Relive action from day 1 of F1 2026 pre-season testing
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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.
BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks ahead to the first F1 test of 2026, which is happening in private in Barcelona.
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Alex Albon says Williams' decision to skip this week's private Barcelona test is not the start the team wanted
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F1 2026 testing: Start time and schedule for Barcelona event - The first action of the 2026 F1 season is a private five-day test in Barcelona, starting on Monday
We are discovering issues, problems we need to solve, every lap, every run,” team boss Ayao Komatsu admits, but “at least we are running”
Formula 1 2026 is underway -- under a cloud of secrecy with the initial preseason test in Barcelona taking place behind closed doors. Here are the fastest laps so far.