Ferrari and Mercedes set the pace in 2026 F1 winter testing, with McLaren confirming they’re the teams to beat. Meanwhile, Aston Martin’s Honda nightmare leaves them stranded at the back of the grid.
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Charles Leclerc maintains Ferrari’s pace with 1:34.273 on Day 2 of Bahrain testing, as Red Bull and Mercedes recover from morning setbacks; Alpine causes red flag with precautionary stop.
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Lando Norris sets fastest time on opening day of Bahrain F1 testing, but Mercedes suffers suspension issues, Aston Martin battles Honda power unit problems, and Racing Bulls faces fluid leak.
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits Red Bull has set the F1 2026 standard after Bahrain testing, with superior energy deployment worth « a second per lap » on straights over consecutive laps.
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Zak Brown praises Red Bull Ford’s « very, very strong » engine performance at Barcelona testing, acknowledging 622 laps of reliable running while admitting he’d « rather not be as impressed » with his rival’s achievement.
« Hats Off »: Zak Brown Salutes Red Bull Ford Engine Surprise at Barcelona Lire la suite »
Rain limited Barcelona Day 2 testing to just Ferrari and Red Bull. Isack Hadjar crashed in the final hour while Max Verstappen set the fastest time before conditions deteriorated.
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Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar set the fastest time on the opening day of 2026 F1 testing in Barcelona, completing 107 laps while Audi and Cadillac encountered early reliability issues.
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Yuki Tsunoda’s expected 2026 reserve role is in jeopardy as Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe confirms no contract has been finalized. Negotiations between Honda and Red Bull remain stalled, with Ford’s involvement complicating the Japanese driver’s future despite his years of Honda backing.
Tsunoda’s Honda Contract « Not Finalized » as Red Bull Blocks Talks Lire la suite »
Red Bull Powertrains insists its 2026 F1 engine is fully legal despite controversy over compression ratios. Technical director Ben Hodgkinson calls rival concerns « a lot of noise about nothing » as Ferrari, Audi, and Honda challenge potential thermal expansion advantages ahead of an FIA meeting on January 22.
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Oliver Mintzlaff wants to do everything to keep Max Verstappen at Red Bull, but insists nobody is above the team. The Red Bull CEO firmly rejected suggestions that Verstappen runs the organization, calling such claims « absurd. »
Max Verstappen the Boss at Red Bull? « Absurd, » Says Mintzlaff | Only One Boss Lire la suite »
