I left this WAY too goddamn close to the actual season itself, but it’s time to wrap up this mothertrucker up. Welcome to the final chapter of the Season Preview Season, and The Hater’s Guide to the 2026 Formula 1 Season. One of the most radical regulation changes in sometime, a new team on the grid, but a lot of the same old bullshit. Let’s get into it.
The Obvious New Shit
*The Price Is Right announcer voice* – Here’s your BRAND NEW CAR!
The new 2026 F1 car is a… tricky beast. Here’s the bullet point version of the major changes:
- The car’s wheelbase is 20 centimetres shorter and 10 cm’s narrower, with the weight limit has been reduced by 30 kilos (798 –> 768)
- MGU-H has been scrapped from power-units, internal combustion and electric motors now deploying in 50:50 power ratio for around 1,000 total horsepower, double the level of regen expected to compensate.
- Front/Rear Wings simplified. DRS now scrapped for “active aero”, with wings switching into “straight mode” (What did you call me?) in designated areas, dropping down to reduce drag and increase top speed.
- “Overtake Mode” kicks in within a second of another car, maximum power at top speed to aid passing, alongside manual “Boost Mode” across a lap to attack or defend, and multiple “Recharge Modes”.
- Ground effect tunnels on car floors are gone and minimum ride heights will be raised, with bigger diffusers, meaning less downforce (The smart folks reckon around 25% less)
- Cars will run on 100% “Sustainable Fuels” for the first time (Still don’t get me started on this shit, it’s not a real thing.)
- Survival Cell has been strengthened as well as the roll hoop after Zhou’s horror crash at Silverstone a few years back.
Now we’ve seen the cars on track with pre-season testing, what do I think? They’re interesting. It seems very easy to lock up in these cars, and they do seem to be rather twitchy, so it seems the lack of downforce is already having an effect. That’s nice. But there do seem to be concerns that the “Overtake Mode” isn’t powerful enough to be a difference maker for passing, and that there’s still enough dirty air that following could still be an issue. That would be… a disaster giving the amount of marketing suggesting that passing and driver skill is going to make the difference. But it’s very early days so far and I’ll withhold true judgement until a couple of rounds in.
The calendar for the year isn’t too dissimilar to 2025. Canada is now in the end of May, which is actually a little risky as there’s still an outside chance of snow. Imola is gone, replaced with a new race in Madrid on September 13th, the “Madring”. Catalunya will stay into 2027 and beyond, but it’ll now be a rotational round with Spa from that year onwards. Also note, this is Zandvoort’s swansong before leaving the calendar altogether. That new Madring round though… not sure that’s going to be finished in six months time, but what do I know.
And no, your eyes don’t deceive you – That’s six races in the final seven weekends of the year again. The only minor win here, is that these are the only two triple headers for the season now. Yay?
Sprint Races in 2026: China, Miami, Canada, Britain, The Netherlands and Singapore (These choices suck, why did you take Brazil OFF the list?)
The cost cap has gone up from $135m to $215m, this was to compensate for inflation but also include new running and operating costs previously exempt. Essentially, the only costs that don’t count now are driver salaries, your three highest paid non-driving staff, travel and marketing costs, property and legal fees, parental, sick pay and staff bonuses.
We now have an out-of-competition stewards panel just in case we get right to reviews, so hopefully we don’t have to wait a week and a half for the outcome… if Mohammed Ben Sulayem hasn’t fired them by May.
And because we’re petty like that, 55% of the car has to be painted instead of bare carbon.
Oh and there’s one more new addition. We’ll get to that next.
Code: A World Championship – ⭐ / Rookie – 🔰 / Brackets = 2025 Championship Position (Unless said otherwise)
Cadillac Formula 1 Team
#11 – Sergio Perez (8th in 2024 Season)
#77 – Valtteri Bottas (22nd in 2024 Season)
After years of hustling, political out-fighting, and stuffing Michael Andretti into a locker, Cadillac is finally here in the flesh. Ferrari-powered as a customer team until General Motors builds their own power-unit for the 2029 season. And Cadillac’s gone for a fully experienced lineup of Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas – Over 500 starts, a dozen wins and 100 podiums between them. Can’t really fault them for that. If anything, most of Cadillac’s early team build has been sensible. Graeme Lowdon did plenty with nothing at Manor/Marussia. Nick Chester, Pat Symonds and Adam Purvis are on the technical staff. Good names with experience.
