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F1 2026: What is the pecking order after testing? And which team are title favourites ahead of new season?

Just two weeks out from the F1 season-opener in Australia, Kieran Jackson ranks all 11 teams after the final pre-season test in Bahrain

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Leclerc quickest, Aston Martin restricted to two laps

Leclerc went quickest on Friday morning while further problems struck Aston Martin on the final day of F1 2026 pre-season testing

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Charles Leclerc quickest, just two laps for Aston Martin

Leclerc went quickest on Friday morning while further problems struck Aston Martin on the final day of F1 2026 pre-season testing

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F1 champion Lando Norris 'splits' from Margarida Corceiro

McLaren superstar Lando Norris has confirmed he is no longer seeing Margarida Corceiro.

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Piastri shines but Norris warns McLaren have work to do

Oscar Piastri had another fruitful day at Bahrain pre-season testing, but his world champion teammate Lando Norris suggested McLaren were still off the pace.

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F1’s new era starts now: 9 storylines we want to see unfold in 2026

As Formula 1 steps into largely unknown territory, there is plenty to look forward to in 2026

Motorsport

F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Antonelli quickest on day five as Aston Martin's woes continue

Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri set the first 1m32s lap times in F1’s 2026 Bahrain pre-season test, as Aston Martin suffered further hardship

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes narrowly beats McLaren, Aston Martin breaks down

Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri set the first 1m32s lap times in F1’s 2026 Bahrain pre-season test, as Aston Martin suffered further hardship

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Hypercar field shrinks to 18 cars as 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list is revealed

Genesis joins the top class as Porsche and Action Express Racing drop off the 2026 grid

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Le Mans 24 Hours 2026 entry list revealed with Hypercar field shrinking to 18 cars

Genesis joins the top class as Porsche and Action Express Racing drop off the 2026 grid

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The 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list in full

Check out the full entry list for the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours, the 94th running of the French endurance classic and the blue riband round of the 2026 World Endurance Championship.

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Lando Norris tempers 2026 McLaren title hopes: "We're a little bit off"

Lando Norris says McLaren is unlikely to retain its 2025 long-run pace advantage under Formula 1’s new 2026 rules

Motorsport

Toto Wolff makes shock Epstein reference as he launches foul-mouthed rant amid fresh Mercedes controversy

Toto Wolff has hit back at critics of Mercedes ahead of the new F1 season

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Lando Norris admits McLaren have ‘quite a bit to improve’ ahead of F1 title defence

Lando Norris is preparing to defend the Formula One title that he won for the first time last year

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Norris fastest as Ferrari debuts trick rear wing

Lando Norris has set a new fastest lap at Formula 1 Bahrain pre-season testing, while Ferrari grabbed attention with a rotating rear wing

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Lando Norris leads Max Verstappen as Ferrari debuts trick rear wing

Lando Norris has set a new fastest lap at Formula 1 Bahrain pre-season testing, while Ferrari grabbed attention with a rotating rear wing

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FIA to continue F1 start trials as McLaren backs "sensible" changes

The FIA has confirmed it will continue its practice start trials at Bahrain F1 testing, with McLaren encouraged by what it felt were 'sensible' starts on Wednesday.

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Why McLaren is now encouraged by F1 practice starts as Bahrain trials continue

The McLaren F1 team has backed tweaks to give drivers more time on the starting grid to prepare their power units, as trials in Bahrain pre-season testing are set to continue on Thursday and Friday

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Max Verstappen on F1 2026 flaws: ‘I already said that in 2023, but nobody listened’

Max Verstappen says he warned about F1’s new regulations three years ago, but the FIA and other teams did not listen. The Red Bull driver agrees with two of the three points raised by Andrea Stella

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes heads McLaren by 0.01s, as four teams hit trouble

George Russell pipped Oscar Piastri to the fastest lap of the Bahrain test so far on Wednesday, as Ferrari, Red Bull, Aston Martin and Cadillac encountered technical problems

Motorsport

F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes pips McLaren by 0.01s, as four teams hit trouble

George Russell pipped Oscar Piastri to the fastest lap of the Bahrain test so far on Wednesday, as Ferrari, Red Bull, Aston Martin and Cadillac encountered technical problems

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Lando Norris’ handwritten note to his first coach is the sweetest detail from his title celebration

Lando Norris celebrated his 2025 Formula 1 world title with a December dinner attended by key figures from his career

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FIA to trial start procedure tweaks at Bahrain F1 test

The FIA will run tests at the end of each day’s running at Sakhir after teams and drivers expressed concern about the start sequence

Autosport

F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Leclerc pips Norris on morning of day four

The Ferrari driver set a 1m33.739s to top Wednesday morning's running in Bahrain for pre-season testing of F1 2026

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Charles Leclerc pips Lando Norris on morning of day four

The Ferrari driver set a 1m33.739s to top Wednesday morning's running in Bahrain for pre-season testing of F1 2026

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