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F1 plans to begin 2026 testing in January in Barcelona
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F1 plans to begin 2026 testing in January in Barcelona

By Miles Cooper February 28, 2025
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Components 1 groups could have extra time to check their new automobiles for the 2026 guidelines overhaul, with the primary take a look at scheduled for late January in Barcelona, Motorsport.com has discovered.

For the previous three years, F1 groups have had simply three days of official testing earlier than the beginning of the championship. However with a significant overhaul of the rules coming in 2026, the quantity of monitor time appears set to triple.

The introduction of latest energy models and considerably revised chassis rules signifies that groups – and engine producers – might have extra time to iron out any potential points.

Present plans embody a five-day shakedown on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the 26-30 January, just like the additional testing days granted in 2022, the final time F1 underwent a major technical change.

The session is anticipated to be behind closed doorways, with groups free to decide on any three days throughout the five-day window for on-track working.

F1 plans to begin 2026 testing in January in Barcelona

2026 Components 1 guidelines

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This strategy is designed to assist groups maximise their time effectively, permitting them to regulate their schedules primarily based on climate circumstances and potential technical points.

As F1 prepares for one of the crucial vital regulatory adjustments in its historical past, groups will even face the problem of integrating totally sustainable fuels alongside a extra highly effective electrical part. Making certain reliability is anticipated to be one of many groups’ high priorities.

The early begin is probably going to offer groups and engine producers as a lot time as potential to determine and tackle any potential reliability points. In 2022, a number of groups solely found the severity of the porpoising phenomenon throughout pre-season testing in Barcelona.

This additionally signifies that groups might want to alter their growth schedules, as they might want to have their automobiles able to hit the monitor virtually a month sooner than in 2025.

Following the Barcelona shakedown, testing is anticipated to proceed in Bahrain, the place two three-day periods are deliberate, provisionally for the 12-14 February after which for the 18-20 February.

Lately, the Sakhir circuit has grow to be the venue for pre-season testing, with periods historically held on the finish of February.

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