{"id":471817,"date":"2026-02-11T01:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/471817\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T01:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:44:09","slug":"how-to-watch-f1-testing-2026-in-bahrain-live-stream-tv-channel-and-start-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/471817\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch F1 testing 2026 in Bahrain: Live stream, TV channel and start time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The start of the new Formula 1 season gets ever closer with the teams heading to Bahrain for two preseason testing events starting on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The cars have already had a run out in Barcelona behind closed doors, but official preseason testing takes place at the Bahrain International Circuit with all 11 teams present for two three-day tests.<\/p>\n

It’ll prove the final chance for teams to fine-tune their cars before the season gets underway with the first race in Australia taking place on March 8.<\/p>\n

F1 preseason testing is finally here and for all your time, TV and streaming details, look no further than The Sporting News for a full guide.<\/p>\n

Where to watch F1 preseason testing in Bahrain: TV channel, live streamTV channelStreamingFox Sports<\/p>\n

\u00a0Foxtel Now, Kayo<\/a><\/p>\n

Coverage of F1 in Australia for the 2026 season will be split between Fox Sports and Kayo and both of these will be showing the preseason testing in Bahrain.<\/p>\n

Foxtel owns the TV rights to broadcast Formula 1 in Australia, including every practice session, qualifying session and full Grand Prix race in 4K.<\/p>\n

Kayo Sports \u2013 Australia\u2019s dedicated sports streaming service \u2013 has access to every F1 practice session, qualifying session and full Grand Prix race live and on-demand and is currently offering a FREE trial<\/a> to new subscribers.<\/p>\n

Kayo Sports is available on most devices and web browsers, including PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices, meaning it\u2019s never been easier to keep up with all the F1 action.<\/p>\n

F1 testing in Bahrain\u00a0start time<\/p>\n

Testing in Bahrain will take place across two three-day events at the\u00a0Bahrain International Circuit with the first session getting underway on Wednesday, February 11.<\/p>\n

Here are the key start times for fans in Australia:<\/p>\n

Bahrain test 1<\/p>\n

All times AEDT<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb 11: 6 p.m. \u2014 3 a.m. (Thurs)
Thursday, Feb 12: 6 p.m. \u2014 3 a.m. (Fri)
Friday, Feb 13: 6 p.m. \u2014 3 a.m. (Sat)<\/p>\n

Bahrain test 2<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb 18: 6 p.m. \u2014 3 a.m. (Thurs)
Thursday, Feb 19: 6 p.m. \u2014 3 a.m. (Fri)
Friday, Feb 20: 6 p.m. \u2014 3 a.m. (Sat)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The start of the new Formula 1 season gets ever closer with the teams heading to Bahrain for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-471817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula1","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}