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F1 testing results: Fastest times + total laps from 2026 pre-season

All the best laptimes and total lap counts for every team in the second Bahrain test and throughout the F1 2026 pre-season

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Bahrain F1 2026 test two winners and losers

F1 2026 pre-season testing is over. Here's our pick of winners and losers after learning more and more about these drastically different cars in week two in Bahrain

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F1 test long-run analysis: Piastri wins 'race', Audi surprises

It's the last chance to analyse long runs in F1 pre-season. Here's everything we learned from our stock take of race stints and heavy running

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What happened on the last day of 2026 pre-season F1 testing

Charles Leclerc ensured Ferrari ended testing for Formula 1's all-new 2026 rules era on top with a series of fastest times of all on the final day of pre-season running in Bahrain

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Aston Martin's final day of F1 testing over early after six laps

Aston Martin ended its final day of F1 2026 pre-season testing early with more than two hours of running still available in Bahrain, having completed just six laps on Friday

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The disastrous Honda F1 spiral that Aston Martin's now trapped in

Aston Martin and Honda have had nothing short of a disastrous start to 2026 with a Formula 1 pre-season beset by persistent technical problems, worryingly similar to McLaren in 2017

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Leclerc fastest as Aston Martin restricted to two laps on final morning

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari were fastest on the final morning of Formula 1 2026 pre-season testing in Bahrain

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Mercedes reveals new 'four-element' F1 rear wing in Bahrain testing

Mercedes has become the latest team to push the boundaries with F1 rear wing design, with an interesting development appearing on the car on the final day of 2026 pre-season testing

MotoGP

What riders make of 'brutal' Phillip Island MotoGP axe

The MotoGP grid is disappointed to lose Phillip Island from the calendar - but not critical of the move to Adelaide

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Aston Martin nightmare continues as Honda problems limit test run plan

Aston Martin’s nightmare continued on the final day of F1 2026 pre-season testing, with problems leaving its AMR26 stranded in the garage

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Mercedes' F1 rivals might now vote down their own engine proposal

Having banded together to try and counter Mercedes' compression ratio advantage - F1's other engine manufacturers may now vote down their own proposal

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Why F1 teams can run 'illegal' fuels in testing

F1 teams have been allowed to run non-homologated fuel in 2026 pre-season testing - but why?