Follow live updates and the best video as the 2026 Formula 1 pre-season continues with three days of testing from the Bahrain International Circuit.

Formula 1 will return to racing for the 2026 season in a little under a month's time, bringing with it a completely new set of engine and chassis regulations.

The cars, now energy-starved, must be driven cleverly to keep recharging the battery across a lap. Tactics such as dropping down to first gear (rarely necessary in the past), running at maximum revs in a gear or avoiding full throttle at points can all help top up energy levels for later in a lap.

Liam Lawson has completed his final day of Formula One’s first testing for the new season, logging another 64 laps in Racing Bulls’ new car, the VCARB03. With drivers limited to three of the five available days on track,

If you are an existing Formula 1 fan, you may be used to enjoying race day using the F1.TV website or apps. While you cannot pay directly for F1.TV anymore, you can still access the F1.TV experience if you have an Apple TV account. This is because Apple TV includes F1.TV Premium as a free perk (previously priced at $129/year on its own).

Formula 1's preseason kicks into overdrive with the first of two tests in Bahrain this week, and you can follow all the action live with ESPN.

Shortly before the Formula 1 test drives in Bahrain, Mercedes talent Kimi Antonelli is involved in a road accident. His sports car was damaged, but the 19-year-old remains uninjured and will participate in the tests as planned.

MERCEDES star Kimi Antonelli has escaped unharmed after being involved in a car crash ahead of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. His vehicle crashed into a guardrail in Serravalle, San