We’ve seen them in Bahrain and yes, the running’s been low, and with hiccups – They were 10th of 11 on the lap count. But it says a lot when other teams have praised them for looking like a serious outfit and doing things the right way.
Are they fast? Nope, they look like they’re in the bottom tier alongside another surprising name we’ll get to. But they’re a brand new team, this was always going to be the most likely outcome. There’s rumblings Dan Towriss, despite playing it down during testing, thinks eighth is a makeable target for them in the Constructors’. He needs to chill. Even a point would be a superb achievement for a rookie team. They can’t all be Haas from 2016. Really, they can either be super safe and think of the long game, or gamble and go for broke thinking they may get lucky somewhere. I suspect Cadillac is walking before they can run, and I think that’s the smart money.
Oh, and remember, IndyCar ace Colton Herta is driving for Hitech in F2 this season. A Top 8 finish guarantees him a Superlicence. Makeable. Does Towriss pull the trigger and get his American in an F1 seat for 2027?
BWT Alpine Formula 1 Team
#10 – Pierre Gasly (18th)
#43 – Franco Colapinto (20th)
It’s not a great time to be an Alpine fan at the moment. A week ago from time of writing, Alpine announced they’d be quitting the World Endurance Championship, alongside the shutting down of their Viry engine plant. This year was already sad enough given this was going to be one of very few years since the late 70’s to not have Renault power on the grid, but their new CEO François Provost doesn’t believe in Motorsport, so he’s pulled the plug on just about everything bar their F1 team, which they only own 76% of, and the Otro Capital form is considering selling their chunk. Wonderful.
But do you want some genuine good news? They look really solid in testing. There were obvious concerns given Team Enstone hasn’t exactly been great internally in recent years. But given a couple of minor technical problems, they’ve looked like a solid midfield team again. Depending on who you ask, the Mercedes power-unit and gearboxes will have no doubt helped, but it’s what you do with the package that counts and it seems Alpine have made some gains.
And man did they need to, this was the clear worst car on the grid last year. Slow, and the chassis wasn’t good enough to compensate. Pierre Gasly worked miracles to even get 20 points out of it. Also, would you believe that man turned 30 last week? Gasly. Thirty. Fuck. He’s a damn good driver and talisman for the team, give me anything and he’ll be an alchemist for you. It will be interesting to see what happens with Franco Colapinto. The funding he’s promised has had a sketchy track record, and his performances weren’t too bad for a rookie last year. Now he needs to close that gap if he wants to stick around long-term, especially if he’s got a car similar in quality to what he had with Williams.
Audi Revolut F1 Team
#27 – Nico Hulkenberg (11th)
#5 – Gabriel Bortoleto (19th)
We’ve come a long way from a livery reveal in November and a car launch involving influencers trying to climb stairs in real time.
Jokes aside, welcome to Audi, finally fully in command after taking over Sauber, with Hinwil, Stuttgart, and a future base in the UK all coming together to support the team, with Jonathan Wheatley in charge, who did an immense job in 2025 to get Sauber their best points haul since 2012.
Audi didn’t make too many headlines in pre-season testing, a couple of niggles technically speaking, but grew into themselves as they went on, looking like they’re going to be competitive with the back half of the field right away. Yes, it’s a little less impressive given this was already a functioning team, but it’s not a bad start. Even if we ignore those wild sidepods at the start of the first test. Woof.
Driver wise, this is a very solid pairing. Nico Hulkenberg has never been the sexy option, but he’s been one of the best drivers on the grid for the last three years, consistently being a Sunday man in middle of the road cars. He’s the ideal man to steer a team with low expectations into a new era, with 250 races of experience, and 1 podium.
Gabriel Bortoleto had an erratic rookie season, speed was definitely there, was every bit on Hulk’s level outright, but made some big errors too. His home crash still scars the mind. But if he can glow up a little bit, he could be the other half in a very balanced pair, with a car that I think could sneak into the points on merit every once in a while. If anything, their 70 points in 2025 feels a little unfair for how well they punched above their weight. Midfield being tighter than expected could be an issue in trying to replicate that.
