F1 Testing

Abu Dhabi 2025 F1 Test: How the First 2026 Tyre Trial Will Shape the Future of Formula 1

Less than 48 hours after the 2025 finale, Formula 1 is back on track in Abu Dhabi for a unique post-season test focused on Pirelli’s all-new 2026 tyres. Here is a complete guide to the format, objectives, driver line-ups and what teams and fans can really learn from this first collective step into F1’s next era.

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Bottas drives Mercedes W16 on 2026 Pirelli tyres in Mexico

Valtteri Bottas completed 112 laps in a Mercedes W16 fitted with 2026-spec Pirelli tyres at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, logging 693 km alongside team-mate Frederik Vesti. Stake Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto added 585 km on Tuesday, giving Pirelli 1 278 km of crucial data before the December 9 Abu Dhabi collective test that will lock in the narrower front and rear slick dimensions for the new-regulation era.

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