Audi's car, which will be known as the R26, was given a handful of laps around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – the incoming German brand is the first team known to have run its new car ahead of Barcelona's behind-closed-doors test at the end of January.

The big F1 news of the day saw Audi take in a filming day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, running a blacked-out R26. That and much more on which to catch you up on our end-of-day news, so let us catch you up.

Audi ’s first ever Formula 1 car will take to the track as early as 9 January at Barcelona, Motorsport understands. The brand-new R26 will perform a filming day with drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto at the wheel.

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One of the most important cars in Formula 1 history is heading to the auction block for the first time: the 1992 Benetton B192-05 in which Michael Schumacher won his very first Grand Prix, at a rain-soaked Spa-Francorchamps.

Audi has issued a major update in the development of its 2026 Formula 1 car, one that Team Principal Jonathan Wheatley has described as a “critical milestone”. The German marque will make its debut in the sport this year, its first involvement in Grand Prix racing since the ‘Auto Union’ days of the 1930s, having transitioned over from Sauber.