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# Video: Everything to watch for in final F1 2026 pre-season test
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-2026-final-pre-season-test-bahrain-what-to-watch-for/
- Published: 2026-02-18T08:44:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-18T08:44:20.000Z
- Description: How much trouble is Aston Martin in? Check out our full rundown of all the big storylines to keep an eye on at the final Bahrain F1 test in this free episode of The Race Members' Club's In-Car Insights series
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1, #hide-countdown, #image-bottom-center

How much trouble is Aston Martin in? What's the real performance status of the other teams in Bahrain Formula 1 testing? And what does 'sandbagging' really mean?

Here's your full rundown of all the big storylines and topics to watch out for in the final days of the 2026 F1 pre-season in an episode of [The Race Members' Club](https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRace/membership?ref=the-race.com)'s [In-Car Insights](https://www.patreon.com/collection/1352551?view=expanded&ref=the-race.com) series that we've made available as a test week bonus.

Our team at the track record these behind-the-scenes insight chats through every F1 test and race weekend exclusively for The Race Members' Club - which you can sample on a [seven-day free trial](https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRace/membership?ref=the-race.com) to get a taste of all the exclusive content we offer there through the rest of testing.