Team 2026 Team Launch and Testing

seems early but with the length of these season, the off season is getting shorter and shorter...with less than 2 months until winter testing, i cant imagine anyone back at the factories getting much of a Christmas break!

RB have announced their lineup but a week or so back also announced their launch date.

what we know so far:

RB and RBulls: Livery launch Jan 15 - Detroit
Alpine: Livery launch Jan 23 - Barcelona
AM: Car launch Feb 9

Testing Schedule:

2025:
Pirelli annual post season tire test: Dec 9/25 - Abu Dhabi

2026:
Jan 26- 30 - Barcelona (private test - no media)
Feb 11- 13 - Bahrain (open to press and public)
Feb 18- 20 - Bahrain (open to press and public)