TGR Haas F1 Team
#31 – Esteban Ocon (15th)
#87 – Ollie Bearman (13th)
I think it’s really subtle that Toyota is now the title sponsor of the team, isn’t it? What gave it away, really?
Anyway, Haas weren’t too happy with what was on paper, another solid season but were unlucky to end up 8th in the points as the competition around them all got stronger. Struggles with high speed stability and setup problems dogged them for large chunks of the season. And I think there’s a little bit of internal frustration in their camp given Team Principal Ayao Komatsu mentioned he was disappointed with Esteban Ocon and his output on the year. He walked it back a bit by saying the team was partly responsible for it, but that was a bold statement going into the season by the normally quite reserved leader.
Points were made though. Ocon has 180 starts and nine full seasons to his name. At best looking at the numbers, he broke even with Ollie Bearman. A way above average rookie I reckon, but that’s still significant. Ocon might be driving for his job this season if someone big comes out of F2. Bearman’s got to be careful too, he sits on 10 penalty points after some bad luck and some reckless driving last season. And he doesn’t lose any of those points until after Qualifying in Canada. Round 7. The last thing he needs is a race ban.
Good news? The car looked really solid in pre-season testing. The Race called it THE midfield runner in the sport. That could be good enough for Williams #5 spot given the cap between the haves and have nots on the grid. An opportunity to take the team back to its highest Constructors’ spot since 2018 is in play. It’s got a damn good driver pairing on paper too, Bearman could be in play for a factory Ferrari gig at this rate of improvement. Can Haas cash it in?
Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team
#14 – Fernando Alonso ⭐⭐ (10th)
#18 – Lance Stroll (16th)
Lol.
…Oh, you’re serious?
Aston Martin has been spinning its wheels metaphorically for sometime now. 2025 was the year they made all the big plays – Adrian Newey joining and now becoming Team Principal for the first time in his 40 years in F1, a factory Honda deal for their “official” return to F1, a boat load of technical reshuffles – Including the alleged departure of Andy Cowell being covered up (See Companies House), and several key figures leaving. It was all meant to set up a new team ready to attack the front of the sport in 2026.
You’ve probably seen most of the headlines since. Aston Martin has had the off-season from hell and the signs were there pretty much as soon as they had to announce during the Shakedown that they weren’t going to make it there until day four of five.
They managed just 334 laps across the six days of testing in Bahrain. It included some embarrassing lowlights such as but not limited to; Stroll spinning off into a gravel trap at Turn 11, the Honda engine screaming briefly at 13,400rpm before dying, while stuck in 47th gear, and Honda having to declare they were so short of spare parts, they ended their test early on Friday lunchtime after just six laps on the day.
It’s even worse than I’m making it sound. Aston didn’t manage more than 26 laps across a single stint, ANYWHERE in testing. Allegedly they can’t safely rev their car past 11,000 for fear of how fragile the power-unit is. Newey’s car is so tightly packed (A classic Newey trait), it’s causing problems for the entire car. Lance Stroll said during the test, that Aston are… four and a half seconds off the pace. And if the few lap times they did manage were any indication, he probably wasn’t lying. When Franco Colapinto dissed you for saying you were the worst kind of surprise, and he was in an Alpine last year… phew.
And the worst part is, I saw a lot of this coming. The warning signs were there. Newey is a fantastic holistic figure to oversee a car, but he has people on his level to keep him in check. On top of that, Aston Martin has not been able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they can actually develop a car. When they were Racing Point, they were the kings of doing more, with less. Now they’ve got a limitless bankroll, a genuine top-tier technical department, a new windtunnel they’re only just starting to utilize and more… It’s like they don’t know what to do with all that expansion.
As I put the finishing touches on this blog, the latest rumour the team’s had to squash is that they were intentionally only planning to run a handful of laps in Melbourne and then park the cars as a glorified test. Aston were quick to leak to the journos that the rumour was untrue and Australia hinges on Honda and their battery reliability updates but this all sounds very messy. Is it me, or is Honda being scapegoated already when Adrian’s accountable for the not great looking chassis and potentially another case of him overdoing it on the packaging of the car? This team will do well to see the flag in March. Forget points for now.
