The F1 2026 season creeps ever more closer with teams out in Barcelona for the first joint shakedown of the campaign. While the official pre-season testing does not begin until next month, teams have arranged a private run around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya given the complexity of the new regulations presented to them.

The third day of on-track action for F1 in 2026 is underway in Barcelona! Formula 1 pre-season testing ahead of the 2026 season officially got underway earlier this week as Monday represented the start of the first event of the year in Barcelona.

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.

Get the full Barcelona shakedown guide: private testing dates, session structure, rules changes, and how fans can catch the action ahead of the 2026 F1 season.

The private test, from January 26-30, is the first opportunity for teams to run their 2026 cars in anger, checking

Lap times from the first day of pre-season testing in Barcelona ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign have been leaked on social media. This week, teams are ramping up their pre-season preparations as they begin testing their 2026 cars at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

All you need to know about F1 testing in 2026

Live broadcast coverage of the opening Formula 1 pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit will be curtailed with limited

Formula 1’s first pre-season test of 2026 will run behind closed doors in Barcelona. Here’s why F1 teams opted for privacy amid a new rules era.

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Former F1 driver raised concerns about a major Ferrari shakeup involving Lewis Hamilton as pre-season testing continues in Barcelona.