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Follow live updates as Formula 1s all-new 2026 cars hit the track together for the first time at a five-day event in Barcelona.
Max Verstappen triggered a brief red flag on the morning of Day 2 in Barcelona.
BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks ahead to the first F1 test of 2026, which is happening in private in Barcelona.
The F1 teams are testing their 2026 cars at the Barcelona track this week. But why is the action not open to the public?
F1 testing in Barcelona this week is private to allow the teams to focus purely on testing their new cars without concerns about how the performance may be covered by the media or impact public opinion ahead of the new season.