F1 fans to see full sessions return to Sky Sports this week
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19:59, 16 Feb
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Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
Sky Sports will broadcast the second Bahrain pre-season test in its entirety this week. For the first time this year, fans will be able to watch complete Formula 1 sessions.
After the Barcelona shakedown was behind closed doors and only the final hour of each day was broadcast during the first Bahrain winter test of the 2026 season, the second one will be broadcast in full by Sky Sports and, depending on your country, by F1 TV as well.
Sky Sports' broadcast will begin at 6:50 on Wednesday, 10 minutes before the four-hour morning session gets underway. After a one-hour break, coverage will resume an hour later at 11:50, and will follow the afternoon session, which runs until 16:00.
The day concludes with a 30-minute programme called 'Testing Wrap', which starts at 20:00.
This will be the case on Thursday and Friday as well.
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Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain - Photo: Race Pictures
Full schedule - The second Bahrain pre-season test
Wednesday, 18 February
Morning session: 7:00 - 11:00 GMT
Afternoon session: 12:00 - 16:00 GMT
Thursday, 19 February
Morning session: 7:00 - 11:00 GMT
Afternoon session: 12:00 - 16:00 GMTFriday, 20 February
Morning session: 7:00 - 11:00 GMT
Afternoon session: 12:00 - 16:00 GMT
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