Testing is over! And who cares if testing times don’t matter, because Ferrari were fastest! Join one of us in particular for some of the most self-congratulatory podcasting in motorsport.

Plus: will this be Max Verstappen’s final year? Will Aston Martin even finish the first race? And who will be best of the rest?

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Whisper it, but Ferrari are COOKING RIGHT NOW. Ridiculously quick off the start - check. Charles Leclerc can’t stop grinning - check. A rear wing that fully flips upside down on the straights - wait, what?

Elsewhere, some teams look slow. Others look quite unreliable. Aston Martin manage to look slow AND unreliable. Tough times at Newey HQ…

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We’ve reached the second F1 test, just weeks away from the start of the season - and some big questions still need answering. Will the teams sort these crazy start procedures? Will Mercedes end up using cooking oil in their engine? And what does Tommy’s dad think of the day’s action?

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A few teams are arguing with each other, drivers fear that this regulations set could be a disaster for racing… Just another day in 2026 F1 testing! Join us as we react to the final day from this round of Bahrain testing.

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Reliability issues started to show on the second day of F1 testing… but a certain Monégasque driver IS BACK AT THE TOP.

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Cars on track - we repeat, CARS ON TRACK!

We're back! F1 cars hit the Bahrain International Circuit for the first proper testing of this new regulations set. So, who did well? And who's worried that even the drivers might not be able to understand the new cars? Let's find out...

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It’s time for your favourite podcast of the year: we’re ranking all the F1 team’s liveries!

Join us as we talk about renders vs reality, Ferrari vs HP and Cadillac abandoning the best bit of their design ten minutes after revealing their initial car.

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We saved the best car launch until last, as a load of technical issues at Aston Martin’s snazzy event left us all laughing. But don’t worry, the livery remains as beautiful as ever - even if Adrian Newey has hidden every single piece of the actual car...

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