We have plenty to unpack in your Saturday edition of F1 news \u2013 analysing testing, new innovations, and unpacking new terminology to emerge.<\/p>\n
With additional reporting by Mat Coch and Thomas Maher on the ground in Bahrain, let\u2019s get you caught up with the emerging headlines.<\/p>\n
Zak Brown: \u2018The red and silver guys are looking very strong\u2019<\/p>\n
McLaren CEO, Zak Brown, has placed Ferrari and Mercedes at the top of the early pecking order for the season, but does not believe McLaren is too far behind.<\/p>\n
Brown has put the reigning world champions within the top four team, along with Red Bull, but thinks Mercedes and Ferrari may hold the upper hand as it stands.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Mercedes and Ferrari \u2018looking very strong\u2019 as McLaren assesses early F1 2026 pecking order<\/a><\/p>\n Ferrari to make decision over rotating rear wing assembly<\/p>\n Ferrari certainly raised eyebrows with its rotating rear wing design that briefly debuted in Bahrain, and team principal Fred Vasseur said the team would assess whether or not to use it moving forward.<\/p>\n Whatever the fate of the design, it certainly caught attention throughout the paddock before the Scuderia reverted to a more traditional setup on its rear wing.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Fred Vasseur faces Melbourne decision over Ferrari\u2019s radical rear wing<\/a><\/p>\n Mercedes\u2019 last-day Bahrain innovation<\/p>\n Mercedes brought a new rear wing concept with it to the final day in Bahrain, featuring an intriguing \u2018saddle\u2019 concept as it searches for more performance.<\/p>\n Our Tech Editor, Matthew Somerfield, is on hand to take you through exactly what it is and how it could help the Silver Arrows in the opening rounds.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Mercedes unveils radical rear wing \u2018saddle\u2019 concept in Bahrain test finale<\/a><\/p>\n Vowles questions if Red Bull \u2018turned down\u2019 engine in Bahrain<\/p>\n Having been spoken about as one of the best power units on the grid, Williams team principal James Vowles wonders if Red Bull reacted by tuning down its power in Bahrain.<\/p>\n The RBPT power unit proved its reliability across testing, but Vowles suspects the team may have wanted to keep its full hand quiet by reducing its output this week.<\/p>\n