Alonso: Newey hasn't forgotten how to design an F1 car - Autosport.com - Formula 1 - Stories

Fernando Alonso has reiterated his utmost confidence in Aston Martin team boss Adrian Newey, claiming it’s not like he’s ‘forgotten’ how to design a Formula 1 car despite a difficult pre-season.
F1 is introducing widespread regulation changes this year, meaning the pecking order is largely unknown, but current signs point towards Aston Martin being comfortably behind.
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Round-up: “The bottom line is we are slow” says Aston Martin’s de la Rosa, and more | RaceFans Round-up - RaceFans

Monday's edition of the RaceFans round-up.

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F1TECH: How did Alpine and Audi bring a completely new rear wing philosophy? - F1technical.net

The introduction of Formula 1’s 2026 active‑aerodynamic regulations has already sparked a wave of creative engineering solutions, and two teams—Audi and Alpine—have emerged with particularly unconventional rear‑wing mechanisms.

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McLaren: Ferrari and Mercedes are top of early F1 2026 pecking order - Autosport.com - Formula 1 - Stories

McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella admitted Mercedes and Ferrari "were quicker than us" in race simulations at the first pre-season test in Bahrain, and also believes Red Bull will be in the mix.
As teams dug into long runs on Thursday and Friday, the fog of war surrounding pre-season testing was lifted little by little. While there are still a lot of question marks over the exact pecking ...Keep reading

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Round-up: Piastri fears starts are a “recipe for disaster” with new cars, and more | RaceFans Round-up - RaceFans

Sunday's edition of the RaceFans round-up.

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Who has impressed so far in Bahrain testing? | Craig and Ted’s pecking order - SkySports F1

Sky Sports’ Craig Slater and Ted Kravitz take look at pre-season testing so far with day three in Bahrain complete.

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'Pass the parcel!' - Why are F1's big four all claiming each other are faster? - SkySports F1

There is always mystery at Formula 1 testing over which team actually has the fastest car, but the 2026 pre-season puzzle is shaping up as one of the most confusing and complex in the sport's history.

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