Key Highlights: Red Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar endured a nightmare run of mechanical breakdowns throughout the Singapore sprint weekend, including a sprint race DNF and failing to set a time in qualifying. Despite starting from the pitlane on Sunday, Hadjar fought through the field to secure a 10th-place finish and salvage a single championship ...
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: The FIA is stepping in to outlaw a clever aerodynamic loophole involving sidepod stays that Oracle Red Bull Racing debuted on its RB22 chassis. Red Bull exploited regulations governing a “floor body stay” to create a sharper 20mm lower sidepod undercut radius, an innovation later copied by Audi. New regulatory revisions for 2027 ...
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: Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has firmly shut down persistent rumors linking him to Ferrari, emphasizing that any Formula 1 return requires team equity. Horner defended current Scuderia boss Fred Vasseur while acknowledging that corporate giant Ferrari is never going to sell shares to its team principal. Taking aim at ...
Key Highlights Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has opened up about his July 2025 dismissal, attributing it to a corporate power shift following the 2022 death of co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz. Horner revealed he was given no clear reason for his termination and refuted rumors that internal conflicts with Max Verstappen or Jos ...
Key Highlights Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has pushed back against claims that Red Bull is now the definitive team to beat in Formula 1. Max Verstappen has taken two consecutive grand prix victories from pole position in Malaysia and Singapore following Red Bull’s Baku upgrade package. Vasseur attributed Verstappen’s Singapore Grand Prix triumph largely ...
Key Highlights: McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella confirmed a phased aerodynamic upgrade package aimed at closing a three-tenth deficit to front-runners like Red Bull. The upcoming development parts serve a dual purpose: fighting for podiums in the current championship and track-testing core aerodynamic concepts for the 2026 car. Lando Norris evaluated the current papaya car ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies praised Max Verstappenās unmatched technical sensitivity for steering the squad back to race-winning form in the 2026 season. Verstappen secured consecutive victories in Malaysia and Singapore, converting pole position into a Sprint and Grand Prix sweep at Marina Bay. Red Bull has officially completed its major upgrade ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing have regained front-running form with two victories across the last three Grands Prix, putting a top-three championship finish within reach. Despite closing the gap to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Verstappen insists that finishing second or third in the standings carries no personal value without winning the ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has expressed caution regarding Red Bull’s resurging competitiveness following Max Verstappen’s commanding sweep at the Singapore Grand Prix. Mercedes deployed split car specifications at the Marina Bay Street Circuit to evaluate their latest upgrades, running Kimi Antonelli on the new package while George Russell drove the older spec. ...
Key Highlights: Charles Leclerc achieved a superior initial getaway from the dirty side of the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix, pulling nearly alongside Max Verstappen off the line. Verstappen defended aggressively into Turn 1 by squeezing Leclerc toward the inside, preserving his race lead and ultimately claiming victory by seven seconds. Verstappen revealed he ...