The F1 teams are testing their 2026 cars at the Barcelona track this week. But why is the action not open to the public?

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.

BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks ahead to the first F1 test of 2026, which is happening in private in Barcelona.

The 2026 F1 preseason kicked off with a private test for teams in Barcelona this week. Was the secrecy necessary?

Red Bull decided to stuff a turbo into a briefcase and have an engineer hand-deliver it to Ford in Michigan. Custom agents ...

Here is how testing in Barcelona this coming week could play out ...

F1 2026 testing live: Lewis Hamilton driving for Ferrari on final day in Barcelona - Follow live F1 action from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with the first glimpse of the 2026 cars on the racetr ...

Aston Martin's readiness for the new Formula 1 season has come under scrutiny after the team confirmed it will not be hitting ...

Even before the first collective on-track Formula 1 action of 2026, there has been talk about the new engine regulations in Formula 1. More specifically, the focus is on the compression ratio of the ...

Formula 1 has completed day one of its highly secretive first day of preseason testing -- a day so secret that even each team ...

The Cadillac Formula 1 Team hit the track for the first time on January 16, 2026 at Silverstone in England. The Cadillac ...