Valtteri Bottas's Cadillac losing a wing mirror on track and Pierre Gasly's Alpine stopping on track triggered two red flags in quick succession on the second day of F1 2026's first Bahrain test
Nailing a good race start in the 2026 F1 cars is going to be a lot more challenging. Gary Anderson explains why
Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc set the new fastest time of the Bahrain test in the morning session of the second day, as both Mercedes and Red Bull hit trouble
A Cadillac-triggered red flag punctuated the opening hour of running on day two of Formula 1's first of two pre-season tests in Bahrain
Until a week ago, Mercedes was confident its engine compression ratio trick would stand. Now the tide might have turned against it and towards a rule change
The opening day of F1’s Bahrain test has already given us the deeper insight we’ve been waiting for – so here’s everything we learned from the first proper day of watching 2026 F1 cars
After the imposed secrecy of Formula 1's first 'shakedown' test of 2026 in Barcelona, the Bahrain test is providing no shortage of data to sink our teeth into as we analyse long-runs from day one
Early on the first day of Formula 1’s Bahrain test it was apparent Max Verstappen was doing something others were not
Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris and his McLaren team set the fastest time of the opening day of F1 testing in Bahrain - but Red Bull and Max Verstappen stole the limelight
Lewis Hamilton will have Kimi Raikkonen's ex-F1 race engineer Carlo Santi before a permanent replacement for Riccardo Adami can be in place
