Team by team: How Barcelona’s F1 shakedown went for the 2026 field

The complexity of F1’s 2026 rules overhaul is such that teams requested an extra shakedown on top of two three-day tests in Bahrain to prepare for the start of the season in Melbourne in March.
The new power units, with a much bigger reliance on a more powerful electric MGU-K system, caused such nerves that they requested the Barcelona shakedown behind closed doors, with Bahrain also understood …Keep reading

Verstappen on Red Bull F1 engine: “Still quite a bit of work to do”

Max Verstappen stated “there’s still quite a bit of work to do” on his new Red Bull Ford Powertrain after the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown. 
F1 hosted a five-day private test in Barcelona this week, where all 11 teams were given a maximum of three days running ahead of this season’s wholesale regulation change.
Not only is there a new ruleset, however, but Red Bull – with Ford …Keep reading

Alonso’s verdict on Aston Martin’s first proper day of 2026 F1 running

Given the revolving door of technical directors, team principals and CEOs at Aston Martin in recent seasons, the scrutiny of its activities during the Barcelona shakedown would have been intense even if its new car were not the first product of its new structure under Adrian Newey.
The team was the last to arrive of those who actually ran during the five days at the track, pitching up on the …Keep reading