Aston Martin's AMR26 debut caused an immediate red flag in Barcelona! 🚩 🏎️ ⏸️ 👉 f1liveupdates.com

🚨 Barcelona Preseason Test Day 4 – Laps Count By Teams: 🥇 Mercedes – 500 🥈 Red Bull Racing – 318 🥉 Haas – 196 By Engines: 🥇 Mercedes – 807 🥈 Ferrari – 596 🥉 Red Bull Ford – 503

Mercedes smashed 183 laps while McLaren took it slow on their debut 🏎️💨 👉 f1liveupdates.com

Day 3 – Updated Leaderboard (via @SoyMotor) - Antonelli – 1:17.382 - Russell – 1:17.580 - Norris – 1:18.725 - Colapinto – 1:19.150 - Bearman – 1:19.314 - Lindblad – 1:19.420 - Gasly – 1:20.413 - Hülkenberg – 1:21.010

Day 3 AM Session Laps: Mercedes: 92 Racing Bulls: 61 Alpine: 56 McLaren: 33 Troubled teams: Haas: 21 Audi: 5 Via @SoyMotor

🚨 Red Bull will not run on Day 3 following Isack’s crash yesterday.

The Red Bull RB22 driven by Verstappen and Hadjar will differ between Barcelona and Melbourne. Red Bull is set to introduce a “big upgrade package” in Australia — a move several other teams are also planning. (via @ErikvHaren)

Rain, crashes, and only two teams braved the track today. 🌧️ 🏎️ 💥 👉 f1liveupdates.com

🚨 Barcelona F1 Testing – Day 2 🥇 Verstappen — 1:19.580 (27 laps) 2⃣ Leclerc — 1:20.844 (64 laps) 3⃣ Hadjar — 1:31.891 (51 laps) 4⃣ Hamilton — 1:32.872 (56 laps)

🚨 Williams has passed the crash test. 👉🏻To achieve it, the team reportedly had to add a significant amount of weight to the car. 👉🏻 As SoyMotor reported yesterday, this could be in the region of 20–30 kg. 📰 @Auto_Racer_it

🚨 OFFICIAL | Mercedes announces that it will not be taking to the track today.

Barcelona Pre‑Season Testing – 2022 vs 2026 (Day 1) 2022: Norris 1:19.568 (101 laps), Leclerc 1:20.165 (80), Sainz 1:20.416 (73) 2026: Hadjar 1:18.159 (108), Russell 1:18.696 (95), Colapinto 1:20.189 (60)

Although he wasn't on the track today, Max Verstappen was present in the garage alongside the team.

Isack Hadjar made a statement on Day 1 🔥 Red Bull's new star topped Barcelona testing with 107 laps, while Audi and Cadillac faced early setbacks. The 2026 era has officially begun! 👉 f1liveupdates.com #F1Testing #IsackHadjar #RedBullRacing #F12026 #Barcelona

🚨 LAPS COMPLETED BY TEAM | DAY 1 - Haas — 154 - Mercedes — 149 - Red Bull — 107 - Racing Bulls — 88 - Alpine — 60 - Cadillac — 44 - Audi — 27

Haas is encountering problems with the new VF-26 at every turn in Barcelona. 🚩 Is the 2026 car in trouble? 👉 f1liveupdates.com

Total laps completed by each power unit: 1. Mercedes — 209 2. Ferrari — 198 3. Red Bull — 195 4. Audi — 27 Source: @wearetherace

🚨 Lap Time Update 🥇 Hadjar — 1:18.452 2⃣ Russell — 1:18.696 3⃣ Colapinto — 1:20.189 4⃣ Antonelli — 1:20.700 5⃣ Lawson — 1:21.513 6⃣ Ocon — 1:22.920 7⃣ Bottas — 1:24.651 8⃣ Bortoleto — 1:25.296 9️⃣ Pérez — 1:25.974 Credit: @SoyMotor

According to @Nachez98, who is near the track, secret police and regular officers are patrolling the area to stop anyone from taking photos or recording videos.🤯😬

F1 has shut down the data feeds, so live timing can’t be followed anymore, unfortunately. 🫠

Laps completed by engine so far: - Ferrari: 100 - RBPT–Ford: 86 - Mercedes: 84 - Audi: 27 - Honda: 0

🚨 Halfway through Day 1 in Barcelona, the lap count stands as follows: - Haas – 67 - Mercedes – 56 - Red Bull – 44 - VCARB – 42 - Cadillac – 33 - Alpine – 28 - Audi – 27 Source: @es_Motorsport

Red flag — Lawson has come to a stop on track.

