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

F1 starts a new era with the public and the media excluded from its private testing session in Spain starting Monday.

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

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.

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