The F1 teams are testing their 2026 cars at the Barcelona track this week. But why is the action not open to the public?

Isack Hadjar crashed his Red Bull in wet conditions on day two; Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen made their first appearances; watch F1 2026: Barcelona Shakedown with Ted Kravitz and guests every evening this week on Sky Sports F1 at 9pm,

Hadjar crashed his Red Bull RB22 on a treacherous wet second day of Formula 1's Barcelona shakedown

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F1s all-new 2026 cars will run together for the first time at a five-day event in Barcelona; Sky Sports F1s Bernie Collins answers the key questions; watch F1 2026: Barcelona Shakedown with Ted Kravit

Isack Hadjar crashed Red Bull's new Formula 1 car on the second day of the private preseason test in Barcelona, sources have confirmed to ESPN.

For Williams, being unable to take part in the first test days likely has major consequences that will be felt throughout the rest of the season. It’s a paradox. The very team that was first to halt development of the 2025 car to focus early on this year’s machine wasn’t ready with its F1 car in time for the first test in Barcelona.

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team will miss at least one of its three allowed test days in Barcelona due to delays