Formula 1 teams ramped up their preparations for the 2026 campaign across pre-season testing, with some innovative developments appearing on the cars.
From Audi’s new-look sidepods to Ferrari’s rotating rear wing, there was plenty for F1 TV’s technical team – led by resident expert Sam Collins – to get stuck into and analyse.
Hit go on the video player above for a closer look at the above design features and much, much more...
Next Up
Related Articles
Watch as F1 TV break down Day 1 of second Bahrain test/16x9%20single%20image%20-%202026-02-19T185356.642.webp)
What we learned from Day 2 of the second Bahrain test
HighlightsCatch the action from Day 3 of the second Bahrain test/16x9%20single%20image%20-%202026-02-19T183139.714.webp)
Lowdon warns not to ‘read too much’ into Cadillac issues
Mercedes ‘need to improve reliability’ – Russell/16x9%20single%20image%20-%202026-02-18T155544.362.webp)
Russell tops Day 1 of second Bahrain test