Ocon currently leads the mileage charts with 43 laps, while Alpine sits last with just 15.

Driver times in Barcelona

🚨 Audi and Haas have both passed the 20‑lap mark, while Ocon now leads the lap count. Source: @es_Motorsport

🚨 Red flag! Gabriel Bortoleto appears to have stopped on track. Source: @es_Motorsport

🔴 First red flag of the season in Barcelona! 🔴 Franco Colapinto stopped out on track, which brought out the red flag 🧐 According to the latest information, he managed to get going again and return to the pits.

First shot of the RB22 in Barcelona!

According to SoyMotor, Williams’ car is reportedly 20–30 kg overweight and has failed the crash tests three times.

🚨Cadillac team principal Graeme Lowdon on the Mercedes engine controversy: "What I'm very sure and happy about is that we have a completely legal engine" "I can't speak for other engines or how they've interpreted the regulations. But for me, it's crystal clear, it's written in black and white"

Nürburgring has officially rescheduled one of its races — and the caption makes it clear it was done to better line up with the F1 calendar. This could allow Max Verstappen to compete in a race ahead of the Nürburgring 24 Hours.

🚨 | BREAKING: Haas pushes back launch to Jan 19th, avoiding date clash with Ferrari and Alpine presentations.

🔴 Mercedes will unveil its W17 for the 2026 Formula 1 season on January 22! 🇩🇪 The presentation will take place in two stages for the German team: • January 22: the first 3D visual renderings of the car will be unveiled. • February 2: physical presentation of the new car at an event.

🚨 OFFICIAL: Cadillac has announced the appointment of Zhou Guanyu as the team's 2026 reserve driver! 🇨🇳✍️

✅ Williams updates its profile picture with the new logo

Max and Checo did a helmet swap 🥺🤝🏻 "Thanks for the best teammate and friend!"

According to funoanalisitecnica, Maranello is showing high confidence in a high-risk strategy. Ferrari has overhauled the engine, pontoons, and suspension, believing innovation is the only path to victory. The sidepods are key to generating "outwash" and recovering regulated load losses.

It's going to be a long wait until the next Formula 1 GP on March 8, 2026, in Melbourne 😬 Before the first Grand Prix of the 2026 season, there will be plenty to keep us busy: 🗓️ 38 days until the first unveiling of a 2026 livery 🗓️ 49 days until the start of the first winter tests in Barcelona

Recent Key Departures from Red Bull (Past Few Years): • Helmut Marko – Stepping down from his role • Christian Horner – Dismissed • Jonathan Wheatley – Moved to Audi • Adrian Newey – Joined Aston Martin • Rob Marshall – Left for McLaren • Will Courtenay – Departing for McLaren

Max Verstappen is the winner of the Aramco Power Rankings

Pirelli tires 2026!

Several key Red Bull employees reportedly had contractual clauses tied to Christian Horner’s potential departure. According to Joe Saward, paddock insiders suggest that these so-called “Horner clauses” may have been waived in exchange for financial incentives.

Isack in the RB21 for the 2026 Pirelli test in Abu Dhabi! 🔥

💥 2025 Destructor Championship 🥇 Bortoleto — 3.97M 🥈 Tsunoda — 3.49M 🥉 Norris — 2.89M

Mercedes is testing a unique front wing system designed to simulate aspects of the upcoming 2026 regulations, particularly in conjunction with the new Pirelli tires. Via ChrisMedlandF1

🚨 Carlos Miquel: "I'm told that Aston Martin is very confident about the aerodynamic design, but they have a lot of doubts about the Honda engine." 👉 "In the paddock, everyone is talking about one engine: Mercedes." [@partidazocope]

Lando Norris' special helmet to celebrate his world championship title, which he will wear during testing tomorrow 🔥

Yesterday, we bid farewell to Renault engines—a legendary name in Formula 1, whose legacy will be deeply missed.

🚨 According to reports from Sky Sports News, Red Bull’s motorsport advisor, Helmut Marko, is expected to depart from the company by the end of this year.