For years, so much focus within the Formula 1 world has been geared toward 2026 and the start of what was promised to be a new, exciting era for the sport.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen says the new cars in Formula 1 this year are "not a lot of fun" and "like Formula E on steroids".

That said, the four teams expected to be closest to the front were in the top positions, with pre-season favourite George Russell of Mercedes third fastest ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton.

McLaren have early ground to make up to two of their biggest rivals, says Lando Norris, as countdown to new season continues; watch 3-4pm hour of Fridays final day of the first Bahrain test live on Sk

Hot off the press from F1 correspondent Andrew Benson, we now know who Lewis Hamilton's race engineer will be for the new season: Hamilton's new engineer for now is Carlo Santi, who performed the same...

Reigning champion Lando Norris has countered Max Verstappen's criticism of Formula 1's new regulations, saying there is "nothing to complain about" from a driver's perspective and his 2025 title rival can quit the sport if he does not like the new cars.

The second Formula 1 pre-season test begins at the Bahrain International Circuit as the new technical regulatory era opens to public scrutiny for the first time.

Oscar Piastri set a best time of 1m35.602s over 54 laps in the morning, before Norris took over the MCL40 and set the fastest time of the day – 1m34.669s – in the afternoon while adding 58 laps to the...