The technical realities of the current F1 regulatory cycle forced Red Bull Racing into a reactive stance on Saturday afternoon during the 2026 Canadian GP. Team Principal Laurent Mekies saw his squad face a significant performance gap to the top teams during the practice and Sprint qualifying sessions on Friday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve….
Enzo Fittipaldi has enjoyed plenty of success in his career, competing as a Ferrari Driver Academy and Red Bull junior driver for plenty of his time in the F1 feeder series ladder, and has opened up, in an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, on his time at Red Bull and the meetings he had with…
Red Bull had a good Sunday at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP, with Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar bagging 25 points between them for the team led by Laurent Mekies. The Dutchman secured the team’s first podium of 2026 with 3rd; it also marks a new milestone as this is their debut season with their…
Isack Hadjar qualified P7 ahead of the 2026 F1 Canadian GP. This came after struggles with engine issues during the Sprint race and RB22 bouncing limitations on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The Red Bull Racing driver ended the weekend in the points, up in fifth behind Charles Leclerc, but it did not come without a…
Max Verstappen secured P3 at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP to deliver Red Bull’s first podium of the season. The four-time World Champion finished behind race winner Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton, who overtook Verstappen with seven laps remaining after a prolonged battle through the final stint. The race was shaped by a pre-race weather…
Despite some early struggles George Russell managed to secure pole for the 2026 F1 Canadian GP again, ahead of team mate Kimi Antonelli. The weather however, was not the same as earlier in the weekend, as rain significantly wet the track during the day. This prompted both McLarens to start on intermediates, opposed to the…
Max Verstappen says it will be mentally difficult for him to continue in F1 in 2027 if the proposed tweaks to 2026 regulation are blocked. On Thursday, Red Bull’s Verstappen sounded positive about the proposed change to 2026 F1 regulation, especially in the power unit output to a 60-40 demarcation between combustion and electric. The…
Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff is considering purchasing shares in Alpine. Currently Otro Capital holds a 24% share of Alpine F1 team. However, the owners have put these shares up for sale, and they have confirmed Wolff as a potential buyer. This has led to conversations surrounding the implications of Wolff holding shares in…
Oscar Piastri reckons links to Red Bull F1 seat is flattering and proves his stocks as a driver, as Andrea Stella and Laurent Mekies plays down the stories. In the gap between the races in Miami and Canada, reports linked McLaren’s Piastri to a potential Red Bull F1 drive in the future, if Max Verstappen…
Red Bull F1 Team Principal Laurent Mekies opened up about their primary development goal during the month-long break in April and the gains—both tangible and intangible—they made after introducing a substantial upgrade package for the RB22 during the 2026 Miami GP weekend. The Milton Keynes outfit’s unmistakable competitive turnaround in Miami, with Max Verstappen securing…
