After kicking off under a cloud of secrecy with a private test in Barcelona, F1 2026 had official lift-off with official preseason running in Bahrain. Here are the fastest laps.

As pre-season testing reaches its conclusion, which teams look best - and worst - placed ahead of the Australian Grand Prix?

Formula 1’s final preseason test ahead of the 2026 season is now over. All 11 teams took to the Bahrain International Circuit in their new cars for three days, bidding to complete as much running as possible before the checkered flag fell on Friday.

Follow live updates and analysis of the second week of Formula 1's preseason test in Bahrain as the 2026 cars take to the track.

Formula 1 bosses are moving towards a rule change that would close a loophole rivals believe Mercedes have exploited in the sport's new engine rules.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has been the fastest on the final day of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain. McLaren’s Lando Norris was second and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third on Friday.

Aston Martin plans to raise £50mn in cash by selling the right to use its name for the Formula 1 racing team as the UK luxury-car maker warned of a bigger than expected annual loss.

McLaren boss Zak Brown says two teams in particular are "looking very strong" ahead of the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

The dynamic duo performed a jump and donuts in the middle of Broadway. More racers will join them Saturday along San Francisco Bay.

The partnership with Apple TV will see five races from Miami to Monza screen in 50 locations nationwide later this year.

Formula 1's new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir.