Oliver Berman and the Haas team suffered an unfortunate incident during the first run of the new Haas VF-26 at Ferrari’s Fiorano circuit.

The British pilot was spinning at low speed but was able to continue the race, unlike Racing Bulls’ Arvid Lindblad.

Haas becomes the seventh team to field its 2026 car ahead of official testing in Barcelona; McLaren, Red Bull, Aston Martin and Williams have yet to do this.

VIDEO. F1 pilot lost control during testing at Ferrari track

Trompo again in 2026! Do it for Haas and its consequences. #F1 pic.twitter.com/n2avMvAQL6

— BoxInThisLap (@BoxInThisLap) January 24, 2026

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc confirmed that the team did not encounter any serious problems during the races of the new Ferrari SF-26 car.

On Friday morning, the Maranello team unveiled its first car under the 2026 Formula 1 rules at the Fiorano test track. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc took a spin behind the wheel of the new car.

Since the races were held on wet asphalt, Hamilton was the first to hit the track in difficult weather conditions. Despite this, hundreds of tifosi gathered in Fiorano a few hours before the presentation to watch the SF-26’s debut live.

Leclerc took the wheel after Hamilton, but the Monegasque admitted that he could not fully feel the car’s behavior due to limited mileage and weather conditions. But the main task of the day was completed – the car started stably.

“Yes, I look forward to this day every year. The main aim is to make sure that everything works correctly and there are no major problems. That’s exactly what happened today, so it’s a positive thing,” Leclerc said.

According to Charles, it is too early to talk about the speed or feel of the car:

“From a performance perspective, it is too early to draw any conclusions. The conditions were not the best: fog and a wet track. This is not an ideal scenario for the first test.”

“It was very exciting because there is a huge amount of work behind it. It’s important to see real sensor data for the first time and make sure the car behaves as we expect it to.”

​The last race of the second stage of Formula 4 Middle East (UAE4) was held. Ukrainian driver Alexander Bondarev, a youngster at the Williams Racing F1 team academy and driver for the Mumbai Falcons, is participating in the prestigious off-season championship.

The Ukrainian started from pole position and won in qualifying. The pilots spent the first part of the race behind the safety car, but the restart was made 15 minutes before the finish.

After the start of the race, Bondarev immediately took the lead. While his main rivals Scott Lindblom and Andy Kosandi were fighting among themselves, Alexander steadily increased his advantage and was 4.5 seconds ahead of his closest pursuer at the finish line.

This was the Ukrainian pilot’s second victory in a stage after his victory in the first race. Thanks to this, Bondarev increased his lead in the overall championship standings to 16 points at the end of the season.

The next round of Formula 4 Middle East will take place at the Dubai Circuit between 30 January and 1 February.