Key Highlights: Max Verstappen qualified with the pace for pole in Mexico City, but a Turn 13 lock-up and a Friday grid penalty drop him to fifth on the grid. Persistent clutch and launch issues continue to plague Red Bull Racing, raising major concerns on the long run to Turn 1 at the Autodromo Hermanos ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen qualified fourth for the Mexico City Grand Prix but will drop to fifth on the starting grid due to a prior penalty. Traffic and turbulent air from Lando Norris’ McLaren compromised Verstappen’s decisive flying lap at the stadium section hairpin. Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar secured seventh on the grid despite ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen received a one-place grid penalty for the Mexico City Grand Prix following second free practice contact with Liam Lawson, demoting him to fifth on the grid. FIA stewards noted the infraction would typically draw a warning, but they opted to set an example following discussions in the team managers’ meeting. Lawson ...
Key Highlights Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar received a formal warning from stewards after pushing a paddock guest attempting to take an uninvited selfie at the Mexican Grand Prix. Stewards cited five mitigating factors in their decision, highlighting that the guest invaded Hadjar’s personal space in a congested area lacking adequate security. Hadjar defended his ...
Key Highlights Laurent Mekies confirmed that Racing Bulls will maintain full autonomy over its 2027 Formula 1 driver line-up, independent of Max Verstappen or Red Bull Racing. Both Verstappen and Liam Lawson were issued one-place grid penalties following on-track contact during second practice for the Mexican Grand Prix. Verstappen criticized Lawson’s driving as “not very ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull is preparing to transition away from its 70-year-old Bedford wind tunnel to a brand-new, modern facility built at its Milton Keynes campus. Laurent Mekies confirmed the new installation is scheduled to come online during the next season, targeting aerodynamic work for the second half of the 2027 car and most of ...
Key Highlights Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies warns that Mexico City’s high elevation and intense cooling demands could create a one-off shake-up in Formula 1’s competitive order. Despite an early power unit issue for Isack Hadjar in opening practice, Red Bull reported no unforeseen complications directly caused by altitude. Red Bull’s advanced Milton Keynes ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen finished Friday practice in Mexico City in fifth position, three-tenths off the top pace, despite suffering aerodynamic damage from an incident with Liam Lawson. Both Verstappen and Lawson received a one-place grid penalty from the stewards following the on-track clash during Verstappen’s only session of the day. Red Bull technical director ...
Key Highlights Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar was summoned by the FIA stewards for alleged misconduct following an altercation with a fan at the Mexican Grand Prix. Social media footage captured Hadjar pushing away an individual who repeatedly tried to put an arm around him for a selfie inside the paddock. F1 supporters largely rallied ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson have received one-place grid penalties and one penalty point each following an FP2 collision in Mexico. Stewards escalated the sanction from a warning to a grid drop after an explicit reminder regarding practice conduct was issued at the Team Managers meeting. Racing Bulls team boss Alan Permane and ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson clashed during Free Practice 2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, resulting in floor damage to Verstappen’s Red Bull. Verstappen criticized Lawson’s driving as “not very smart behaviour”, noting the New Zealander’s ongoing fight to secure his Formula 1 future. Racing Bulls Team Principal Alan Permane labeled the ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull’s upcoming state-of-the-art Milton Keynes wind tunnel will not become operational until the 2027 season, pushing back initial plans targeting 2026. Team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the facility will most likely impact the latter half of the 2027 challenger and the majority of the 2028 car. Despite relying on an aging Bedford ...