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Week 1 is complete. Mercedes tops the timesheets after two days of disasters, but the real story is in the race simulations and the strange "Hat Effect" in the telemetry data.
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Day 2 in Bahrain brought broken gearboxes, engine swaps, and fascinating technical wizardry. The real story? How drivers are managing energy instead of pushing.- Published on
After the secretive Barcelona shakedowns, the 2026 beasts hit Sakhir. Fast, furious, complicated—and already challenging the "5 seconds slower" narrative.- Published on
School is out. Hamilton and Ferrari spoil Mercedes party with 1:16.348, while Gasly logs 160 laps and technical secrets emerge on the final day of Barcelona testing.- Published on
Day 4: Mercedes crushes the 1:16 barrier, Ferrari grinds out 170 laps, and Adrian Newey Aston Martin AMR26 debuts... for 4 laps before breaking down.