The primary week of Bahrain pre-season testing begins this week. Groups will take to the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 February for testing following the non-public shakedown in Barcelona on 26-30 January.
By the primary day of testing, all groups could have unveiled their 2026 liveries. McLaren and Aston Martin are the final to disclose the designs of their equipment, with each groups internet hosting launch occasions on Monday 9 February in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Cadillac, which can be a part of the grid on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix because the eleventh workforce, revealed its livery in the course of the Tremendous Bowl on Sunday 8 February.
Whereas pre-season testing has been totally broadcast in earlier years, the primary three-day block in Bahrain will solely be broadcast for the ultimate hour of day by day.
Right here is the whole lot it is advisable observe the primary week of Bahrain pre-season testing dwell.
When is Bahrain pre-season testing week one?
Wednesday 11 February – Friday 13 February
Native time: 10:00 – 19:00GMT: 07:00 – 16:00CET: 08:00 – 17:00PST: 23:00 (earlier day) – 08:00EST: 02:00 – 11:00JST: 16:00 – 01:00 (subsequent day)CST (China): 15:00 – 00:00 (subsequent day)
Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
Photograph by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Pictures
How one can watch Bahrain pre-season testing week one
For the primary week of testing in Bahrain, solely the ultimate hour of every day can be broadcast dwell through the championship’s numerous broadcasters and F1 TV. For followers watching from the UK, they may have the ability to observe the motion from 15:00-16:00 on Sky Sports activities F1.
Sky Sports activities F1 may even be broadcasting a Testing Wrap programme at 20:00 GMT and Ted’s Testing Pocket book at 20:30 GMT after every day of testing.
All through the complete day, followers will have the ability to observe the Motorsport.com dwell weblog to get updates from the observe.
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