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Media, fans, banned from first 2026 F1 test

Jul.4   Spectators and the media will be locked out of the first test featuring the all-new cars and engines for 2026. Unlike in recent years, there will be much more on-track testing ahead of the shift to radical new chassis and power unit regulations – one test in Barcelona at the end of January, and two more in Bahrain in February. The Barcelona test has been consistently referred to – by Formula 1, the FIA and the Circuit de Catalunya – as a five-day 'private' session. What that means is now clear – no journalists, no TV, no photographers, and no fans. Why?  Auto Motor und Sport explains: 'Because the completely new cars are likely to experience many teething...
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