Formula 1’s final preseason test ahead of the 2026 season is underway. All 11 teams are taking to the Bahrain International Circuit in their new cars, bidding to complete as much running as possible before the checkered flag on Friday.

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Follow live updates and analysis of the second week of Formula 1's preseason test in Bahrain as the 2026 cars take to the track.

Lando Norris set the pace on the penultimate morning at the Bahrain International Circuit, but it was Ferrari’s new rear wing design that caught the eye. It, however, was not a good morning for the Scuderia as Lewis Hamilton completed just five laps before returning to the garage,