The F1 teams are testing their 2026 cars at the Barcelona track this week. But why is the action not open to the public?

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Red Bull were forced to reconsider their pre-season testing schedule at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya after new recruit Isack Hadjar crashed in wet conditions on Tuesday.

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Kravitz then explained that Russell's time was on a C1 (hard tyre), while Hadjar's was not on the C1, with Mercedes and Red Bull differing on their tyre strategy for testing in Ba