As part of it, we polled readers for their thoughts. The result was a resounding defeat for me, as my position of being “against” F1 testing being held in private scored only 43.7 percent compared to Luke’s “for” argument getting 56.3 percent of the vote.

Oliver Bearman had his running cut short on Wednesday as Haas' Formula 1 test outing

Mercedes is the favourite for both constructors' and drivers' title glory in F1 2026, especially as it backed up said promise by being the standout in this week's Barcelona shakedown

Ten new cars, five days, no fans. And plenty of security. Formula 1 started a new era with the public and the media excluded from the teams' reliability-focused private testing session in Spain on Monday.

The F1 teams are testing their 2026 cars at the Barcelona track this week. But why is the action not open to the public?

Ferrari made a strong start to its Formula 1 testing schedule on Tuesday.

Cadillac opted to prioritize finding solutions to specific problems rather than track time during the opening day of the Barcelona shakedown, according to team principal Graeme Lowdon.Valtteri Bottas managed 33 laps in the morning on Monday before handing over to Sergio Perez,

Team sources described this year as feeling “more uncontrollable than ever” because of the extended pre-season schedule and compressed offseason. Between 2023 and 2025, there was just a single three-day test — held in Bahrain each time.