Follow live updates as Formula 1s all-new 2026 cars hit the track together for the first time at a five-day event in Barcelona.

F1 testing in Barcelona this week is private to allow the teams to focus purely on testing their new cars without concerns about how the performance may be covered by the media or impact public opinion ahead of the new season.

Get the full Barcelona shakedown guide: private testing dates, session structure, rules changes, and how fans can catch the action ahead of the 2026 F1 season.

SPORTbible has contacted Formula 1 for comment. It has since been clarified that the lap times are handled by the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and released upon agreeing with the teams involved. F1 did not cut live feeds as they did not organise the private tests in Spain.

Two car launches are set to take place today in the world of Formula 1! Follow the best news of the day with GPblog's liveblog below! After Mercedes shared images of its 2026 challenger and completed its first on-track running at the Silverstone track,

Ferrari has launched its 2026 F1 car, the SF-26 with an updated white and red livery. Re-watch the live stream and view pictures of one of the most anticipated cars of the new Formula 1 season

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Welcome to GPblog's daily liveblog. Don’t forget to check back here from time to time to catch all the best news of the day! Mercedes is set to roll out immediately on the first day of pre-season testing in Barcelona,