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

A Formula 1 test in January, in the middle of winter, behind closed doors and with no media or fans in sight? ESPN fills you in on all you need to know ahead of Barcelona testing.

Follow live updates as Formula 1s all-new 2026 cars hit the track together for the first time at a five-day event in Barcelona.

BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks ahead to the first F1 test of 2026, which is happening in private in Barcelona.

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.

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The Red Bull teams livery launches in Detroit, overnight into Friday UK time, marks an earlier-than-normal start to the new ...

Bookmakers have Mercedes as an F1 2026 preseason favorite. It won dominantly with a great new engine in 2014, as these rules ...

Even before the first collective on-track Formula 1 action of 2026, there has been talk about the new engine regulations in Formula 1. More specifically, the focus is on the compression ratio of the ...