Things we saw in the end of season F1 test

The racing season may be over, but the Formula 1 circus is never over. Here’s a handful of things we’ve seen to watch out for in 2026 as the teams took to the circuit in Abu Dhabi once more today.

Lando’s new helmet design

📸 Lando Norris ran a new gold and black design in testing, in celebration of his Championship title.

Teams trial new ‘26 front wing

📸A glimpse at a ‘26 style ‘active aero’ front wing on the Mercedes.

Hirakawa has an off

📸Test and reserve Haas driver, Ryō Hirakawa walks away unscathed from a crash mid test.

Hadjar in dark blue

📸 Isack Hadjar, with the #6 displayed on his car.

A new number on the grid

📸Newbie Arvid Lindblad on track. This is rumoured to be his number for next season as ‘4’ and ‘1’ resemble his ‘AL’ initials.

Reserves and Rookies

📸 F2 drivers Dino Beganovic (Ferrari), Luke Browning (Williams) & Kush Maini (Alpine) enjoying some track time.

📸 Image credits: Formula Motorsport Limited, Red Bull Content Pool, Chris Medland.