F1 testing: Charles Leclerc fastest, Mercedes cause stoppage, Aston Martin struggle – final day as it happened
The final day of Formula 1 preseason has been and gone and ESPN brought you all the action live.
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,
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.
25 years after his death, Earnhardt’s presence lives on in Daytona
It’s been 25 years since Dale Earnhardt tragically died in Daytona, but a quarter century after his passing, his legacy lives large throughout NASCAR.
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.
Explained: F1’s 24-race future from 2026 onwards
As Formula 1 enters a new period of regulations in 2026 with ever-growing popularity and new race locations floated, this is how the calendar stacks up over the next few years.
Reddick’s Daytona 500 win a buzzer-beater befitting of his boss: Michael Jordan
Thanks to a buzzer-beater move befitting of boss Michael Jordan, Tyler Reddick won the biggest race in NASCAR: the Daytona 500.
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.
Barcelona circuit to remain on F1 calendar
Formula 1 has confirmed an extension of its race contract with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
