As pre-season testing reaches its conclusion, which teams look best - and worst - placed ahead of the Australian Grand Prix?

After kicking off under a cloud of secrecy with a private test in Barcelona, F1 2026 had official lift-off with official preseason running in Bahrain. Here are the fastest laps.

Formula 1’s final week of pre-season testing wrapped up under the lights in Bahrain on Friday, leaving intrigue swirling through the paddock.

Upon hearing a V12 engine for the very first time at a classic F1 car show at Brands Hatch in England, the sound reverberated through my body. The smell of being in a paddock is visceral, the oil and fuel hanging in the air as amateur racers proudly worked away on their cars before going onto the track.

F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain has concluded with Lando Norris and one team on the back foot after Lewis Hamilton gave a clear response

Formula 1 isn't opposed to changing things up if needed, but the organization's leader wants to give the new rules a chance.

Lewis Hamilton is ‘excited’ for the upcoming F1 season, and Ferrari’s innovative rear wing could be a reason why