F1 Testing: Lewis Hamilton makes FLYING practice start

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Watch the highlights from the morning session of the second day of the second Bahrain pre-season Test.

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Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, who is bidding to win a record eighth world title, admits the new regulations introduced for this season will be challenging.

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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says the 'competition will be to improve faster than others' in what are the biggest regulation changes in a generation.

Vasseur: The competition will be to improve faster than others

Alpine have pulled the covers off their 2026 F1 car, the A526, during a launch event on a boat in Barcelona!

Alpine reveal new A526 car...ON A BOAT!

Ferrari have revealed their new SF-26 car for the 2026 season and Lewis Hamilton will be hoping it performs better than last year's car as he looks to finally secure a record eighth world title.

Closer look! Ferrari reveal STUNNING new SF-26 in epic unveiling video

Ahead of Ferrari's car launch for the 2026 season, Ted Kravitz discusses the team's prospects for the upcoming year and whether Lewis Hamilton can finally claim an eighth world.

'The time is now for Ferrari to get this right' | Can Hamilton win eighth world title?

Anthony Davidson and David Croft explain all the new Formula One terms you need to know this year!

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Anthony Davidson and David Croft analyse who Ferrari might employ as Lewis Hamilton's new race engineer after the departure of Riccardo Adami.

'It was painful for both of them' | Hamilton to get new race engineer

On the F1 Show, David Croft assesses how Isack Hadjar will fare in his first season with Red Bull and says Max Verstappen might not remain with the team beyond this year if things go badly.

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Relive what happened on the past three occasions, in 2014, 2017 and 2022, where regulation changes have come into effect in Formula One.

What happens when new regulations come into effect? Relive 2014, 2017 and 2022!

With Cadillac set to become the 11th team on the grid, relive the last time a new team, Haas, entered Formula One back at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix.

HUGE crash and points finish! The last time a new team joined the F1 grid