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Barcelona’s Day 5 of the F1 shakedown saw Charles Leclerc set the soft‑tyre pace for Ferrari (1:16.653), Oliver Bearman completing 105 laps for Haas, and Lando Norris just over a tenth behind the benchmark. Oscar Piastri called the morning productive for McLaren, while Aston Martin debated aero options and Audi’s Hirvonen (Bortoleto) wrapped up shakedown work. Bahrain testing is on the horizon for 11–13 February.
F1’s 2026 shakedown began at Barcelona behind a heavy security perimeter, with Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli first to the track in the W17 and Audi/Alpine facing early issues. Several major teams sat out or delayed running, while unofficial timings circulated but were not representative of the week’s programmes. Esteban Ocon led the unofficial lap count by midday, finishing with about 154 laps; George Russell had 93, Antonelli 56, Colapinto 60 and Liam Lawson 88. Cadillac and Audi reported issues to fix for the rest of the week, and the day’s access restrictions kept most observations to a minimum.
The main event of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya MotoGP race is about to begin at Barcelona-Catalunya for Round 11 of the 2023 Championship.
Relive the drama of an action-packed premier class race at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya in Barcelona-Catalunya.