Etienne Psaila
Formula 1 is easiest to love when you can see the weekend’s logic. Why one circuit rewards a particular car concept. How a team’s Friday programme shapes its Saturday ceiling. Where a driver’s craft shows up when grip falls away, tyres fade, and decisions have to be made at racing speed. This book is built as a practical companion to the 2026 season-something you can read quickly before a weekend, consult during sessions, and return to after the chequered flag when the result needs context.Written in a clear, narrative voice and grounded in verifiable, on-record detail, The 2026 F1 Field Guide focuses on what matters race-to-race: the competitive identities of each team, the dynamics within each driver pairing, the circuit demands that expose strengths and punish weaknesses, and the operational choices that turn pace into points. It explains how Sprint weekends change decision-making, how strategy survives (or collapses) under safety cars and weather, and how development and reliability quietly shape the championship’s 'hidden scoreboard.'Rather than re-litigating regulation history, this guide gives you a working framework for understanding performance as it unfolds. It teaches you how to interpret pace without guesswork, how to read the numbers that actually predict Sunday, and how to follow the season’s flow across a 24-round calendar that spans classic circuits, street races, and a brand-new European stop. If you want Formula 1 to feel less like noise and more like cause and effect, this is the book you keep on hand all year.
