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Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Pre-Season Testing

F1 Barcelona pre-season testing live commentary and updates - day 2

F1 2026 starts here! Follow along for updates as they unfold from Barcelona

Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing

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If you have any questions, feel free to send them our way in the comments section of the live text; we'll do our best to answer them!

Red flag

Ferrari took to the track shortly after the session started some 20 minutes ago. The red flag was waved a few minutes ago but we're not sure what happened yet.

Breaking news

Meanwhile, here's everything that happened on Monday, including security being uncompromising with people just outside the confines of the circuit.

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Rain

Buuut. This afternoon has the highest chance of rain this week.

Teams are therefore reconsidering their plans in order not to waste a test day on a washed-out track.

So Mercedes is not running today. Neither is Haas – but that was the plan all along. Alpine is unlikely to take to the track.

We'll keep you updated as we find out about their competitors.

Teams are allowed to run on three out of five days from Monday to Friday.

Yesterday was quite busy with seven cars on track – all except McLaren, Ferrari, Aston (which won't run before Thursday) and Williams (which won't run at all this week).

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As you may know, the Barcelona test is taking place behind closed doors, which means we don't know as much as we normally would.

But what we do know, you will too!

Hello and welcome to day two of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona!

By: Autosport Staff

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