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Isack Hadjar has suffered his first crash as a Red Bull Formula 1 driver during the final hour of running on the second day of Barcelona testing.

Red Bull is the only team to have run on both days of testing so far at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Max Verstappen having driven the RB22 on Tuesday morning.

Max Verstappen causes early red flag at Barcelona testing

Max Verstappen caused the first red flag of the second test day from Barcelona as the Dutchman made his first appearance behind the wheel of the RB22.

His new team-mate Isack Hadjar drove the car on Monday as the shakedown test officially got underway ahead of the new season.

2026 F1 Barcelona Pre-Season Test - Day 2 results

Max Verstappen set the second-quickest lap on a quiet second day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

After a busy opening day, only Red Bull and Ferrari took to the circuit on Tuesday; however, only the first couple of hours were completed in dry conditions.

McLaren explain Barcelona F1 pre-season test delay

McLaren has confirmed it will finally run over the final three days of this week's pre-season test in Barcelona.

Team principal Andrea Stella declared last week that the team would conduct a filming day, when 200 kilometres are allowed, on the opening day of the private, five-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Sergio Perez spies 'positive' from early Cadillac F1 issues

Sergio Perez has admitted Cadillac faced various issues as it made its first test appearance in Barcelona on Monday.

However, the 36-year-old is content with the challenges appearing early on so they can be ironed out ahead of the season-opening round in Australia.

George Russell delivers 'pretty impressive' verdict as new Mercedes era begins

George Russell has stated he found the opening day of on-track action in Barcelona “pretty impressive” as a new era of F1 got underway.

Barcelona is hosting the first pre-season test of the year, with teams allowed to choose three days this week to run their cars.

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Isack Hadjar crashes as Max Verstappen triggers early Day 2 red flag – RacingNews365 Review