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Bahrain F1 test week 2: Who is driving when?

The 2026 Formula 1 pre-season continues with the second and final three-day test in Bahrain. Here are the driving schedules for this week, continuously updated.

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Final F1 2026 testing session in Bahrain set to be overshadowed by safety concerns

Explained: In addition to the engine row, a new issue over race starts will be a key topic at an F1 Commission meeting on Wednesday, as well as ‘lift and coast’ procedures and the new ‘overtake’ mode

The Independent UK

Pierre Gasly: ‘Turn your TV on for the start in Australia – it might be memorable’

Gasly won’t be surprised if the start of the Australian Grand Prix is somewhat chaotic

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The unexpected factor that makes F1 qualifying more complicated in 2026

Alongside race starts and energy management, Pirelli has identified another challenge for F1 2026: preparing a qualifying lap will become more complex than before

Autosport

Formula E working on a longer version of Jeddah F1 track for Gen4 era

The introduction of the 800bhp Gen4 Formula E car could prompt a switch to a different Jeddah layout next year

Motorsport

Red Bull’s chief F1 designer leaves team – two weeks before 2026 season

Craig Skinner, who has been with Red Bull for 20 years, has now moved on from the Milton Keynes outfit

The Independent UK

Red Bull chief designer Craig Skinner leaves F1 team

A Red Bull Racing veteran of 20 years, chief designer Craig Skinner is moving on from the Formula 1 team

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Pirelli to host Bahrain wet-weather test with two F1 teams partaking

Pirelli will return to Bahrain at the end of February to conduct a F1 rain test with 2026 mule cars

Autosport

Two F1 teams to take part in intriguing Bahrain wet-weather test

Pirelli will return to Bahrain at the end of February to conduct a F1 rain test with 2026 mule cars

Motorsport

Audi F1 announces retired F2 race winner as development driver

Audi has appointed Formula 2 race winner Ralph Boschung as a development driver

Motorsport

Ferrari F1 boss gives snappy response over Lewis Hamilton situation: ‘Stop this story!’

Hamilton is entering the 2026 Formula 1 season without a full-time race engineer after axing Riccardo Adami

The Independent UK

F1 announces ‘rotation’ races for future calendar with two European venues impacted

With more countries than ever before keen to host an F1 race, two traditional races will take place once every two years

The Independent UK

Barcelona joins F1 calendar rotation with Spa-Francorchamps

Formula 1 will keep returning to Barcelona in 2028, 2030 and 2032 after signing a contract extension

Motorsport

Barcelona joins F1 rotation with new three-race deal

Formula 1 will keep returning to Barcelona in 2028, 2030 and 2032 after signing a contract extension

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Bahrain F1 pre-season testing week 2: Where to watch live, full schedule, what to know

The second week of Bahrain pre-season testing runs from 18-20 February

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Keanu Reeves lifts the lid on Cadillac F1 documentary: "It's very intense"

Keanu Reeves is producing a behind-the-scenes documentary with the Cadillac Formula 1 team

Motorsport

Sebastian Vettel’s Winter Olympics pass has fans doing a double-take over his headshot

Sebastian Vettel has amused Formula 1 fans after using a Ferrari-era headshot for his Winter Olympics accreditation pass during a visit to the Games in Italy

Motorsport

Bad start may cost up to seven places in F1 2026 - Oscar Piastri

Race starts will look entirely different in F1 2026 under the new regulations, but not for the better according to team bosses and drivers

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McLaren F1 boss calls for three rule changes due to 2026 car safety concerns

Last week’s pre-season test in Bahrain triggered concerns over elements of the sport’s new set of regulations

Motorsport

Adrian Newey hasn't forgotten how to design an F1 car – Fernando Alonso

Adrian Newey's Aston Martin team has endured an incredibly difficult pre-season for F1 2026, but Fernando Alonso's confidence in him remains

Autosport

Alonso: Newey hasn't forgotten how to design an F1 car

Adrian Newey's Aston Martin team has endured an incredibly difficult pre-season for F1 2026, but Fernando Alonso's confidence in him remains

Motorsport

Ford hits back after Cadillac questions role in Red Bull F1 project

Ford has pushed back against Cadillac’s claim of being F1’s only truly American project, rejecting suggestions that its Red Bull partnership amounts to little more than just a sticker

Autosport

Why race starts get so complicated in F1 2026

Formula 1’s new power units are making race starts trickier, which teams and drivers believe could be a recipe for disaster

Autosport

Aston Martin confirms it's "not at the level" of other teams after tough F1 test

Problems have been consistent for Aston Martin as it prepares for the 2026 F1 campaign

Motorsport

McLaren: Mercedes and Ferrari "quicker than us" in F1 race sims

McLaren's Andrea Stella has singled out two rival Formula 1 teams for praise after the first official pre-season test in Bahrain

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