Mercedes F1 2026 car launch: Start time and how to watch W17 event George Russell is eyeing a first world championship this year amid F1’s radical regulation shake-up The Independent UK · Jan 30
Are Mercedes 2026 F1 title favourites? Winners and losers from first test in Barcelona A private five-day ‘shakedown’ gave an intriguing first glimpse of the biggest regulation change in F1 history The Independent UK · Jan 30
Why Pep Guardiola Missed Tottenham Prematch Duties After Trip to Barcelona Guardiola was in Barcelona three days before Man City’s clash with Spurs giving a talk about the conflict in Israel and Palestine. Sports Illustrated · Jan 30
Fred Vasseur: Barcelona F1 shakedown "a very good first step" for Ferrari Ferrari topped the lap charts on Thursday as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton get to grips with the all-new SF-26 in Barcelona Motorsport · Jan 30
Pep Guardiola misses Man City press conference for ‘personal matter’ City have not provided details of Guardiola’s absence, but on Thursday he spoke at a charity event in Barcelona in support of Palestinian children. The Independent UK · Jan 30
How Aston Martin rushed the AMR26 to Barcelona on a 50-year-old Antonov plane To make it to the F1 Barcelona shakedown in time, the Silverstone team organised special transport for the AMR26 using an ancient four-engine Antonov An-12BP Motorsport · Jan 30
Why F1 Barcelona test couldn't have gone better for Mercedes, according to Andrew Shovlin Mercedes is the favourite for both constructors' and drivers' title glory in F1 2026, especially as it backed up said promise by being the standout in this week's Barcelona shakedown Motorsport · Jan 30
Pep Guardiola misses Man City press conference for ‘personal reason’ It comes after Guardiola gave a speech in support of Palestinian children at a charity concert in his home city of Barcelona on Thursday. The Independent UK · Jan 30
Martin Brundle suggests Aston Martin’s F1 car may face challenges despite early hype Martin Brundle has shared his first impressions of Adrian Newey's debut Aston Martin design during Barcelona private testing Motorsport · Jan 30
Aston Martin had "huge changes" to overcome to make Barcelona F1 shakedown New rules, a different engine partner, and new technical leadership with a penchant for pushing the envelope made Aston Martin a late arrival for secretive test Motorsport · Jan 30
The "huge changes" Aston Martin had to overcome to make the Barcelona F1 shakedown New rules, a different engine partner, and new technical leadership with a penchant for pushing the envelope made Aston Martin a late arrival in Barcelona Autosport · Jan 30
Tour de France 2026 teams and wildcards unveiled, with Spanish team picked for debut over popular Unibet Rose Rockets Debut confirmed for Pinarello-Q36.5 but Caja Rural-Seguros RGA will line up in Barcelona as the final wildcard invitation after many expected Bas Tietema's team to get the nod Cycling News · Jan 30
What happened on day four of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown Aston Martin finally gets on track, Mercedes continues to collect miles and McLaren's running was cut short on the fourth day of the Barcelona F1 shakedown Autosport · Jan 29
Barcelona F1 shakedown Day 4: Mercedes reliable as Aston Martin makes overdue debut Here's what we've learned from the fourth and penultimate day of Formula 1's 2026 Barcelona shakedown Motorsport · Jan 29
Motorsport · Jan 29 Audi insists F1 reliability issues "are all fixable" Audi has had a tough Barcelona test so far, but the squad remains optimistic
Autosport · Jan 29 How Williams benefits from F1 Barcelona shakedown - despite no running F1 held its first collective running of 2026 with a five-day shakedown in Barcelona, but Williams skipped it following trouble in car production
Motorsport · Jan 29 Mercedes impresses in Barcelona F1 shakedown with first race sim On only his second afternoon in the 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car, Andrea Kimi Antonelli was already able to complete a race simulation
Autosport · Jan 29 Mercedes impresses with first race sim at F1's Barcelona shakedown On only his second afternoon in the 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car, Andrea Kimi Antonelli was already able to complete a race simulation
Motorsport · Jan 29 Can Isack Hadjar succeed alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull? James Hinchcliffe weighs in James Hinchcliffe has questioned whether Isack Hadjar can finally thrive as Max Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate, suggesting a post-Adrian Newey car could be more forgiving
The Independent UK · Jan 29 Can Lewis Hamilton challenge for F1 title? Everything we know about 2026 Ferrari car Ferrari have started their pre-season testing programme as they look to bounce back after a chastening 2025
Sports Illustrated · Jan 28 Champions League 2025–26 Final League Phase Table, Knockout Stage Seedings Only 24 teams survived an action-packed league phase.
Motorsport · Jan 28 Lando Norris: "Surreal" to see number 1 on my car as McLaren kicks off F1 2026 testing 'I saw it on the timing screen and I still find it just unbelievable,' says Norris as he makes his Formula 1 2026 track debut in the #1 McLaren
Autosport · Jan 28 Norris: "Surreal" to see number 1 on my car as McLaren kicks off F1 2026 testing 'I saw it on the timing screen and I still find it just unbelievable,' says Lando Norris as he makes his Formula 1 2026 track debut in the #1 McLaren
Motorsport · Jan 28 Haas working to solve “more serious” reliability issue uncovered at Barcelona F1 test The American team ran on Wednesday at the closed-door shakedown, but its running was limited due to two issues
Motorsport · Jan 28 Williams ready for Bahrain as team denies major weight issue with delayed F1 car Team principal James Vowles has labelled Williams sitting out the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown 'incredible painful' as the squad pushed beyond the limit