Aston Martin to lose one F1 test day
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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 F1 teams are testing their 2026 cars at the Barcelona track this week. But why is the action not open to the public?
Ten new cars, five days, no fans. Formula 1 started a new era with the public and the media excluded from its private testing session in Spain on Monday. It's hard to imagine a bigger contrast to last year's lavish launch party that involved 16,
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.
2026 F1 season's first private test started in Barcelona on Monday, with Red Bull's Isack Hadjar setting the fastest time on Day 1. He surpassed Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli to cross the finish line first.
Barcelona’s shakedown marks the first of three pre-season tests before the 2026 campaign gets underway on 8 March with the Australian Grand Prix. Teams are permitted to run on any three days of their choosing this week, with McLaren and Ferrari opting to sit out of the opening day of action.
The opening day of Formula 1 testing ahead of the 2026 season has stopped twice in the first two hours after two cars broke down on the circuit.
Williams will not participate in the opening test of the 2026 F1 season in Spain next week after hitting delays with its new car.
Aston Martin is set for a spell on the sidelines as Formula 1 prepares for its first pre-season test ahead of the 2026 season.
Williams make shock call to miss first F1 2026 test after ‘delays’ in car development - James Vowles’s outfit, with drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, will not be present in Barcelona next week