After what seemed like an endless back and forth about Formula 1's much vaunted 2026 rules, cars have finally hit the track in Barcelona, a prelude to the series' new era.
With the five-day shakedown held behind firmly closed doors, and coverage limited to guerilla reporting from a grassy knoll, the real answers of F1's new pecking order and its racing product are yet to follow, starting at F1's official winter testing in Bahrain and subsequently the Melbourne curtain raiser in March.
