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OFFICIAL: FERRARI TO LAUNCH SF-26 AT FIORANO ON JANUARY 23RD BEFORE BARCELONA SHAKEDOWN
Ferrari is ready! Discover the SF-26 launch plans, secret Barcelona test dates, and Hamilton’s first drive in the 2026 F1 car.
Ferrari is almost done prepping the cars Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will drive for the first test under F1’s 2026 rules in Barcelona.
This isn’t your usual pre-season test, though. Formula 1 is calling it a shakedown, and they’re keeping things private—no fans, no media, just teams running their new machines behind closed doors at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from January 26 to 30. It’s all about letting the teams work out the kinks before anyone gets a real look at these new cars.
And these new cars? They’re the product of the biggest rule shakeup F1’s ever seen. New engines, aero, chassis, tyres—the works. Ferrari actually stopped developing their 2025 car way back in April, just so they could throw everything at the 2026 project. They’re serious about ending their title drought, which has dragged on since 2008.
Fans won’t get to see Ferrari’s 2026 car for themselves until the official pre-season test in Bahrain, happening February 11 to 13. There’s another public test in Bahrain the following week, from February 18 to 20. After that, it’s straight to Australia for the season opener on March 6.
Ferrari is also planning to run a third sidepod design right out of the gate in Australia. Audi actually beat them to the track with their 2026 car, sneaking in a filming day in Barcelona last Friday. Ferrari’s own shakedown and filming day is set for Fiorano on January 23.
That’s also when they’ll show off the livery for the SF-26—the car Hamilton and Leclerc will race in 2026. Don’t expect any technical deep dives, though. Teams are playing things close to the chest until the cars hit the track. For Bahrain, Ferrari is bringing a sidepod setup they won’t even use in Australia. According to FunoAnalisiTecnica, they’re ready to toss the Bahrain sidepods once the first race rolls around. In fact, they’ve got two sidepod concepts lined up just for those tests.
In Barcelona, Ferrari is keeping things simple. They want to rack up as many miles as possible with a basic aero package. For Bahrain, they’ve cooked up a sidepod with a bigger entry, but that’s just for testing—they’re not planning to race it.
These pre-season tests won’t be easy. Ferrari has struggled the past few years to match their wind tunnel and simulation data with what happens on track. They know they need to nail this correlation before the season starts.
Team boss Fred Vasseur isn’t interested in showing off or chasing headlines during testing. His focus is squarely on reliability and collecting data, not lap times. Ferrari wants to keep their true performance a secret until racing starts in Australia. With all the new engine and aero rules coming in, they’re convinced that flying under the radar is the way to go.
So, if you’re hoping to see what Ferrari’s really got, you’ll have to wait for qualifying in Melbourne. That’s when we’ll finally see if Hamilton and Leclerc have the car to chase down Ferrari’s first drivers’ title since 2007—and maybe the constructors’ trophy too.
FRED VASSEUR SLAMS "ENOUGH WITH THIS STORY" OVER LEWIS HAMILTON’S ENGINEER DRAMA
Lewis Hamilton calls engineer change "detrimental." Get the latest on Carlo Santi, Cedric Michel-Grosjean, and Vasseur's defense.
Lewis Hamilton heads into his second season with Ferrari, but he still doesn’t have a new race engineer lined up. Team boss Fred Vasseur doesn’t seem too worried, though. He brushed off the drama around Hamilton’s situation, saying it’s not really a big deal.
Last year, Hamilton worked alongside Ricardo Adami during his debut season with Ferrari, but they’ve already parted ways ahead of the 2026 season. Even though the new season’s just a couple of weeks away, Ferrari hasn’t named a permanent replacement.
People questioned how well Hamilton and Adami actually communicated last season, especially when Hamilton’s frustration came through on team radio. Now, with Hamilton needing to build a new working relationship, Vasseur insists it’s not creating any bad vibes.
“That’s not exactly what’s happening,” Vasseur told reporters, including those from RacingNews365. “The teamwork between Lewis and everyone on the pit wall is really strong. He’s confident, he’s open, and honestly, I feel good about where things stand. The whole goal is just to keep getting better, day by day. If there’s something to improve, I’ll push for it, but Lewis is in a great mindset.”
During pre-season testing, Hamilton teamed up with Carlo Santi, who used to engineer for Kimi Raikkonen. Meanwhile, rumours are swirling that Ferrari wants to hire Cedric Michel-Grosjean, who just left McLaren, to take over as Hamilton’s race engineer. But Vasseur is clearly tired of the speculation.
When someone brought it up yet again, he cut them off. “Please, enough with this story,” he said. “Look around the paddock. Out of 22 cars, you’ll see six or seven new engineers every year; the same goes for team principals. Honestly, I’m probably the oldest one here, along with Toto Wolff. Teams swap out three or four team principals a year, and it’s not the end of the world.
“There are about 1,500 people in the team now. It’s never just about one race engineer. The person on the pit wall leads a whole group working on the car, so it’s not about individuals. In Formula 1, it’s always about the team. It never comes down to just one person.”
CHARLES LECLERC WARNS F1 OVERTAKING IS "EXTREMELY DIFFICULT" UNDER NEW 2026 REGULATIONS
Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon flagged "difficult" passing in 2026 testing. Discover why the 50/50 power split is a strategic nightmare.
Charles Leclerc isn’t sugarcoating it: overtaking looks like a real challenge under the new regulations, and the cost of trying is way higher than before.
Max Verstappen kicked off the complaints about the rules, since now so much depends on how well drivers handle their battery levels. The big change is the 50/50 power split between the internal combustion engine and the battery. That’s forced drivers to rethink everything; they’re saving battery instead of just going flat out for speed.
We’ve just come out of an era where ground effect cars made overtaking tough because of all the dirty air, and honestly, it doesn’t sound like things are getting any easier. No one’s raced for points yet, but after testing in Bahrain, the mood in the paddock isn’t exactly upbeat.
Esteban Ocon was quick to sound the alarm. After following a few cars in testing, he noticed he lost a lot of front grip, maybe even more than last year. He tried the overtake mode but didn’t want to jump to conclusions too soon. Still, his gut feeling? Passing looks tough.
Leclerc agrees. He says he’s on the same page as the other drivers. Right now, overtaking is extremely hard. Maybe with time, as everyone learns how to manage these situations, it’ll get better. But at the moment, every overtake comes at a much steeper battery cost than before. That means even if you pull off a move, getting away from the car behind isn’t as simple as it was last year. It’s just tricky.
When asked about the new rules overall, Leclerc isn’t quite as downbeat as Verstappen, but he admits something’s missing. He’s always loved the aggressive, attacking style of the older F1 cars, and he feels like there’s less of that now. The changes are huge; everything feels completely different from what he’s known in his career. But he does see progress. The cars are getting better, and everyone’s still learning, trying to figure out all the new systems and how to squeeze out the best performance. There’s a lot of work ahead, but things are moving in the right direction.
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