Week 2 begins with real upgrades. Ferrari reveals a titanium exhaust vane, Mercedes debuts Spec-B sidepods, and teams face new 18-second pre-start procedures. Russell tops timesheets but Red Bull stumbles.
Day 2 in Bahrain brought broken gearboxes, engine swaps, and fascinating technical wizardry. The real story? How drivers are managing energy instead of pushing.
After the secretive Barcelona shakedowns, the 2026 beasts hit Sakhir. Fast, furious, complicated—and already challenging the "5 seconds slower" narrative.