Check out the full report and results from FP3 at the 2026 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne.

Following the Barcelona shakedown back in January, the final round of testing in Bahrain gave teams their final opportunity to rack up meaningful mileage and stress-test their machinery ahead of yet another season of action.

After kicking off under a cloud of secrecy with a private test in Barcelona, F1 2026 had official lift-off with official preseason running in Bahrain. Here are the fastest laps.

Follow live text updates and listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary of second practice for the Australian Grand Prix.

The fastest lap times and most laps completed at Formula 1s Barcelona Shakedown; watch every round of the 2026 Formula 1 season live on Sky Sports F1, starting with the Australian Grand Prix on March

Under the pale winter sun of Barcelona and the desert of Bahrain, George Russell turned F1 pre-season testing into his own endurance contest.

Fastest laps may have been, at times, of limited significance in Formula 1; still, Lewis Hamilton’s quickest race lap in the Singapore Grand Prix marked his 16th consecutive season with the feat, which shouldn’t be understated. Michael Schumacher was ...

Fastest lap times and most laps completed at Formula 1s first official pre-season test in Bahrain; watch full coverage of the final pre-season test in Bahrain live on Sky Sports F1 from February 18-20

McLaren's Oscar Piastri finished the first day of the new Formula 1 season in first place after Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix. The narrative of the weekend so far has been about Aston Martin's plight at the back of the field as much as the fight at the front, following the biggest regulation change in the sport's history.

Here's how qualifying works in Formula 1 following some minor tweaks made to accommodate Cadillac's entry as the 11th team on the 2026 grid.