Laurent Mekies, Red Bull’s F1 boss, has used the word “crazy” to describe the scale of the team’s new in-house engine program. With support from Ford, Red Bull has built its very first F1 engine for 2026, powering its own team and the sister Racing Bulls outfit.

Ten new cars, five days, no fans. And plenty of security. Formula 1 started a new era with the public and the media excluded from the teams' reliability-focused private testing session in Spain on Monday.

George Russell picked up an unusual injury during Formula One testing, with the Mercedes star going on to require medical assistance. Russell, who finished fourth in the Drivers’ Championship last season, has been touted as a potential champion ahead of the 2026 season.

As part of it, we polled readers for their thoughts. The result was a resounding defeat for me, as my position of being “against” F1 testing being held in private scored only 43.7 percent compared to Luke’s “for” argument getting 56.3 percent of the vote.

Red Bull's second day of Formula 1 testing ended early with Isack Hadjar backing the RB22 into the barriers.

Liam Lawson says Racing Bulls is making “big gains” and having a “pretty strong test in terms of reliability”

Cadillac opted to prioritize finding solutions to specific problems rather than track time during the opening day of the Barcelona shakedown, according to team principal Graeme Lowdon.Valtteri Bottas managed 33 laps in the morning on Monday before handing over to Sergio Perez,

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