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The Ringer F1 Show

Takeaways from Part 1 of Preseason Testing

The Ringer F1 Show

The Ringer

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4.3673 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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The first part of testing is over and the vibes are iffy. F1's new regulations have given drivers and racers a bit of annoyance to say the least. Max Verstappen has some choice words. They also look at the new results for Cadillac, Audi and much more. Meg and Spanners also ask the big questons coming out of testing and what we can expect in round two.(00:00) Intro(05:13) Max Hates it Here(16:06) Expectations for Red Bull(24:12) Aston Martin is having a tough time(35:26) Audi and cadillac are back of the pack(45:22) Will the vibes improve for new regulations?(51:06) Will Mercedes have any consequences?(59:13) Will the starts be weird?Host: Megan SchusterGuest: Spanners ReadySenior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Price and participation may vary, welcome to the Ringer F1 show, part of the Ringer podcast Network. I am your host, Megan Schuster, and we are here to talk testing, specifically part one

1:11.8

of preseason testing in Bahrain, which just concluded about an hour ago where Spanners and I are.

1:17.7

Spanners is here as well, and we are ready to dive into everything we learned from the last three

1:22.8

days of F1 cars being formally back on track, and also some major questions that we still have, because there's a lot that we do not know to this point. Yeah, there's loads of things, hi, Meg. There's loads of things that I was looking at with the 2026 regulations and I'm a little unsure. Are we really ready for 50-50 ice versus battery power? And I thought, you know, for this, I was determined, we're going to come in here with an open mind. Be so positive. We're not going to be alarmist, put it that way. And then you read all the driver interviews, and they haven't hidden their feelings at all. Not about the cars, not about each other. Like, they have been full on going for it. They're always so good for content. I feel like we owe Max for Staben in particular, maybe a thank you card at this stage. What we did say last time,

2:04.4

didn't we like Max will not hide his feelings at all. And I think the most alarming thing to come out of testing is the very specific comments from Max Verstappen. Yes. And Fernando Alonzo. Yes. So we'll get into all of that in just one second.

2:17.7

I just wanted to go through the top three or four times of the week. This is not representative of who is necessarily the fastest car or who's far and away out in the lead here. But it is useful information. Stop sitting on the fence. It is useful information. So we have the best time of the week was set by Kimmy Antonelli, which was on day three.

2:37.1

If you can believe that.

2:38.0

Get in, Kimmy Antonelli, which was on day three,

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