Formula 1’s final preseason test ahead of the 2026 season is underway. All 11 teams are taking to the Bahrain International Circuit in their new cars, bidding to complete as much running as possible before the checkered flag on Friday.

Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari & McLaren all claim someone else is fastest. Week 2 of F1 Bahrain testing starts Wednesday.

Formula 1 teams will be back on track with their new-generation cars on Wednesday in Bahrain for their second stint of pre-season testing.

Formula 1 and its 11 teams kept the first test -- or what they called a Shakedown -- in Barcelona as private as possible, but that doesn't mean ESPN's analysis dried up.

Mark Hughes unpicks the energy deployment data, the Mercedes engine intrigue and Red Bull Powertrains’ ominous long runs from Bahrain F1 testing to ask who was really fastest

Kimi Antonelli and George Russell post quickest times of the first Bahrain test; Ferraris Lewis Hamilton third ahead of McLaren, Red Bull; watch full live coverage from 7am-4pm on all three days of th

Carlos Alcaraz spent time in Bahrain watching F1 pre-season testing. The tennis world number one and newly crowned Australian Open champion wanted a closer look at the 2026 Formula One cars.