F1 could be heading for a “recipe for disaster” if it doesn’t make any changes around the race start procedures in 2026 – that’s the view from McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after the first Bahrain testing session, as he believes the all-new power units for the season are too complicated to get up and running…
Day 3 of test 1 at 2026 Bahrain F1 testing is in the books, view the full report and results here. Lando Norris was quickest on Wednesday, with Charles Leclerc fastest on Thursday. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Scuderia Ferrari), Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Franco Colapinto (Alpine) all got a…
Day 2 of test 1 at 2026 Bahrain F1 testing is in the books, view the full report and results below. More teams decided to give one driver a full day of running on Thursday. Lando Norris (McLaren), Isack Hadjar (Red Bull), Charles Leclerc (Scuderia Ferrari), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Ollie Bearman (Haas) and Pierre…
Following Red Bull’s performance on track on Day 1 of the F1 pre-season tests in Bahrain, the team’s 2026 engine was labelled as “the benchmark” by many of its rivals on the grid. Most notably, Mercedes’ Team Principal, Toto Wolff, has openly praised the Red Bull-Ford power unit’s performance on track. A new era for…
Williams F1 Team Principal James Vowles was not afraid to speak up on one of the most clamoured topics of the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 season: the compression ratio and the Mercedes power unit. An intriguing rumour about the former championship winning team Rumours about the German manufacturer toying with the grey areas of the…
Day 1 of test 1 at 2026 Bahrain F1 testing is in the books, view the full report and results below. Red Bull Racing (Max Verstappen), Racing Bulls (Arvid Lindblad), Aston Martin (Lance Stroll) and Haas (Esteban Ocon) were the four teams who kept the same driver in all day. During the morning session, Lewis…
