F1 2026 Bahrain: first pre-season tests

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The 2026 Formula 1 season brings a brand-new set of regulations and a new generation of cars.
The sport embraces 50 per cent electrification, fully sustainable fuels, and active aerodynamics. The cars lost some weight and got smaller, but not enough. Audi took over from Sauber, and an eleventh team will join the grid: Cadillac.
After a couple of launch events and a pretty much concealed shakedown event in Spain, the first official pre-season testing in Bahrain revealed the actual cars.
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Currently, engineers build cars Read more F1 2026 Bahrain: first pre-season tests

F1 2025, Bahrain testing day 2

Williams 2025

It was not the typical Bahrain weather which greeted the drivers on Day 2 of testing, with chilly temperatures and rain interrupting the morning session for about one hour.
Teams focused on reliability and long-runs, team efficiency, polishing technical details, and ensuring everything works smoothly within their organization.
Lewis Hamilton finished the morning quickest of all with 1:29.379, close to Max Verstappen’s 1:29.179 qualifying time from last year’s grand prix.
Hamilton seemed more comfortable Read more F1 2025, Bahrain testing day 2

F1 2025, Bahrain testing day 1

McLaren Bahrain 2025 day 1

It is always exciting to see the new F1 cars running on the track for the first time. With only minor regulation changes and the final season with the current regulation, the car designs reached maturity. While there are still visible and many invisible differences, there is also a sensible convergence between cars and performance.
It means that this year, the pecking order Read more F1 2025, Bahrain testing day 1