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Jack Doohan was all smiles as he arrived at the Bahrain International Circuit this week in his new role as a reserve driver for Haas, calling the move a “clean slate” that will take him “back to the drawing board”.

New Red Bull signing Isack Hadjar is confident that he can win races in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign despite the struggles his predecessors faced against Max Verstappen.
The 21-year-old will partner the four-time world champion this year after replacing Yuki Tsunoda, who endured a disastrous 22-round stint with Red Bull last season by scoring just 30 points.
But Tsunoda isn’t the only ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen did not take to the track on Thursday at Formula 1’s Bahrain pre-season test, yet the headlines were still dominated by the four-time world champion.
The Red Bull driver fulfilled his media duties and shared his views on the new regulations, describing F1’s new era as “Formula E on steroids” and “anti-racing”.
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Keep up to date with all the action - both on track and off it - as the 11 F1 teams work on preparations for the 2026 season. Live coverage of Day 3 in Bahrain.

One more day of running lies ahead of the teams at the first official 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain, but who exactly will be in action? Check out the complete driver list in the table below...

There's nothing more perilous than taking early Formula 1 testing numbers at face value, so while McLaren keeps leading the mileage charts in Bahrain and circulates near the top of the timesheets, the team doesn't appear to be particularly ecstatic about where it is right now.
The paddock in Manama appears to be split into camps who believe Mercedes still has an ace up its Adidas-branded ...Keep reading

Just like everyone predicted, BJ McLeod Motorsports and Garage 66 made it into the Daytona 500 over cars fielded by RFK Racing, Front Row Motorsports and a Richard Childress Racing affiliate.
In the words of Casey Mears, driving the Garage66 for Carl Long, anything can happen at Daytona.
It’s the reason McLeod and Mears signed up to drive figurative knives to a figurative gunfight. When ...Keep reading

Anthony Alfredo's Daytona 500 dream has come to a bitter end. After racing his way into the 2026 season-opener, his No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet failed post-race inspection.
Alfredo finished 18th in Duel #2, besting both BJ McLeod and JJ Yeley to race his way into the 500. He failed to qualify for the race in 2025, and was extremely emotional over the prospect of competing in NASCAR's ...Keep reading

After a wildly chaotic Duel #1, things were far calmer in the second Duel qualifying race. Chase Elliott captured the checkered flag in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, followed by Carson Hocevar, Kyle Larson, Michael McDowell, and Christopher Bell.
The two Hendrick and Spire cars up front worked closely together to control the finish, and none of them made a move on each other until ...Keep reading

The first Duel at Daytona ended in dramatic fashion. Joey Logano captured the checkered flag in a 1-2 finish for Team Penske, but all eyes were on the battle to make the Daytona 500.
The open battle: Casey Mears had spun in an earlier incident, and Chander Smith suffered damage in another wreck. That cleared the way for Corey LaJoie to make the race, but he got turned on the final lap in a ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has urged the FIA to "take care" of the compression ratio debate, which is taking place in the paddock. This comes as the seven-time Formula 1 world champion tests in Bahrain ahead of the 2026 season. 
Wearing Ferrari colours for the second season after a long and successful stint driving Mercedes machinery, the driver has confronted the idea that the Brackley outfit is ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Jenson Button has described his time as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate as the new challenge he needed after winning the drivers' championship.
Button joined the seven-time champion at McLaren in 2010, and while his former boss Ross Brawn advised against the move to the Woking outfit, the 46-year-old relished the challenge of beating Hamilton in the same machinery.
"Yes, I ...Keep reading

There is no way that NASCAR is going to let Garrett Mitchell just use a made-up name for his Truck Series debut on Friday night, right?
As it turns out, it was very much a tug-of-war between the Sanctioning Body and the popular YouTuber and amateur racer who goes by the name ‘Cleetus McFarland.’ NASCAR says there is no clearly defined policy for licensing purposes but they were not just ...Keep reading

Ex-Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan is eyeing a move to the European Le Mans Series for 2026 as he desperately searches for a return to full-time racing.
The 23-year-old started the 2025 F1 campaign with Alpine, but was demoted back into the reserve driver role following six highly disappointing grands prix where he failed to score a point.
It obviously lowered his stock and with no F1 teams ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has joked about Andrea Kimi Antonelli's crash in his new company car, explaining that - thankfully - the only thing that was hurt was the Italian driver's ego.
Antonelli picked up the keys to an exclusive Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO Motorsport Collectors’ Edition company car, valued at approximately £180,000, ahead of the 2026 F1 season. But ...Keep reading

For the briefest of moments, Tony Stewart is back in NASCAR, and it sounded like he never left.
The three-time Cup Series champion is returning to the Craftsman Truck Series in a one-off appearance at Daytona International Speedway to commemorate the return of RAM and he was in rare form indeed.
'Smoke' ribbed the media and scoffed at NASCAR officials who earned his scorn since his departure ...Keep reading

F1 TV's Sam Collins uncovers some fascinating tech details from the second day of the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

The F1 TV crew outline the biggest talking points from Day 2 of the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

There were some impressive mileage counts on day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain, but while most teams were encouraged by what they were learning about their new-for-2026 Formula 1 machines, it wasn't so rosy for everyone...

The second day of pre-season testing for the 2026 season in Bahrain saw Charles Leclerc top the timesheets.