Your Thursday dose of F1 news has arrived, with two F1 hopefuls having hit trouble during Super Formula testing in Japan.<\/p>\n
There is a closer look at a request sent to the teams ahead of behind-closed-doors testing and much more, so let\u2019s dive right in.<\/p>\n
F1 news: Unusual 2026 testing request handed to teams<\/p>\n
Formula 1 teams are understood to be asked that, if they have not revealed their F1 2026 liveries by the time the first behind-closed-doors test takes place in Barcelona in January, a request has come for the teams to run camouflage or plain black liveries.<\/p>\n
With significant new regulations on their way, the test is designed to offer teams an opportunity to iron out any teething issues with their new machines away from the public gaze.<\/p>\n
As such, there is no real incentive for teams to be decked out in their 2026 colours.<\/p>\n
Indeed, with two tests to follow shortly afterwards in Bahrain, they\u2019ve been asked specifically not to, so that the first look fans get of the new cars in their fresh paint happens there.<\/p>\n
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