1 in 2026 with new engine regulations being implemented.
 * Red Bull and AlphaTauri will both switch to Porsche power units in 2026 after using their own power units from 2022 to 2025.
 * McLaren will switch to Audi power units in 2026 after using Mercedes PUs from 2021 to 2025. Audi will also start their own team as the F1 grid will expand to 11 teams. Allianz will be the title sponsor of the Audi F1 Team.
 * Alfa Romeo switches power units from Ferrari to Renault and renames back to Sauber F1 Team. Sauber will be become the junior team for Alpine and will land title sponsorship from French oil company TotalEnergies.

Driver Changes

 * Red Bull junior Jonny Edgar is moved up to AlphaTauri to replace Liam Lawson in 2026.
 * Audi signs Guanyu Zhou and Liam Lawson to be the first two drivers for F1's newest team.
 * Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli is signed to Williams to replace Guanyu Zhou.