Hamilton after completing 57 laps in the SF-26 today: "Very challenging, considering it started raining at 10:30am. Charles had a bit of dry running, but it's been wet all afternoon. It was productive, I think we did 120 laps. Given we had wet conditions and a red flag, that was pretty solid." #F1

F1 Barcelona shakedown day 2 lap times: 1. Verstappen - 1:19.578s (27 laps) 2. Leclerc - 1:20.844s (66 laps) 3. Hadjar - 1:31.891s (51 laps) 4. Hamilton - 1:32.872s (57 laps) #F1

Looks like Hadjar crashed at the end of the second day of testing for Red Bull at Turn 14 after doing at least 50 laps. He took over from Verstappen, who also had a brief off in the morning. #F1

Leclerc after driving the Ferrari SF-26 this morning on F1 TV: "We've gone through the very first preliminary check of the car and everything went well. We will just go through the checklist of our systems to eventually get to what matters most, which is performance, but this will come later." #F1

Ferrari has joined testing at Barcelona with Leclerc driving this morning. None of the teams from yesterday, apart from Red Bull with Verstappen, are running today. #F1

Mercedes logged 151 laps today, which was just over 700km of mileage. By comparison, in 2014, they only did 18 laps. Russell: "The cars looked really cool out on the circuit. They are quite different for us as drivers, but once you get your head around it, driving them is quite intuitive." #F1

Red Bull has been close-knit on images of the RB22, although some appear to show a sidepod concept similar to Mercedes in 2022. Hadjar speaking to F1 TV: "Everything went pretty smoothly, we only had minor issues, so it's quite impressive considering it's our first day with our own engine." #F1

Impressive turnaround for Haas, getting their car from Fiorano to Barcelona within 48hrs. No milage figures, but Ayao Komatsu said: "I’m happy with how we’ve started this week. We all have a huge challenge ahead of us, but you’ll see a lot of evolution through testing." #F1

Alpine completed 60 laps (28 in AM and 42 in PM) with Colapinto, which is 279km of milage in Barcelona. Steve Nielsen: "We have two more days in the car, which we'll decide based off a number of factors including weather and the conditions." Rain is forecast for the next three days. #F1

Audi has released a few more studio images of the actual R26 that ran in testing today. Bortoleto to F1 TV: "We found a couple of problems that put us out for the day from the morning, so I didn't run much, but it was expected. When we were running, it was positive." #F1

Bottas speaking to F1 TV after driving the Cadillac at Barcelona today: "It was cold. Early morning, it's quite hard to get the tyres working. We had some issues throughout the day, but it's about debugging. That's why we are here, and it seems like every team had some issues." #F1

Audi has announced rising British star Freddie Slater as their first signing of it's Driver Development Programme. Slater will race in F3 this year, after a successful 2025 in Formula Regional European Championship. #F1

Mercedes (Antonelli), Red Bull (Hadjar), Racing Bulls (Lawson), Alpine (Colapinto), Audi (Bortoleto), Haas (Ocon) and Cadillac (Bottas) all running at Barcelona this morning. Teams are only allowed to run three out of the five available days between 26th - 30th Jan. #F1

McLaren going for a special testing livery this week at Barcelona. They will reveal their proper 2026 challenger on 9th Feb. #F1

Footage of the Haas VF-26 on track at Fiorano this weekend. #F1 youtu.be/XFr8fmbqW3k?...

Williams will not take part in next week's closed test at Barcelona following delays in completing it's car. #F1

Alpine's 2026 livery for their A526, which will be driven by Gasly and Colapinto. #F1

Ferrari has given us a first look at how the active aero will work on the cars. Hamilton activated the system while driving the SF-26 at Maranello earlier. Full video: www.instagram.com/p/DT2bxEDjPB... #F1

It looks like Ferrari has made a couple of tweaks to their steering wheel for 2026. Way more simplified and probably a few grams taken off to save weight. #F1

Ferrari unveils the SF-26, which will be driven by Leclerc and Hamilton. #F1

Audi has announced the formation of its own Driver Development programme headed by Former F1 driver and three-time Le Mans winner Allan McNish. McNish: "Our goal is to build a pathway that turns potential into precision and performance on the world stage." #F1

Racing Bulls has announced Dan Fallows has joined their team as technical director. He will report to chief technical officer Tom Goss. #F1

More images of the Mercedes W17 on track at Silverstone today. Andrew Shovlin described the shakedown as a "sensible first day of running" as both Russell and Antonelli completed 67 laps of the 2.979km International Circuit. #F1

Mercedes has posted a glimpse of the W17 on track at a wet Silverstone today, driven by Russell. #F1 www.instagram.com/p/DT0dMoKjcAU/

Footage of the Racing Bulls out on track during the filming day at Imola this week. Looks like nearly every team apart from Audi has been out on a wet track for their filming day shakedowns. #F1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGwk...

