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Mercedes Allison’s big takeaway from F1’s Barcelona test
© XPB Michael Delaney
03/02/2026 at 17:1703/02/2026 at 19:00 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Mercedes technical director James Allison arrived in Barcelona last week bracing for chaos – and instead found calm. In a pre-season environment packed with brand-new machinery and untested technology, the veteran engineer admits he was expecting smoke, stoppages and a sea of red flags. What he got instead was something far more encouraging: cars that just kept going. For a sport stepping into one of its biggest technical resets in decades, the early signs were unexpectedly reassuring. The 2026 Formula 1 season has ushered in a dramatic rules overhaul: lighter and smaller...
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