How Williams benefits from F1 Barcelona shakedown – despite no running

It has been a very weird week in the world of Formula 1: cars have hit the track for the first time in 2026 but the general public, media included, has only been drip-fed information. In a world where everything is usually on constant demand, putting the Barcelona shakedown behind closed doors as teams gear up for this year’s regulation change certainly caused a stir.
But alas, what can you …Keep reading
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Alpine’s innovative 2026 F1 rear wing explained

Alpine needs to turn a page in its history. Team boss Flavio Briatore insisted on swapping from Renault to Mercedes power, removing one long-standing excuse for its underperformance. The Enstone-based team finished last year at the bottom of the constructors’ championship and its engineers have responded by exploiting the new regulations with curiosity and creativity. 
The A526, overseen by …Keep reading
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Mercedes impresses with first race sim at F1’s Barcelona shakedown

Mercedes has delivered a strong start to the 2026 Formula 1 pre-season as Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed a full race simulation on day two.
The Mercedes W17 ran reliably on both Monday and Wednesday, with George Russell having completed 92 laps by lunchtime yesterday before handing over the car to Antonelli. The youngster then reeled off 91 laps after the break, including what he said was a …Keep reading
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What the new F1 rules mean for driver workload: ‘An element of subjectivity’

Almost every driver who has run so far during the Formula 1 shakedown in Barcelona came up with the same line after climbing out of the car: “It’s very different from what we’re used to.”
That starts with the fact that the 2026 cars have considerably less downforce, and less downforce usually means more complaints from the person behind the wheel. The FIA, however, hopes that this …Keep reading
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Norris: “Surreal” to see number 1 on my car as McLaren kicks off F1 2026 testing

Lando Norris says driving around as the reigning Formula 1 world champion was a “surreal” feeling as he took to the track in Barcelona for a day of discovering his 2026 McLaren MCL40.
McLaren delayed its start to pre-season testing until Wednesday, the third of five shakedown days at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya. With teams able to pick and choose a maximum of three days to run at the …Keep reading
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What happened on day three of F1’s secretive 2026 shakedown

There was a lot more action on the third day of Formula 1’s pre-season shakedown which, as is common knowledge by now, is taking place behind closed doors in Barcelona.
Six out of 11 teams took to the track, including McLaren, which skipped the first two days but is planning to run continuously until Friday evening – each team is allowed three days of testing this week.
Lando Norris was …Keep reading
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Williams missed Barcelona F1 test due to production delays, denies significant weight issue

Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles says it is “incredibly painful” for his squad to miss out the Barcelona shakedown test this week, but denies rumours the team’s car will be significantly overweight.
Last week Williams abandoned its plans to attend F1’s first testing opportunity of the 2026 pre-season in Barcelona, losing three days of running in Spain.
The reason given was “delays …Keep reading
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