The F1 movie has been nominated for 'Best Picture' at this year's Oscars. Also has separate nominations in sound, film editing, and visual effects. #F1

Mercedes reveal their 2026 livery to be used on the W17. Black engine cover and side pods retained, with silver nosecone. Microsoft now a sponsor on the airbox. #F1

After winning the F1 Academy title in 2025, Doriane Pin has graduated to a driver development role with Mercedes for the 2026 season. #F1

Netflix and F1 announce that Season 8 of Drive to Survive, which will look at the 2025 season, will premiere on February 27th. #F1

Audi reveals the livery for its 2026 challenger, the R26. It's not too dissimilar from the reveal they did in Munich last November. #F1

Honda has released images of their 2026 power unit, the RA626H, as they celebrate the start of their works partnership with Aston Martin. The 'H' mark represents Honda's automobile business. #F1

Ferrari has shown off their 2026 race suits ahead of their car reveal on Friday. #F1

Haas unveils its 2026 livery, featuring more prominent Toyota Gazoo Racing branding. #F1

Red Bull is about to go from spending tens of millions to hundreds of millions as an engine supplier. They had a lot of success with Honda and Renault, will they find it with Ford? #F1 f1debrief.substack.com/p/will-red-b...

Hamilton will have a new race engineer for 2026, as Ricardo Adami has moved to a new role within Ferrari's Driver Academy and as Testing of Previous Cars manager. Ferrari says: "The appointment of a new race engineer for car #44 will be announced in due course." #F1

Cadillac has posted a video of its 2026 #F1 car running at Silverstone today on their Instagram page: www.instagram.com/p/DTlAAZqDrD...

Luke Browning will be the reserve driver at Williams for the 2026 season. He will combine this with racing in the Japanese championship Super Formula. #F1

Versteppen on Red Bull's 2026 livery: "I think it's much better. I've been asking for this for a while, so this is great. I like the shine, I like the blue it's my favourite colour. I like the outlines on the Red Bull logo - it's back. Much more fresh." #F1

Looks like the studio images from Red Bull and Racing Bulls deviate slightly from the F1/FIA renderings of the 2026 cars. #F1

Red Bull's refreshed 2026 livery for the RB22 featuring the Ford logo on their engine cover for the first time. #F1

Mercedes became the titans of F1's first hybrid era with 10 titles as a power unit supplier in 12 years. The 2014 season that started it all looked easy, but in reality, it was a daunting task that involved navigating political and engineering hurdles. #F1 f1debrief.substack.com/p/silver-bul...

Back-to-back F3 and F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli will be a McLaren reserve driver in 2026, alongside his driver development role. #F1

Cadillac has revealed their testing livery for the Barcelona shakedown, featuring a 'bare carbon' look and their crest in silver. #F1

Alpine has confirmed Doohan has left the team ahead of the 2026 season, enabling him to persue other career opportunities. Doohan lost his F1 seat after six races in 2025, and never made a return despite Alpine raising the possibility of rotating the seat with Colapinto. #F1

Victor Martins has been named Williams' test and development driver for 2026, alongside his drive with Alpine in WEC. His role includes supporting the race team by refining their simulator and developing an Academy driver-in-loop simulator to help young talent on their path to F1. #F1

F1 is using liquid cooling technology to improve the efficiency and performance of its broadcast output at its UK base. Produced in conjunction with Lenovo, it should enable a 40% reduction in energy consumption and pave the way for AI innovations in 2026. #F1 sector.world/2026/01/f1-d...

Max Verstappen might have missed out on a fifth title in 2025, but he still brought significant commercial value to Red Bull. His GT3 escapades, brand partnerships, and success on track all make him one of the most lucrative F1 drivers on the grid. #F1 sector.world/2026/01/max-...

Audi says it has conducted a successful first fire-up of its 2026 car at Hinwil on December 19th. Team principal, Jonathan Wheatley, said: "This achievement brings our first race in Melbourne into sharp focus, and we will build on this foundation as one united team.” #F1

2026 #F1 launch dates so far: 15th Jan - Red Bull + Racing Bulls season launch 19th Jan - Haas (brought forward from 23rd) 20th Jan - Audi (livery) + Honda PU 22nd Jan - Mercedes 23rd Jan - Alpine (livery) + Ferrari 3rd Feb - Williams (livery) 8th Feb - Cadillac (livery) 9th Feb - Aston Martin

Zhou Guanyu has joined Cadillac as their official reserve driver for 2026. #F1