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Special Designs
The Football World Cup started yesterday, and the Racing Bulls took the opportunity to send the VCARB 03 to Barcelona with a special livery. McLaren is also once again using the special design that was already used in Monaco.
More on this in this photo gallery:
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The Formula 1 Special Designs in the 2026 Season

Friday Drivers
Seven regular drivers are skipping FT1 later – including world champion Lando Norris, championship leader Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton, and Nico Hülkenberg. The following seven junior drivers are starting today:
Leonardo Fornaroli (McLaren)
Frederik Vesti (Mercedes)
Ayumu Iwasa (Red Bull)
Dino Beganovic (Ferrari)
Luke Browning (Williams)
Paul Aron (Audi)
Colton Herta (Cadillac)
You can find the complete overview here.
What else happened yesterday, …
… you can find out as always in our video analysis of Media Day. Tonight, there will naturally be another big live video on the Formel1.de YouTube channel – including long-run analysis.
It starts at 10:00 PM.
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Doubleheader
Good morning and welcome to a new edition of our Formula 1 live ticker. The Monaco Grand Prix was only a few days ago, and today we continue with the next practice Friday in Barcelona.
FT1 in Spain is scheduled for 01:30 PM, FT2 in the early evening at 05:00 PM. Here, as usual, we will provide you with information, voices, and pictures directly from the paddock throughout the day.
Ruben Zimmermann will accompany you through the day here, and for questions, suggestions, or complaints, you can use our contact form. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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