Oh, and Lance Stroll’s entering his 10th season. He’s going to have 200 starts before the year’s out. I just want to mentally prepare you for that.
VISA Cashapp Racing Bulls Formula 1 Team
#30 – Liam Lawson (14th)
#41 – Arvid Lindblad 🔰 (6th in F2’s 2025 Season)
Racing Bulls was a team that was definitely knocked back as a result of Red Bull’s toxic politics last season. Team Principal Laurent Mekies got promoted into being the senior team’s CEO, and Alan Permane became the new team boss. But he steered the team well in tricky circumstances, and had their best season in four years. Oh, and you lost your star driver Isack Hadjar. Dang it.
Racing Bulls didn’t look half bad in testing either, but a little erratic in terms of handling. They’ll likely benefit from what many suspect is Red Bull Powertrains having excellent energy deployment, and in a close running midfield, that could be a difference maker, but I also suspect the drivers will be given close inspection.
It’s Year 3-ish for Liam Lawson, and he’s now the bonafide team leader at RB. But I don’t think he’s ever maintained a foothold in the sport, given the close quarters battles he’s had with Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar. This will likely be the test to see if Red Bull truly has faith in the Kiwi long term. He has to establish himself in this matchup and lead the team.
The problem is, Red Bull is also extremely high on Arvid Lindblad. They were the reasons the Superlicense now has a vague-exemption for 17-year-olds, not Kimi Antonelli. He’s been pushed through the juniors despite not getting the results you would normally associate with F1-level graduates. I watched him in F2 and F3… he’s good, definitely someone you could take a punt on. Is he an S-Tier prospect? Not for me. I’ve always said he could have done with another year’s seasoning (What’s the rush?), but if you’re gonna take a punt on a rookie, a new regulation set and car is probably the best time to do it.
As usual, the aim will be Top 5 with Racing Bulls. But that midfield looks pretty competitive again, it’ll be interesting to see where they stack up.
Atlassian Williams F1 Team
#23 – Alexander Albon (8th)
#55 – Carlos Sainz (9th)
Trouble in paradise for the Vowles project and the hottest accent in Motorsport. After three podiums and their best season in a decade, I warned people at the end of last season that their last car was a carryover, and building an entirely new one from scratch was going to be a big test for a team whose biggest weakness has been internal organisation.
So of course they missed the shakedown entirely as their car just wasn’t ready. As much as a virtual track test isn’t a terrible compromise, it’s never the real thing, and that was a setback to their season.
They’ve been reliable in Bahrain, just slow. And there’s a potential culprit. This is just a theory, but I suspect they’ve failed a crash test while building this thing, because that means the car needs strengthening, and that means adding weight. Why? Because the rumours are that the car is heavily overweight right now. Maybe as much as 30 kilos, the same 30 they were supposed to lose. Now, that’s a tricky game, as the power-units are actually heavier this year despite losing the MGU-H, but being that far out is catastrophic.
If this rings a bell, it’s because Vowles admitted the car was overweight in 2024 by 15 kilos. That’s worth about 0.45 a second in raw pace in his own words. So, one doesn’t need a calculator to work out how much out of the pocket they are. The only blessing for them is that I strongly doubt that everyone else is at exactly 768kg.
As said, at least they’re reliable. They were actually third on the lap count behind McLaren and Haas, but I do wonder if they are this far behind, how long is it going to take for them to close the gap. This was meant to be a year they try to close the gap to the Top 4, not wondering how much they’re going to slip back down the board.
Scuderia Ferrari HP
#16 – Charles Leclerc 💍 (5th)
#44 – Lewis Hamilton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6th)
*looks around, checks every corner of the room and whispers through the door* …There might, MIGHT just be some hope here. *sighs* Here we go again…
I can’t believe we have to do this again. Just when I thought I was out, some active aero and some C4 tire glory runs pulled me back in.
In all seriousness, this was a remarkably buoyant test for the Prancing Honse in their signature year. Everyone seems happy, they got a good amount of laps in, even with multiple technical gremlins in Bahrain, and Lewis Hamilton seems genuinely rejuvenated after the back half of 2025 made him feel someone had just found him a new setup guide on Perplexity.
