Follow live updates and watch the best video as Formula 1 pre-season concludes with three days of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. Watch live on Sky Sports F1 from Wednesday

This is the live blog for day 1 of the final winter test in Bahrain on Wednesday, 18 February 2026. Read everything about what happened on and around the track, with GPblog reporter Nicole Mulder present on site in Bahrain.

TV channel details and schedule as the drivers and their cars head to Bahrain before the 2026 season gets underway.

Apple has launched a dedicated Formula 1 channel on Apple TV in the United States, offering live coverage from 2026 after securing a five-year broadcast rights deal

Fans can tune into extensive live coverage of the second F1 2026 test event on Sky Sports from Wednesday 18 February to Friday 20 February. Sky Sports can be added to any Sky TV package for just £20 per month for all nine sports channels, or you can pick up the complete sports package plus Netflix for £35 per month.

Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of news on GPblog. Do well to check back at intervals to catch up with the latest happenings across Formula 1 as they unfold. Reports of Lewis Hamilton parting ways with his long-time manager,

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