Key Highlights Daniel Ricciardo believes Max Verstappen will “go down as one of the best ever.” Ricciardo praised Red Bull and Ford Racing after their first-season victory with their own power-unit project. Verstappen has since won in Singapore and Mexico, while Red Bull has three victories to Ferrari’s two this season. Ricciardo backs Verstappen’s legacy ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen climbed from 21st to second at Interlagos after starting at the back because of an engine penalty. Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies said no simulation could have predicted Verstappen gaining 14 places in five laps. Verstappen remains second in the drivers’ standings with 279 points as the battle for runner-up ...
Key Highlights: Aston Martin’s chief trackside officer Mike Krack has firmly reiterated the team’s long-term commitment to its works partnership with Honda, brushing off paddock rumors linking them to Red Bull Powertrains. Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed that while the Red Bull-Ford power unit project has drawn widespread interest, the squad is not ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the organization is not in “serious conversations” to supply customer power units to rival Formula 1 teams, including Aston Martin. Despite the FIA identifying Red Bull’s internal combustion engine as an early benchmark, the team is prioritizing development and chassis integration over outside supply deals. Aston ...
Key Highlights: Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner revealed that Red Bull shareholders and CEO Oliver Mintzlaff personally contacted him following Red Bull Ford Powertrains’ first Formula 1 victory. Horner, who was dismissed in July 2025 and replaced by Laurent Mekies, was the driving architect behind creating the Milton Keynes engine division following ...
Key Highlights: Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner instituted a strict meeting ban on using the name of rivals Mercedes during the creation of Red Bull Powertrains, forcing staff to refer to them as “Team B.” Following Honda’s initial decision to withdraw from Formula 1, Red Bull transformed an old bubblewrap factory in Milton ...
Key Highlights Red Bull Racing technical director Pierre Wache evaluated the team’s first in-house Formula 1 power unit at just a “four or a five” out of 10, pointing to significant untapped potential. Despite the conservative self-assessment, the FIA’s ADUO evaluation showed the Milton Keynes-built Red Bull Ford DM01 internal combustion engine produced the highest ...
Key Highlights: Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has criticized the team’s shift away from its original maverick identity following his July 2025 dismissal. Horner questioned the garage’s current power structure, bypassing team principal Laurent Mekies to highlight corporate CEO Oliver Mintzlaff and star driver Max Verstappen. Despite Red Bull Powertrains claiming victories ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull secured its first win of the 2026 Formula 1 season in Malaysia, marking the inaugural victory for its in-house Red Bull Powertrains division developed in partnership with Ford. The FIA ranked Red Bull’s internal combustion engine as the best on the grid, rendering the Laurent Mekies-led squad the only manufacturer ineligible ...
Key Highlights Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has praised Red Bull Racing team chief Laurent Mekies for his composed leadership and role in steadying the Milton Keynes squad. Laurent Mekies stepped into the Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal role in July 2025 following Christian Horner’s departure, alongside earlier exits of ...
Key Highlights Arvid Lindblad secured a 10th-place finish at the Sepang International Circuit despite starting from the very back of the grid in 22nd. A strategic choice to start on intermediate tyres on a damp track allowed the 19-year-old rookie to record his fourth consecutive points-scoring finish. Racing Bulls expanded their Constructors’ Championship advantage over ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured an historic triumph at Sepang, delivering the first Formula 1 victory for Red Bull Powertrains alongside technical partner Ford. The breakthrough ends a 23-year drought for Ford-badged power, dating back to Giancarlo Fisichella’s chaotic victory for Jordan at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix. Former team principal Christian Horner’s gamble to ...