F1 2026 car launches: Dates, times and how to watch LIVE

The wait is finally over - the 2026 F1 team and car launches are under way as the countdown to the new season gathers pace.

We now know the times and dates of every team's car launch, as well as details on how you can watch the events live.

Despite only just having wrapped up the 2025 season, drivers and teams only have a short period of time off this winter, with pre-season testing getting underway for 2026 on January 26 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

That was a five-day shakedown event, before testing properly begins with two three-day events in Bahrain in February. The season officially gets underway on March 6 at the Australian Grand Prix.

That expanded period of testing comes because of the wholesale regulation changes that are sweeping into F1 next season, both chassis-side and in terms of the power units.

And the first chance to see the newly-designed liveries will be throughout the months of January and February, as teams continue to bring their designs to their fans via glamorous launch events.

Aston Martin are the team who are releasing their car the latest, with the Silverstone-based outfit not having their official season launch until February 9, after the first pre-season shakedown in Barcelona.

However, their new power unit manufacturers Honda held a launch event focusing on the new 2026 engine on January 20 in Tokyo.

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