Story byRacing Bulls testing at Barcelona - Formula OneBrad BrownellWed, February 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM UTC·12 min readIt's nearly time for the kick-off of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship, and following the fanfare-filled launch of the Cadillac team's new car during the Super Bowl, plus a fanfare-free launch of the McLaren MCL40 on Monday, all of the teams are now accounted for. At least visually, that is. With just a private test session to go from, which didn't even feature all of the teams, the performance of an all-new chassis with an all-new set of engine regulations is kind of a crap shoot until they hit qualifying in Melbourne next month. A full ten years ago a new American team was added to the grid, increasing the number of teams from 10 to 11.