The seven-time Champion claims that a lot more of his DNA is in this SF-26, and he’s felt a lot more comfortable and connected to the car as a result. So it seems that the team has caved a little for their star man. (As a Sebastian Vettel fan, I’m not mad about this, at all.) He’s also ditched Roberto Adami as his race engineer, but hasn’t got a permanent replacement just yet. Weird given we start next week, but okay.
They’ve always been one of the quirkier teams in testing. Debuting an active aero rear wind that spins 220 degrees backwards like a Rotisserie Chicken, and given they’ve apparently got a smaller turbo than the other suppliers, it’s helped them leap off the line in practice starts.
There’s a lot of excitement in their camp – Hell, even McLaren think that Ferrari are ahead of them over longer runs, so others have noticed. Still, this had better work, this might be Lewis’ last shot at the eighth title so many think he should already have, even though he’s on the books until 2027. He was roughly three tenths behind Charles for most of the year and that is still his biggest hurdle, even if the Ferrari is actually good. As I’ve said many a time, just what is a 41-year old Lewis Hamilton in 2026? It’s a genuinely fascinating question.
Oh, and Charles Leclerc is here too. Forgot to mention him. If the car is great, he’s an immediate contender. Listen to me now, believe me later on.
Oracle Red Bull Racing
#3 – Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (2nd)
#6 – Isack Hadjar (12th)
A new brand identity, (somewhat) new management, and even a change of number for Max Verstappen, partly in honor of the Honey Badger. N’awww.
This really feels like the beginning of a new era for Milton Keynes. Christian Horner’s now trying to do after-dinner speaking in Australia, Helmut Marko was taken to the back of the barn for trying to ruin one junior driver too many and now we have Laurent Meikes in his first full season as CEO, with the first Red Bull Powertrain unit officially with new partners in Ford. And apparently, the latter’s input was actually way more than an “Ecoboost” sticker.
Again, the vibes coming out of the camp were relatively positive. Some of their rivals think they may actually be quickest, even if like all the other top teams, they’re playing “hot potato” with that honour. One thing is for sure though, seemingly excellent energy deployment coming out of their new power-unit. If Horner pulled off one last stunt to get them back in the play for 2026, then my eyes are going to roll back into my skull. The overall impression I get is Red Bull are in the mixer, even if Pierre Wache running the day-to-day says it feels more like fourth.
The driver situation is interesting though. Max Verstappen doesn’t like these new cars at all, and one has to wonder if he’ll be the only replica of Nico Rosberg and retire early to do other shit like Sim Race, drive the Nordschleife and be adorable on Twitch. I’ve always been the more cynical fan who says “I’ll believe it when I see it”, but Max has beaten that drum every time someone’s asked him about it. And the other question, does he go for the big money Mercedes move if they come knocking again, with murmurs last year saying they wouldn’t stand in his way if he wanted out this time?
Then there’s Isack Hadjar. The French-Algerian was very solid in his first season. Quick, mentally resilient and was better than Lawson immediately, leapfrogging Tsunoda to get the opportunity. Generally speaking, new cars tend to bring drivers closer together, so if there’s a “good” time to be in the Red Bull second car, now’s the time. Anything within three tenths of Max would be considered excellent.
There’s definitely a “Top 4” that’s way quicker than everyone else after testing, and no-one wants to be on the bottom of it, especially Red Bull after multiple seasons with outward facing problems. Maybe this new Red Bull can be softer on the outside, and harder on the inside.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
#63 – George Russell (4th)
#12 – Andrea Kimi Antonelli (7th)
Welcome to the bookie’s favourites. Why? Because we’ve had 10 Mercedes power-units win the Constructor’s title in the last 12 years, even if that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll happen again!
But there’s no getting around it, from Day 1 of seeing these cars, Mercedes have at least given the impression that they’re on point. Heck, their first filming day had them running the full 200km distance without breaking a sweat at Silverstone. The reliability has been wobbly in Bahrain, including a full power-unit swap on the final day. They’ve topped a lot of timing sheets though, even if we’re not sure they were representative runs.
Make no mistake, George Russell is ready for what could be about to happen. He was incredible last season, comfortably the best of his career, with average starts and finishes comparable to the McLaren’s that won the title. He barely put a foot wrong and he’s now a Top 3 driver in the world in my opinion. If Mercedes are there, he will be.
