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F1 2026 has a clear standout right now trackside

A week has made a real difference for many of the F1 2026 cars, as seen at the start of the second Bahrain test

44 minutes ago
What the long runs are telling us at final Bahrain F1 test
Formula 1

What the long runs are telling us at final Bahrain F1 test

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Eight things we learned from opening day of last F1 2026 Bahrain test

What happened on first day of final 2026 Bahrain F1 test

George Russell ended day one of the final Formula 1 2026 pre-season test on top with a new fastest time of the Bahrain testing fortnight

4 hours ago

Gary Anderson explains Mercedes' final test upgrade package

Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson gives his take on the updates Mercedes has brought to the second Bahrain test

5 hours ago

What new flashing rear lights on 2026 F1 cars mean

F1 2026 pre-season testing has debuted new ways of using the cars' rear lights to signal how the MGU-K is being used to deploy power or charge the battery

6 hours ago

F1 will evaluate changes to controversial 2026 race starts

The FIA is to evaluate potential modifications to the Formula 1 start procedures over this week’s Bahrain test in the wake of recent safety concerns

6 hours ago

Dramatic Aston Martin spin causes first red flag of final F1 test

Lance Stroll brought out the first red flag of Formula 1's final pre-season test in Bahrain as his Aston Martin ended up in the gravel trap

7 hours ago

Mercedes brings substantial upgrade to final F1 test week

Mercedes has debuted a sizeable upgrade package on the first day of the final 2026 Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain

7 hours ago

F1 engine manufacturers to vote on mid-season 2026 rule change

F1's engine manufacturers will vote next week on a mid-season introduction of an additional compression ratio test, The Race can reveal

7 hours ago

F1 should drop battery power, not increase it - Verstappen

Formula 1 should get rid of its electrical battery element, not increase it, according to four-time world champion Max Verstappen

8 hours ago

Problems for Red Bull and Aston Martin as final test begins

Red Bull and Aston Martin were among the teams that lost significant track time in a first session of the second Bahrain F1 2026 test where Charles Leclerc was fastest for Ferrari

9 hours ago
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