This is the live blog for Day 2 of the final winter test in Bahrain on Thursday, 19 February 2026. Read everything about what happened on and around the track, with GPblog reporter Nicole Mulder ...
As ever, here are the main stories from today, 19 February. Toto Wolff slammed the speculation surrounding the Mercedes engine 'loophole,' despite accepting the FIA's proposal of a mid-season change ...
George Russell posted the fastest time as Mercedes opened the second week of pre-season testing on top of the timesheets in Bahrain. After finishing the first week on a strong note, Mercedes carried ...
The team principal called the debate a "storm in a teacup" at a news conference at the Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday.
The legality over the Mercedes compression ratios – which measure how much the air-fuel mixture inside an engine cylinder can be compressed – has been of hot debate during F1 2026 pre-season ...
A single line in the technical regulations has sparked months of debate — here’s how the compression ratio saga unfolded and ...