The 2026 Formula 1 private shakedown in Barcelona couldn’t have gone any better for Mercedes, says its engineering director Andrew Shovlin. This week featured the first set of on-track running for the ...

The first on-track action of the 2026 Formula 1 season delivered spins, surprises, and early clues about how teams are adapting to a radically new technical era. While headline lap times remained ...

The first test -- ahem, we mean "shakedown" -- of the 2026 Formula 1 preseason is now in the books. After five days of running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the top of the timing screens had ...

Kimi Antonelli driving at the Barcelona shakedown Steve Etherington / Mercedes After years of hype and preparation, Formula 1’s new technical era for 2026 got underway this week in Barcelona in ...

His job revolves around data traces, correlation studies, and lap‑by‑lap analysis. So when he says a test “couldn’t have gone any better,” it carries weight. This is the same group that misread the ...

The 2026 Formula 1 season is upon us and with just six weeks until the first race in Australia, the teams are now preparing for a campaign of unknowns. New regulations this season mean it is a clean ...

McLaren shocked the world by declining to test at the Barcelona circuit. Which made the defending world champions look vulnerable. But there’s a method to the madness, and here’s what you should know.

Early running in Barcelona offered valuable clues about which teams are adapting quickest to Formula 1’s new technical era. The first on-track action of the 2026 Formula 1 season delivered spins, ...