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Podcast: Nailing The Apex with Tim Hauraney
Episode: What's the Pecking order heading into week 2 of F1 Testing? + 2026 regulations causing safety concerns? | Feb 16th, 2026
Description: On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Tim Hauraney is joined by ViaPlay's Nelson Valkenburg to talk about how all the F1 teams looked after their first week of testing.
00:00 Who has the advantage heading into the season?
04:28 Looking at each teams testing performance: Red Bull
05:20 Mercedes
08:23 McLaren
15:51 Ferrari
19:09 Haas
22:26 Williams
23:53 Alpine
25:11 Audi
26:04 Racing Bulls
28:01 Cadillac
31:40 Aston Martin
36:53 The importance of gearboxes on the new cars
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