Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured Red Bull’s first win of the 2026 season, overcoming Mercedes drivers Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton. The victory marks the first Formula 1 win for Red Bull Ford Powertrains in its debut season following the departure of Honda. Laurent Mekies praised Verstappen’s drive while acknowledging a battery issue that prevented ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured his 72nd Formula 1 career victory at the Sepang International Circuit, halting Red Bull Racing’s winless start to the season. The victory marks the first-ever win for Red Bull’s in-house power unit, the DM01, developed in collaboration with technical and commercial partner Ford. Significant chassis developments, culminating in Red Bull’s ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured a comfortable victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia following crucial preparatory work by Red Bull Racing. Red Bull introduced its final major upgrade package of the season for the RB22 roughly 10 days earlier during the Baku race weekend. The comprehensive upgrade package featured a new floor body ...
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 Fisichellaās chaotic victory for Jordan at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix. Former team principal Christian Hornerās gamble to ...
Key Highlights A software bug triggered by wet conditions, low speeds, and track characteristics left multiple Formula 1 cars crawling during formation laps, drawing comparisons to a “Lego race” from Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Governing body FIA launched a full investigation after software engineers had to quickly rewrite power unit code to prevent cars ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen mastered changing weather conditions to claim his and Red Bull’s first victory of the 2026 season at the Sepang International Circuit. Kimi Antonelli expanded his World Championship lead to 84 points after finishing second, while Mercedes teammate George Russell suffered a late power unit failure. Ferrari secured a three-four finish with ...
Key Highlights The four-time World Champion secured his first victory of the 2026 motorsport season. The breakthrough triumph was achieved at the Sepang International Circuit. The result marks a major turning point in the championship contender’s 2026 campaign. Four-Time World Champion Secures Breakthrough 2026 Victory The four-time World Champion clinched his first race win of ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen claimed his 72nd career victory, marking a historic first-ever Formula 1 win for the Red Bull Ford Powertrains project at Sepang. Mercedes and McLaren struggled with car performance and reliability issues, while Lewis Hamilton pulled off a resilient comeback drive to the podium. Racing Bulls strengthened their midfield foothold with Liam ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff labeled the event “one of my worst experiences” following a late power unit failure that eliminated George Russell. Despite introduced upgrades, Mercedes lost the win to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, though Kimi Antonelli secured a second-place finish in mixed conditions. Wolff expressed grave concern over recurring reliability problems, ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen secured his first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, marking the inaugural race win for Red Bull’s in-house power unit program. The four-time world champion opened up about his father Jos Verstappen’s emotional response and the behind-the-scenes effort required to rebound from difficult ...
Key Highlights Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar missed out on a podium finish due to late-race battery and grip issues, finishing P5. Despite moving forward from a penalised P8 grid slot, Hadjar was overtaken in the closing laps by Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. While teammate Max Verstappen secured Red Bull and Ford’s first ...
Key Highlights Isack Hadjar endured a frustrating race in Malaysia, slipping from a podium position to fifth place following late battery deployment and chassis grip issues. Despite Red Bull securing its first victory of the season with Max Verstappen, Hadjar was an average of 0.881 seconds per lap slower than his teammate under green-flag running. ...