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2026 Barcelona Pre-Season Shakedown – day three (McLaren)
Oscar Piastri: ‚In the present day was a a lot smoother day than our first two. It was good to get a strong variety of laps on the board and settle right into a rhythm. I’m beginning to really feel what the automobile is basically like, and we’ve already tried a wide range of configurations and settings to grasp the way it behaves for a race weekend. Total, the precedence this week has been clear: perceive the automobile and enhance it.‘
2026 shakedown week – working day three recap (Haas)
Esteban Ocon: ‚I don’t assume from the surface folks will realise how powerful that’s, because it has been round 15 days that the workforce has solely had just a few hours sleep every evening. It’s been an infinite effort with a whole lot of studying from this check, we’ve accomplished a whole lot of priceless laps, and I feel it’s been very productive.‘
An extra 145 laps for the SF-26 to finish the shakedown (Ferrari)
Frederic Vasseur: ‚We didn’t encounter any main points, which is a crucial consequence.‘
Mercedes-AMG to supply official F1 Security and Medical Vehicles at each race in 2026 (Mercedes)
‚Mercedes-AMG will present the official F1 Security Automobile and Medical Automobile at each Grand Prix in 2026, as properly the official pre-season assessments in Bahrain. The three-pointed star had been sharing the function with Aston Martin because the begin of the 2021 marketing campaign, however will now assume full duty.‘
Domenicali on the 2026 guidelines adjustments, new groups, new tracks, and the way forward for Formulation 1 (F1)
‚It’s essential to maintain the fan base on the centre. It’s why we get up within the morning, attempting to say ‘what’s subsequent, what do we have to do?’ This has to occur in any respect ranges: choosing the proper platform to speak, choosing the proper language to speak, and in addition listening. Which means listening to the companions, listening to the group, listening to how the traits of the world are evolving.‘
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