Formula 1
Eight things we learned from opening day of last F1 2026 Bahrain test
The crucial final test of Formula 1's 2026 pre-season test is underway with plenty of key developments on and off the track - here's what we learned from day one
Formula 1
Formula 1 should get rid of its electrical battery element, not increase it, according to four-time world champion Max Verstappen
Formula E
Max Verstappen's claim that the 2026 F1 cars are akin to "Formula E on steroids" was well-handled by the championship. But it was right to parry that, too - because it showed Formula E isn't taken nearly as seriously as it should be
Formula 1
Max Verstappen's and Lewis Hamilton's remarks about F1's new era is not the sort of messaging the commercial masters would have chosen from their two highest-profile stars
Formula 1
Max Verstappen's description of the new Formula 1 cars as "Formula E on steroids" has elicited varying reactions from the electric championship's paddock - including sympathy
Formula 1
Mercedes' Formula 1 rivals believe its factory team is "hiding" its performance so far during the first Bahrain pre-season test