Formula 1 Barcelona Shakedown: Why Teams Are Embracing Secretive Season Opener

Formula 1 Barcelona shakedown: why teams are embracing secretive season opener

The Formula 1 Barcelona Shakedown has been kept mostly behind closed doors as teams try to perfect their operating systems before pre-season.

What have we learned at F1 testing so far? Analysis, news in Barcelona

Formula 1 and its 11 teams have been keeping the first test in Barcelona as private as possible, but that doesn't mean ESPN's analysis has dried up at the start of a new era in the sport.

The most impressive thing about F1 testing so far

Formula 1’s closed Barcelona test was meant to protect teams from too much scrutiny and give fragile new cars and engines a safer space in which to log their initial laps.So far, it seems they need not have worried - and the desire for secrecy has ended up rather unnecessary. The early running in Spain is instead a story that F1 should be aching to tell."Surprisingly we managed to do a lot more laps than we expected," Red Bull driver Isack Hadja…

F1: Ferrari encouraged by engine reliability in Barcelona

For all the scepticism that follows Ferrari during pre-season, the Scuderia deserves praise when its F1 2026 package shows promising signals.

Barcelona F1 testing live updates: Ferrari begins its programme on day two

Formula 1 testing continues in Barcelona, with Ferrari taking to the track for the first time. Follow the live coverage of the morning session as teams react to changing weather conditions and begin their respective work programmes. 10:56 – For this week of testing, Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer will be Bryan Bozzi, who will be working with the British driver as well as, of course, with Charles Leclerc. An official announcement regarding the re…