F1 testing: When and how to watch final three days live, full Bahrain preseason schedule and times
After a behind-closed-doors shakedown in Barcelona, Formula 1’s 2026 season build-up moves into full view as teams head to Bahrain,
Ferrari impress as Leclerc leads F1 testing times
Charles Leclerc ensured Ferrari ended preseason testing in style with a scintillating set of late laps in Bahrain that will increase hype around the Italian team’s 2026 chances.
Have F1’s new-for-2026 regulations made the sport too complicated?
F1’s star drivers have spent much of preseason criticizing the sport’s new-for-2026 cars. They might have a point, but there are no simple solutions.
F1, FIA to vote on engines amid Merc loophole
Formula 1 and motorsport governing body, the FIA, will vote on a mid-season ban for a controversial engine design believed to have been pioneered by Mercedes for the upcoming 2026 season.
Who’s really fastest in 2026? F1’s new rules are confusing the pecking order — and the drivers
Formula 1’s new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir.
‘Promoter’s Caution’ out of NASCAR All-Star Race
NASCAR scrapped the “Promoter’s Caution” for this season’s All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway and will run a three-segment, 350-lap competition.
Horner on Red Bull exit: Verstappens not to blame
Christian Horner does not believe Max Verstappen or his father Jos had anything to do with his firing from Red Bull last year.
Hamilton expects strong year, ‘DNA’ in this Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton said he heads into 2026 “personally in the best place” he’s been in a long time with a Ferrari car which he feels has more of his “DNA” in its design.
Jamaica sledder: F1’s Hamilton would shine on ice
Jamaican sprinter-turned-bobsledder Tyquendo Tracey has said Lewis Hamilton would do “very well” if he swapped Formula 1 tracks for the ice of the Winter Olympics.
F1 boss: Verstappen won’t quit over new rules
Stefano Domenicali is certain Max Verstappen will not quit the sport over its controversial and already-maligned new rules, which he has urged fans to “stay calm” about.
