While Mercedes flexes, others stumble out of the gate at Barcelona Testing | Feb 2nd, 2026

On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Tim Hauraney is joined by ViaPlay's Nelson Valkenburg to talk about who impressed and who fell behind at F1 testing in Barcelona. 00:00 Mercedes comes out the gates strong 08:21 McLaren may develop their car later into the season 13:12 Red Bull surpassed low expectations 16:56 Ferrari raising eyebrows 21:11 How did Haas look? 24:55 Aston Martin with a rough start 35:58 Bumpy first season for Audi? 37:44 How did Alpine look? 40:00 An update from Williams 43:20 Cadillac vs Audi Follow Nailing the Apex on TikTok and Instagram! Instagram - @nailingtheapex TikTok - @nailingtheapex Follow Tim Hauraney on Twitter / X: @TimHauraney Follow Adam Wylde on Twitter / X: @AdamWylde Visit https://sdpn.ca for merch and more. Follow us on Twitter (X): @sdpnsports Follow us on Instagram: @sdpnsports For general inquiries, email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices