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Audi shocks at F1 Bahrain test with radical sidepod gamble
© XPB Michael Delaney
11/02/2026 at 12:0911/02/2026 at 12:13 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. As Formula 1 teams resumed in Bahrain their pre-season preparations, Audi unveiled an R26 so radically different from its shakedown spec that it sent the paddock’s technical spies into a full-blown frenzy. The car that rolled out of the garage in Sakhir on Wednesday morning bore little resemblance to the "safe" launch-spec version seen behind closed doors in Barcelona just two weeks ago. The most jaw-dropping change is found in the R26’s midsection. Gone are the conventional, wide sidepod inlets that mirrored the rest of the 2026 hopefuls. In their place, Audi...
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