Kimi Antonelli is there too, and he just needs to find some more consistency. When he was at his best last year, he was sensational. Brazil, Vegas, Canada, etc. But there was a fair share of rookie mistakes, which coincided with Mercedes still having some correlations issues with their windtunnel and what they were actually doing on track. If Mercedes has a problem, it’s that sometimes they don’t even know why they’re fast. That’s funny.
Everyone and their mother in the paddock thinks they know what’s about to happen – That Mercedes will take the sandbags off when they get to Australia, and whoop that trick. We’ll have to see, but George Russell being a 2/1 favourite to win the title is rather telling with the season a week away. A second age of silver could be able to hit the sport or their calibration’s telling us all lies. The biggest thing for me is, why is everyone so sure they’re so good?
McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team
#1 – Lando Norris ⭐ (Champion)
#81 – Oscar Piastri (3rd)
And finally, the reigning Champions. It’s been a relatively quiet off-season for Woking, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
They were the kings of mileage in testing, clocking up over 800 laps, and they were consistently in the Top 3 in individual times, even if Andrea Stella’s largely played down their long run speed, saying they’re still a step behind Ferrari and Mercedes. But make no mistake, this looks like a quick and stable car, mostly reliable with excellent aero, and will sacrifice a bit of top speed again in order to be quicker in low and medium speed bends. And they’ll be on up to date Mercedes powertrains in Australia, due to the rule that states that the factory runs is the same for the customers too.
For me, the question marks are going to be what happens outside of the car. Lando Norris is now World Champion, and I’m not sure I can remember the last time someone won the big one while quietly not getting the respect that title normally comes with. There’s been a lot of shade from the Australian side of the garage, a lot of the usual “best car” denouncements and the tricky Max Verstappen problem. Doubling up would be a hell of a way to silence the doubters.
Oscar Piastri was outstanding and the driver of the sport for the first two thirds of 2025, but he has to get over the flyaway period in the back half and maximise his skill on lower grip tracks if he wants to win a Championship, a level we now expect him to compete at. There wasn’t a McLaren “grand conspiracy” last season out to get him to favour Lando, I think going two months without a podium finish was the real issue. The speed has been there from Day 1, now he needs to fully harness it and mitigate the mistakes. Both of them do.
And of course, there’s the pitwall. For all the winning McLaren has done in the last two seasons and change, they;’ve never felt ready for it because of the disorganisation of Papaya Rules, and strategy. Thankfully, they have a big upgrade in Will Courtenay, Red Bull Day 1 staffer and Head of Strategy now becoming their Sporting Director. Big upgrade, and hopefully it means no staying behind a Safety Car in Qatar anymore.
McLaren are down with the bookies, Lando Norris is 9/1 to retain the title and I’m not really sure why. This is a team that worked exceptionally hard to bridge the gap and become the juggernaut they are. And yet, we still don’t take them fully seriously. Let’s see if we’re right to think that.
Predictions
World Champion: George Russell – Yeah, I think it’s time for the Peaky Blinder’s extra to win it all. Mercedes can playact all they like, they’ve got something here. And Russell is more than good enough to take the fight to Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Lewis or Max depending on how the field shakes out.
Constructors: McLaren – Don’t think they take both titles though. I need to see it from Antonelli first, because right now McLaren still feels like the only team with two elite drivers who can score big points. McLaren had spells in both their Constructor’s titles where they didn’t have the best car, but scoring points in bunches got them over the line anyway. Gimme Woking to three-peat.
One to Watch: Ollie Bearman – If he can keep his head on and let his penalty points expire, I think Bearman could be consistent and fast enough to put himself in the frame for a big seat, if Hamilton’s struggles continue. He’s already winning a close war with Esteban Ocon, one of the sport’s better midfielders. Let’s see if he can double up.
Biggest Disappointment: Williams – If Williams undo all their hard work with an overweight and slow car, we might see genuine pressure on James Vowles’ job for the first time since taking over.
Overall, I think we’re looking at three tiers of performance – The Top 4, the Midfield, and then Williams, Aston and Cadillac.
Season starts this weekend at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, set your alarms, and may battle commence. Thanks for reading across Season Preview Season, and I’ll be writing Dre’s Race Reviews all the way though 2026. See you then!