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After the first shakedown tests of the F1 pre-season, Ollie Bearman struck a positive tone on where he and the Haas team stand at the start of 2026. Their testing started with an early run this past weekend at Ferrari’s test track in Fiorano before joining most of the rest of the field in Barcelona….
Team principal Laurent Mekies shared his thoughts on the RB22’s on-track debut in 2026 with their own power unit, Red Bull’s running until now, Isack Hadjar’s crash, how well the youngster is acclimatising, and their programme for the rest of the shakedown as the second day of the private event in Barcelona came to a…
The third day of F1 Testing in 2026 is in the books in Barcelona as Kimi Antonelli was quickest, view the full day 3 results below. Ferrari, Red Bull, Cadillac and Aston Martin did not take to the track. James Vowles confirmed Williams would be on track at the first Bahrain test in February earlier…
Williams F1 team principal James Vowles has confirmed the team will appear with the FW48 at the first 2026 Bahrain test in February. It takes place from the 11th to the 13th. It has been a difficult start to 2026 for a team that was on the rise last season. Carlos Sainz bagged two superb…
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton completed his first laps of the 2026 F1 Barcelona Shakedown, running in wet weather conditions. He completed 19 laps before having to pit when the rain got heavier causing a red flag. Hamilton returned to the track once the weather improved, running 28 laps on Full Wet tyres. As the rain…
Charles Leclerc had a positive first day for Ferrari at the 2026 F1 Barcelona Shakedown and is excited to see how Ferrari fares against the competition. In an Interview with F1 after completing his run, Leclerc shared his excitement to be back in a “very different” car. “It was nice to be back in the car,…
Day 2 of F1 Testing in Barcelona is now complete, with teams continuing their behind closed doors running at the Circuit de Catalunya. As on Day 1, security remained extremely high, limiting the flow of information from the paddock. However, a small number of short videos circulating on social media once again offered brief glimpses…
Liam Lawson shared his first impressions after Day 1 of the F1 2026 Barcelona shakedown, reflecting on early running, adapting to the new-gen car, and commenting on Red Bull’s power unit. The Barcelona shakedown is a behind-closed-doors test event held ahead of official pre-season testing in Bahrain, giving teams a first proper chance to gather…
Audi took part in the opening day of testing at the 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Unfortunately, after an issue with Gabriel Bortoleto’s car, their session ended prematurely, which restricted their running time. The driver shared that his first experience driving the new Audi car was both informative and challenging….
George Russell has shared his thoughts on how he felt driving Mercedes’s latest F1 challenger, the impact of the 2026 technical regulations on the cars, why several other teams impressed him, and his primary objective for the upcoming campaign following the opening day of the pre-season private shakedown in Barcelona. While Kimi Antonelli took to…
