2026 Formula 1 mid-season report card - RACER

As the 2026 Formula 1 season heads into its summer break, RACER's Chris Medland has assessed all 11 teams' performances through the first half of the campaign. Mercedes leads the standings as the standout team, having won eight of the first 11 races with rookie Kimi Antonelli impressing, though George Russell has struggled with operational and reliability issues. The Bahrain Grand Prix was relocated to Malaysia, disrupting the season's symmetry, and uncertainty remains over the final two rounds.