While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 23-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Ex-F1 Red Bull Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner faced the question about Adrian Newey directly in an interview with Up To Speed. He recounted the day he learned Newey wanted to leave, the internal pressure that shaped his response and the enviornment that once made their partnership flourish. The day the news broke Horner…
Christian Horner described how his time at Red Bull came to an end and what an F1 return would need to look like. He would consider an F1 return, but only if the right opportunity came along. The former Red Bull Team Principal reflected on life away from the paddock, the pressure of the job…
After the Singapore Grand Prix, Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies took some time to analyse the team’s 2026 F1 season progress. In his first full season at Red Bull, the team has regrouped from the tumult that saw Mekies’ predecessor ousted and the team fall from the top of the standings. While Red Bull…
Laurent Mekies has agreed a new year five-year deal with Red Bull Racing to continue as their F1 CEO and Team Principal through to 2031. The French engineer joined in July of 2025 after the sacking of Christian Horner. He had been at Racing Bulls. Following his appointment, Red Bull and Max Verstappen went on…
After securing pole during qualifying at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP, Max Verstappen identified the race start as Red Bull’s biggest concern ahead of Sunday’s race. The Dutchman entered qualifying fresh from victory in Saturday’s chaotic Sprint Race. However, Verstappen had a slow start to the session, finishing P8 in Q1 before improving to P2…
Max Verstappen secured his first pole of the 2026 F1 season in qualifying at Malaysia, calling the result an “incredible” achievement for Red Bull’s following its progression throughout the year. The Dutchman has enjoyed a strong return to Sepang so far, racing at the circuit for the first time in nine years. Verstappen, who won…
Max Verstappen topped FP1 at round 16 of the 2026 F1 season in Malaysia, with Charles Leclerc going fastest in FP2. Red Bull Technical Director Pierre Waché and Verstappen spoke to the media after the day’s running. Waché on Red Bull’s first day at 2026 F1 Malaysia round Waché described the conditions as among the…
Max Verstappen topped the FP1 timesheets, marking the start of Formula 1’s return to Malaysia for Round 16 of the 2026 F1 season. Last visited in 2017, Sepang International Circuit welcomed the F1 grid back to Malaysia after a nine-year absence. The championship arrived following a chaotic Azerbaijan GP, where George Russell claimed victory, closing…
Power unit issues thwarted Max Verstappen’s qualifying session at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Despite leading FP3 earlier in the day, the Red Bull driver will line up 8th for the race on Saturday. Teammate Isack Hadjar impressed with P4. Speaking in the print media pen after qualifying, the four-time World Champion explained how he was…
