F1 to test and start 2022 season in Bahrain

Winter testing will be extended from just one to two weeks ahead of the all-new rules for 2022.

There were a mere 3 days of pre-season testing in 2021, but according to Auto Motor und Sport, two three-day tests - one in Barcelona and another in Bahrain - are provisionally scheduled for early next year.

Reportedly, the first test will be in late February before a two-week break. After that, the Formula 1 circus moves on to Bahrain for a second test as well as the season opening race.

The same German publication said Formula 1 will then take advantage of its presence in the Middle East to . . .