Watch the free live broadcast at 7pm as Aston Martin kicks off their new era with Adrian Newey and Honda engines and livery ahead of the 2026 season.

Aston Martin will host an event in the Saudi Arabian city of Dhahran to showcase their styling for the new season as they look to embark on a successful new period as a team.

Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will race alongside each other for a fourth consecutive season, both hoping for a significantly improved challenger after the team slipped to seventh in the 2025 Constructors’ Championship.

Newey’s AMR26 did make its track debut on the final two days of the Barcelona test two weeks ago, completing 65 laps, albeit in an all-black livery in Spain.

The car in its final livery will take part in the first public test of the pre-season in Bahrain on Wednesday.

Sky Sports F1 Bahrain test schedule

Test 1: Wednesday, February 11, Thursday, February 12, Friday, February 13

• 3 p.m.: Last hour of live track and field events
• 8pm: Test ends
• 8.30pm: Ted’s Test Notebook

Test 2: Wednesday, February 18th, Thursday 19th, Friday, February 20th

• 6.50am-11.05am: Morning live broadcast
• 11.55am-4.10pm: Afternoon live broadcast
• 8pm: Test ends

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