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• What happened behind closed doors on day one of F1’s secretive 2026 shakedown

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 19

  Formula 1’s shakedown week began on a crisp but chilly day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with Mercedes’ W17 emerging from the garages first...

• Aston Martin to lose one F1 test day, intends to run in Barcelona on Thursday

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 19

  The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has announced its "intention is to run Thursday and Friday" at Barcelona's 2026 shakedown, which means it will not...

• Aston Martin set to skip first two days of F1 2026 Barcelona test

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 16

  Aston Martin is set to skip the opening two days of the first 2026 Formula 1 pre-season test in Barcelona, Autosport understands.  F1 is currently...

• Audi signs Slater as first academy driver

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 18

  Audi has signed reigning Formula Regional European champion Freddie Slater as its Driver Development Programme’s first member. Audi has taken over...

• Red Bull reveals actual 2026 F1 car as Barcelona test begins

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 13

  Red Bull has lifted the covers off its RB22 Formula 1 car for the 2026 season. The Milton Keynes-based outfit previously revealed its livery on 15...

• McLaren reveals renders of new MCL40 F1 car

  26-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 13

  McLaren has unveiled the car tasked with mounting a successful Formula 1 title defence in 2026, as it unleashed renders of its new MCL40 in a...

• Explained: The diffuser opening on Mercedes’ and Ferrari’s 2026 F1 cars

  25-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 34

  Caution is always required when analysing Formula 1 launches – especially with the introduction of new regulations. A few years ago, Red Bull...

• Why the first 2026 F1 test is really being held in secret – and what to expect

  25-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 34

  The human brain is hard-wired to greet changes and unexpected circumstances with a stress response: the amygdalae, biochemical arbiters of the...

• Why there are "no excuses" for Alpine in F1 2026

  24-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 30

  As Flavio Briatore said at Alpine's 2026 launch in Barcelona, his team has no more excuses. But rather than dreading the added pressure, a...

• Haas completes 2026 F1 car shakedown ahead of Barcelona test

  24-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 30

  Haas has become the latest team to shake down its 2026 Formula 1 car, as the grid makes their final preparations for the first official test under...

• Briatore: Horner interested in Otro's Alpine F1 team stake

  24-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 40

  Flavio Briatore has said Christian Horner is one of the interested parties in buying Otro Capital’s stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team. Since being...

• Stella wants F1 to openly communicate new regulations to fans

  24-1-2026 Formula 1 Autosport.com 36

  McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has urged Formula 1 to openly communicate the nuts and bolts of the 2026 regulations due to how different the...