The pre-season schedule for the 2026 Method 1 season has been confirmed, with three assessments to permit extra preparation time as a part of the brand new rules.
With a change to each the ability unit and chassis rules for subsequent season, groups will get to kick off the 12 months from January 26-30 with a personal check in Barcelona. No media or spectator entry will likely be allowed to the occasion – agreed straight between the groups and the circuit – with solely personnel concerned within the automobile operating permitted as the brand new designs hit the monitor for the primary time.
There’ll then be two three-day assessments in Bahrain to additional discover the 2026 vehicles, operating from February 11-13 and February 18-20, previous to the primary race of the season in Australia on March 8.
On high of the testing schedule being confirmed, there has additionally been a change to the previously-announced calendar, with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix shifting to change into a Saturday race.
The occasion had been introduced on 27 September 2026, however will now happen sooner or later earlier on 26 September, as a result of Remembrance Day nationwide vacation on the Sunday. The change means there will likely be two Saturday races in 2026, with Las Vegas retaining its normal Saturday evening slot in late November.
