Back In Bahrain - 2026 Testing is Officially Underway!

About this episode

The episode discusses the launch of final liveries and the official start of testing for the 2026 Formula 1 season in Bahrain.

Final liveries are launched, cars are now OFFICIALLY testing and we are seeing actual coverage of it all too. F1 is finally back! Join our Patreon for exclusive content and access to the Discord Back of the Grid on Patreon Enter the prediction league on our site; BackofTheGrid.com Join our F1 Fantasy League now! Join our F1 fantasy league on Grid Rival F1 today! Join our IndyCar fantasy league on Grid Rival IndyCar today! Follow us on X or Facebook for the latest news; X | Facebook Back of the Grid is a Formula 1 podcast hosted by 3 passionate F1 fans. Tom , Chris & Stu discuss the weekly goings on of the sport, review and preview races and offer their thoughts up on all the talking points. New episodes released each Tuesday during the season! F1 | Formula 1 | F12026 | 2026 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Honda | Motorsport | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris | Williams | George Russell | RB | Pierre Gasly | Aston Martin | Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | Oscar Piastri | Liam Lawson | Arvid Lindblad | Esteban Ocon | Oliver Bearman | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar…

People in this episode

Host: Tom ,

Topics covered

• F1
• 2026 Testing
• Bahrain
• Final liveries
• Motorsport

Keywords

• Mercedes
• Lewis Hamilton
• McLaren
• Charles Leclerc
• Ferrari
• Red Bull
• Max Verstappen
• Honda
• Alexander Albon
• Carlos Sainz
• Lando Norris
• Williams
• George Russell
• Pierre Gasly
• Aston Martin
• Alpine
• Fernando Alonso
• Haas
• Nico Hulkenberg
• Oscar Piastri

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Places: Bahrain

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