Formula 1

• Red Bull engine start ‘very positive’ – Verstappen

  14-2-2026 Formula 1 Formula1.com 25

  Max Verstappen has hailed Red Bull’s good start with their new power unit at pre-season testing as “very positive”, the Dutchman admitting that the...

• Who was fastest at the first Bahrain test?

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  With the first three days of 2026 pre-season testing in Bahrain now done and dusted, F1.com takes a closer look at the key numbers.

• 2026 Red Bull F1 car “easier to push” than last year’s

  14-2-2026 Formula 1 Crash.net 45

  Isack Hadjar was complimentary of the work Red Bull has done with its 2026 F1 car so far

• Your tech questions answered from the first Bahrain test

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Formula1.com 25

  F1 wrapped up the first of two official pre-season tests in Bahrain on Friday, with drivers continuing to learn more about their new-for-2026...

• Watch as F1 TV analyse Day 3 of first Bahrain test

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Formula1.com 29

  Catch up on the big talking points from Day 3 of the first pre-season test in Bahrain with the F1 TV crew.

• What we learned from Day 3 of the first Bahrain test

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Formula1.com 36

  The third and final day of pre-season testing saw some very high lap counts, as teams cracked on trying out different car set-ups and learning more...

• Catch the action from Day 3 of the first Bahrain test

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Formula1.com 47

  The final day of the first 2026 pre-season test is now complete, with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli topping the timesheets.

• Hiding pace? Too slow? What pre-season testing told us

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 BBC Sport 24

  BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson assesses what we learnt - and what we didn't - from the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

• McLaren pleas for "imperative" safety changes before start of F1 2026

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 47

  McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has urged Formula 1 to agree to several refinements to the 2026 power unit rules to improve the show and general...

• Mercedes Leads, Hamilton Tests Limits as First Bahrain Run Ends

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 F1-fansite.com 44

  The first pre-season test in Bahrain wrapped up on Friday with Mercedes firmly at the top. Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap of the entire...

• Messy end to first F1 test adds to concern over race start chaos

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Crash.net 36

  The end of Friday's running in Bahrain was not pretty.

• George Russell counters Mercedes F1 sandbagging claims: ‘We’ve taken a step back’

  13-2-2026 Formula 1 Crash.net 52

  George Russell believes Mercedes is not where its rivals think it is in the F1 pecking order