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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

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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

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Audi insists F1 reliability issues "are all fixable"

Audi has had a tough Barcelona test so far, but the squad remains optimistic

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Champions League 2025–26 Final League Phase Table, Knockout Stage Seedings

Only 24 teams survived an action-packed league phase.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Williams missed Barcelona F1 test due to production delays, denies significant weight issue

Team principal James Vowles has labelled Williams sitting out the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown 'incredibly painful' as the squad pushed beyond the limit

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Williams F1 boss James Vowles explains ‘incredibly painful’ call to miss Barcelona test

Williams are the only team not present at the first pre-season ‘shakedown’ test but Vowles has backed his decision

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Ferrari tested wet-weather active aerodynamic mode during 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown

Rain dissuaded several teams from running at Barcelona on Tuesday, but it enabled Ferrari to evaluate the new 'Partial Active Aero Mode' designed for wet-weather running

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Ferrari tested wet-weather active aerodynamics in F1 Barcelona shakedown

Rain dissuaded several teams from running at Barcelona on Tuesday, but it enabled Ferrari to evaluate the new 'Partial Active Aero Mode' designed for wet-weather running

The Independent UK

Lewis Hamilton gives verdict on ‘intense’ first Ferrari F1 test in Barcelona

The seven-time world champion drove in wet conditions on Tuesday in the SF-26 car

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Lewis Hamilton recaps Ferrari’s “very challenging” 121-lap day at Barcelona F1 test

The rain made Ferrari’s first testing day tricky, but it was largely trouble-free for the Scuderia

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What Laurent Mekies' engineering background adds to Red Bull, according to Ford

Mark Rushbrook says Christian Horner deserves “full credit” for his role in building the Red Bull-Ford partnership, which has had its first test in Barcelona this week

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Ford: Horner deserves respect, but Mekies' engineering background an asset in F1

Mark Rushbrook says Christian Horner deserves “full credit” for his role in building the Red Bull-Ford partnership, which has had its first test in Barcelona this week

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"Very unfortunate" Isack Hadjar crash leaves Red Bull undecided on third F1 test day

Hadjar crashed his Red Bull RB22 on a treacherous wet second day of Formula 1's Barcelona shakedown

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Red Bull undecided on third Barcelona F1 test day after "very unfortunate" Hadjar crash

Isack Hadjar crashed his Red Bull RB22 on a treacherous wet second day of Formula 1's Barcelona shakedown

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Hadjar crashes Red Bull’s new F1 car

Isack Hadjar went off in the last corner of the Barcelona track on Tuesday

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Isack Hadjar crashes Red Bull’s new F1 car

Hadjar went off in the last corner of the Barcelona track on Tuesday

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