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The private test, from January 26-30, is the first opportunity for teams to run their 2026 cars in anger, checking
Welcome to GPblog's daily liveblog. Don’t forget to check back here from time to time to catch all the best news of the day! Mercedes is set to roll out immediately on the first day of pre-season testing in Barcelona,
Barcelona’s shakedown marks the first of three pre-season tests before the 2026 campaign gets underway on 8 March with the Australian Grand Prix. Teams are permitted to run on any three days of their choosing this week, with McLaren and Ferrari opting to sit out of the opening day of action.
Sky Sports will keep fans up to date with F1 testing in 2026