How much trouble is Aston Martin in? What's the real performance status of the other teams in Bahrain Formula 1 testing? And what does 'sandbagging' really mean?

Here's your full rundown of all the big storylines and topics to watch out for in the final days of the 2026 F1 pre-season in an episode of The Race Members' Club's In-Car Insights series that we've made available as a test week bonus.

Our team at the track record these behind-the-scenes insight chats through every F1 test and race weekend exclusively for The Race Members' Club - which you can sample on a seven-day free trial to get a taste of all the exclusive content we offer there through the rest of testing.