Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured second and third place during Friday’s practice runs in Austin, trailing pacesetter Charles Leclerc by under two-tenths of a second in both sessions. GPS telemetry reveals that while Red Bull holds a straight-line advantage, Ferrari’s Leclerc dominates the low-speed corners including Turn 1, Turn 11, and the Turn 12ā16 complex. ...
Key Highlights: Isack Hadjar labeled his FP2 run in Austin “a disaster” and his Red Bull RB22 “undriveable” after dropping 0.931s behind team-mate Max Verstappen. Set-up modifications between sessions caused severe front-tyre overheating through the high-speed first sector, ruining Hadjar’s qualifying simulation on the soft compound. Red Bull Technical Director Pierre Wache confirmed the team ...
Key Highlights: Adrian Newey has highlighted significant cultural and collaborative progress inside Aston Martin’s Silverstone headquarters despite enduring a difficult 2026 campaign. Newey noted clear parallels between rebuilding Aston Martin and his early days at Red Bull Racing, pointing to past organizational instability that requires breaking down internal silos. Evaluating works engine partner Honda, Newey ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen has praised the contract extension of Red Bull CEO and Team Principal Laurent Mekies, who is signed with the team through 2031. Red Bull has shown notable progress in 2026 under the new technical regulations and its in-house engine program alongside Ford. Despite entering the United States Grand Prix off consecutive ...
Key Highlights: Isack Hadjar downplayed Red Bull’s recent resurgence, stating the team does not possess the fastest car despite back-to-back victories in Malaysia and Singapore. Hadjar identified Ferrari as the outright benchmark at the Singapore Grand Prix, asserting that Max Verstappen’s driving ability made the winning difference. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri acknowledged Red Bull’s major aerodynamic ...
Key Highlights: Former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner described his departure as “pretty abrupt and quite brutal” during an appearance in New York. Horner noted that company dynamics shifted following the late 2022 passing of Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, leading to corporate efforts to centralize control. Over a two-decade tenure ...
Key Highlights: LEGO has captured Max Verstappen’s fourth championship-winning Formula 1 machine in the 1,639-piece LEGO Technic Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 set. Priced at $229.99 in the United States and Ā£199.99 in the UK, the detailed 18+ collectible features a functional V6 engine, two-speed gearbox, and working suspension. Following high consumer demand since its ...
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: TAG Heuer has introduced the special-edition Formula 1 Solargraph x Oracle Red Bull Racing timepiece to celebrate a decade-long partnership with the Formula 1 team. Priced at Ā£1,900 (around $2,250), the 38 mm solar-powered timepiece incorporates Red Bullās signature livery colors and advanced materials. The unveiling coincides with the United States Grand Prix ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes maintains championship leads with Kimi Antonelli closing in on a maiden title in Austin, despite rivals erasing the Silver Arrows’ early-season advantage. Ferrari, McLaren, and Red Bull have each captured multiple victories in 2026, marking only the second season since 1990 where four different teams have taken more than one win. Mercedes ...
Key Highlights: In his memoir Drive, Christian Horner reveals he intentionally pressured Race Director Michael Masi to clear lapped cars during the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Horner explains his intervention was prompted by hearing Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff communicating directly with race control earlier that season. Horner maintained that Red Bull did nothing ...
Key Highlights: Christian Horner reveals in his upcoming book, Drive, that Lewis Hamilton pursued a seat at Red Bull Racing ahead of his historic switch to Mercedes. A clandestine meeting took place in 2012 at the home of design legend Adrian Newey near Ascot, where Hamilton directly inquired about joining the team alongside Sebastian Vettel. ...