What weird F1 ‘2026’ test has revealed already

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Dec 10, 20259:501.2M views

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Join over 3 million users to harness the power of AI with Atlassian Rovo. If you Rovo, you know: https://www.atlassian.com/software/rovo?utm_source=therace&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_campaign=P:rovo%7CO:ppm%7CV:therace%7CG:us%7CL:en%7CF:aware%7CT:prospecting%7CI:imc-rovo-iyryk%7CA:image%7CD:alld&utm_content=P:rovo%7CO:ppm%7CV:therace%7CG:us%7CL:en%7CF:aware%7CT:prospecting%7CI:imc-rovo-iyryk%7CA:image%7CD:alld%7CU:the-race-audience_image-core-brand-default-iyryk-na-30s-na-custom Formula 1 has held its first collective 2026 test - sort of. The 10 current teams stayed behind in Abu Dhabi to run a mule car each, simulating next year’s downforce levels, trialling the actual 2026 tyres, and running some curious experimental items. 00:00 A first 2026 'test' 01:08 Curious prototypes 04:28 Speed limit on straights 06:06 Who was this for? 07:27 Where mules are 'too far away' Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: @wearetherace Instagram: @wearetherace Facebook: http://facebook.com/wearetherace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace #f1 #formula1 #formulaone #f12026 #f1mulecars #therace #abudhabi #f12026cars #f12026test #f1test #f1explained #f1analysis