The F1 teams are testing their 2026 cars at the Barcelona track this week. But why is the action not open to the public?

BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks ahead to the first F1 test of 2026, which is happening in private in Barcelona.

Team sources described this year as feeling “more uncontrollable than ever” because of the extended pre-season schedule and compressed offseason. Between 2023 and 2025, there was just a single ...

From mileage leaders to early setbacks, the 2026 F1 Barcelona testing revealed key signs of how teams and drivers are ...

The Sky F1 channel has confirmed a change to its usual plans ahead of the second pre-season test of F1 2026 in Bahrain.

After a behind-closed-doors shakedown in Barcelona, Formula 1's 2026 season build-up moves into full view as teams head to ...

Red Bull's second day of Formula 1 testing ended early with Isack Hadjar backing the RB22 into the barriers.

Cadillac opted to prioritize finding solutions to specific problems rather than track time during the opening day of the ...

The weather across all five days of the F1 Barcelona shakedown ...

Ten new cars, five days, no fans. And plenty of security. Formula 1 started a new era with the public and the media excluded from the teams' reliability-focused private testing session in Spain on ...

After Barcelona, there will then be two official pre-season tests in Bahrain on 11-13 February and 18-20 February. The 2026 ...

What did we learn on the first day of pre-season testing for Formula 1 2026?