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IN PICTURES – The 2026 F1 cars on track during pre-season testing in Bahrain
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No closed doors this time. After a Shakedown without spectators or media in Barcelona (Spain), the F1 This week, the team is in Bahrain, at the Sakhir International Circuit, for the first round of pre-season testing. The press and photographers are allowed access over these three days, giving everyone the opportunity to see the first images of the 2026 cars on track and discover the different liveries in action, including that of Cadillac, the eleventh team on the grid this year. See the first images of the 2026 F1 cars on track below, courtesy of our friends at DPPI. The gallery will be updated throughout this first day of testing, which you can follow live on our website.
LIVE - Follow the first day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain
F1 – Bahrain 2026 Pre-Season Tests 1
Gallery from the first day (© DPPI)
Valentin GLO
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Alain Féguenne (🇱🇺 Luxembourg)
11/02/2026 at 11:21 a.m.
Barcelona testing was a disgrace… worse than a military camp. I was there, and the security was appalling. Barcelona 👎. Now Bahrain 🇧🇭, another world, more views of the cars, and one hour of live TV 📺 per day… A press conference should take place tomorrow to find out the future of Alpine (WEC) and the reasons for the withdrawal of Renault F1 engines… To be seen… tomorrow…? alainkf1@pt.lu. 😎Renault… 🧐