Challenges facing Red Bull ahead of F1 2026
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Red Bull say it would be "naive" to expect them to be able to compete at the very front in F1 from the beginning of their new engine partnership with Ford.
The new Formula 1 season is almost upon us already after one of the shortest winter breaks in history. Just 39 days separate the 2025 season finale in Abu Dhabi
Red Bull have launched their new F1 car, the RB22, in Detroit with a glossy blue livery and their first Ford engine - as the team back Max Verstappen for the title fight
Red Bull are manufacturing their own engine this season for the first time in F1; the challenge has raised doubts over their ability to compete for wins; watch every round of the 2026 F1 season live on Sky Sports F1,
The Ford family name will return to F1 after a 22-year absence in 2026. The family want to extend its impressive F1 success record
Laurent Mekies has warned that headaches, sleepless nights and struggles lie ahead as the Red Bull races its first in-house power unit.
Ford may not build a tremendous amount of the new Formula 1 power unit for Red Bull Racing, but its expertise is far greater than the sum of those parts.
Red Bull are hopeful four-times world champion Max Verstappen will have a good enough engine behind him to get back in front as Formula One enters a new era. The Dutch driver lost the title to McLaren