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As official pre-season testing begins in Bahrain ahead of the 2026 campaign, here are all the key test-related terms that you might hear mentioned quite frequently.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen ends the first morning of the first Bahrain test with the fastest time.

Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas was quick to get a call from Netflix's Drive to Survive producers after he secured a contract with the American outfit for the 2026 season. 
Cadillac will join the F1 grid as the 11th team in 2026 with the experienced driver line-up of Bottas and former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez. Graeme Lowdon serves as the team principal, and Zhou Guanyu has taken ...Keep reading

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the fastest time of Wednesday’s morning session in Formula 1’s Bahrain pre-season test.
Shortly before 12pm local time – with the test’s opening session taking place from 10am to 2pm – Verstappen set a 1m35.433s on soft tyres for Red Bull.
As F1 switches to new technical regulations, this time is five-and-a-half seconds slower than Oscar Piastri’s ...Keep reading

After 10 of the 11 Formula 1 teams made it to Barcelona for the shakedown last month, the circus has now rolled into the Bahrain International Circuit for the start of official pre-season testing. Almost as soon as the track went live, we got our fist glimpse of all 11 2026 cars on track together for the first time, here's how they look. 

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Mercedes being able to complete a full race simulation on day two of Formula 1's Barcelona shakedown in January was a "laugh in everyone's face", thinks Williams chief James Vowles.
Mercedes got off to an ominously strong start to the 2026 pre-season as Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed a full race simulation on day two on Barcelona's shakedown at the end of January.
The Mercedes W17 and its ...Keep reading

At the start of winter testing in Bahrain, most discussions in the Formula 1 paddock revolve around two words: compression ratio. Rivals are keeping a close eye on the Mercedes power unit, which complies with the 16:1 limit during static tests, but can achieve a higher ratio while running on track.
Audi, Ferrari and Honda immediately asked for clarification in a joint letter to the FIA, with ...Keep reading

Pre-season testing in Bahrain is officially underway, with the cars having now been out on track at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Keep up to date with all the action - both on track and off it - as the 11 F1 teams work on preparations for the 2026 season. Live coverage of Day 1 in Bahrain.

These are the teams and drivers that will be in action for the opening day of the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

"It's really a thrill to work with Brad," F1's producer Jerry Bruckheimer tells the BBC at the annual Academy Awards luncheon in Los Angeles.

"It's really a thrill to work with Brad," F1's producer Jerry Bruckheimer tells the BBC at the annual Academy Awards luncheon in Los Angeles.

The two-day IndyCar preseason test on the short circuit of Sebring International Raceway ended on Tuesday with Marcus Armstrong (Shank-Honda) setting the fastest time of the day. And compared to the fastest Monday time, set by defending champion Alex Palou (Ganassi-Honda), Armstrong's fast lap of 52.372 seconds was ultimately 0.254 seconds faster.
Meyer Shank Racing, is once again collaborating ...Keep reading

Mercedes mark the end of an era. Valtteri Bottas prepares for his fresh start at Cadillac

Shi Wei will return to F1 Academy as the first wild card entry of the 2026 season. 
Having previously competed in the all-female racing series in the same role in 2025, Shi will race in front of her home crowd at the season-opening Round 1 in Shanghai.
"I truly cherish the opportunity to compete again as a Wild Card driver," Shi said. "I will work hard in preparation so that more people can ...Keep reading

The NASCAR Cup season officially gets underway this weekend with the 68th running of the Daytona 500 on February 15.
Before that, NASCAR sent eighth-generation watermelon farmer and Trackhouse Racing star Ross Chastain to New York City for a very unique activation.
As part of the sport's new 'Hell Yeah' campaign, NASCAR fitted a mock 1:1 replica of a Chevrolet Cup engine to a billboard ...Keep reading

Red Bull test and reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda will return to the cockpit of a Formula 1 car later this month when he takes part in a special demonstration event in America.

For some, their Daytona 500 dream will end on Thursday night at the end of the Daytona Duel races. Along with the 36 chartered entries that are guaranteed a spot in the race, nine open entries have also entered the Daytona 500 – bringing the entry list to 45 cars.
The problem is that there are only 41 spots available on the grid for NASCAR's biggest race. Through time trials on Wednesday and ...Keep reading

45 cars have entered the 2026 running of the Daytona 500. The week at Daytona will also feature the season-openers for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, as well as the ARCA Menard’s Series. There are a total of 181 entries across all four divisions.
Ryan Preece just won NASCAR’s wild wet/dry Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray, so all the momentum is with the No. 60 ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team will back Payton Westcott in the 2026 F1 Academy championship.
Westcott secured the seat with the Brackley outfit after taking part in the 2025 Las Vegas round as a wild card entry, where she finished sixth in Race 1. The American driver has experience racing in the United States Pro Kart Series, California Pro Kart Challenge, the Formula Winter Series, Italian F4 ...Keep reading