Formula 1 2023 Season

F1 testing: When and how to watch final three days live, full Bahrain preseason schedule and times

After a behind-closed-doors shakedown in Barcelona, Formula 1's 2026 season build-up moves into full view as teams head to Bahrain,

Who's really fastest in 2026? F1's new rules are confusing the pecking order -- and the drivers

Formula 1's new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir.

McLaren proposes F1 rule changes over safety concerns

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said this week's preseason test in Bahrain has exposed three areas of Formula 1's new regulations that need to be changed before the first race in Australia, citing safety concerns for two of them.

F1 testing: Fastest times, most laps from preseason in Bahrain and Barcelona

Formula 1 2026 is underway -- under a cloud of secrecy with the initial preseason test in Barcelona taking place behind closed doors. Here are the fastest laps so far.

F1 testing: Mercedes set the pace, Lewis Hamilton causes red fag to end final day - as it happened

Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari all appear evenly matched after a fascinating three days of preseason testing, and you can recap it all with ESPN below.

F1 testing: Mercedes showcase pace as Antonelli, Russell top day 3 in Bahrain

Kimi Antonelli went fastest on the final day of Bahrain's first preseason F1 test as Mercedes gave a teasing glimpse at the kind of pace many expected to see from them all week.