F1 testing Archives: 02/2026

Official pre-season testing kicks off in Bahrain this week, and the 11 F1 teams are already closely scrutinising each other. The teams have been working…

After private testing in Barcelona, Formula 1’s 2026 pre-season programme continues in Bahrain with the first week of two three-day tests It will mark the…

Mercedes and Red Bull are already embroiled in a controversy over Formula 1’s new regulations, and the season doesn’t officially start for another four weeks…

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso could end up being the wildcard in the fight for the drivers’ championship this season. There are high hopes for…

Ferrari enjoyed a largely positive first test with the SF-26 at the Barcelona shakedown, as Lewis Hamilton set the pace, but upgrades are already coming…

Gary Anderson is convinced that McLaren will arrive at the Bahrain test with a part on their 2026 F1 regulations car inspired by what they…

McLaren CEO Zak Brown expects the same four teams will be the best under F1’s 2026 regulations, after judging Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari at…

Ferrari set the fastest time as F1’s pre-season testing schedule got underway in Barcelona last week. Lewis Hamilton beat George Russell to the top of…

Oscar Piastri thinks “many” fears concerning F1’s 2026 regulations were “put to rest” at the Barcelona shakedown and is especially happy that one fear has…

Lewis Hamilton finished the first pre-season test under F1’s 2026 regulations with the fastest lap, but Ferrari’s data from the Barcelona shakedown was not wholly…