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 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: 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: Max Verstappen clinched his first pole position of 2026 at the Sepang International Circuit, signaling major progress for Red Bull Racing after earlier car degradation woes. Verstappen attributes the turnaround to setup refinements, effective Baku upgrades led by Pierre WachƩ, and the punishing Malaysian heat negatively impacting Mercedes. Despite the top qualifying spot, ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen set the fastest time in first practice at Sepang for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. The Red Bull driver finished FP2 fourth after focusing on long-run data with the medium tyre rather than using the soft compound. Red Bull expects rain to remain a factor throughout the weekend, potentially creating ...