The biggest challenges Red Bull faces after sacking Horner
With Christian Horner sacked, Red Bull closes a chapter spanning all the highs and lows of the team’s history — one that includes two dominant eras, first with Sebastian Vettel and later with Max Verstappen, but it the recent downturn too. The narrative pitched to the Thai shareholders that outgoing team members were replaceable and […]
The biggest challenges Red Bull faces after sacking Christian Horner
With Christian Horner sacked from his team principal position, Red Bull closes a chapter spanning all the highs and lows of the team’s history—one that includes two dominant eras, first with Sebastian Vettel and later with Max Verstappen, but it the recent downturn too. The narrative pitched to the Thai shareholders that outgoing team members […]
Piastri deserved British GP penalty, surprised Russell didn’t get the same in Canada
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner felt Oscar Piastri’s safety car penalty at the British Grand Prix proved George Russell should have been hit with a similar punishment last month in Canada. Piastri was handed a 10-second time penalty after braking heavily behind the safety car while leading Sunday’s rain-affected race at Silverstone, leading to […]
How Verstappen swept to pole over Piastri in a thrilling Silverstone shootout
An interesting moment unfurled within the media pen as qualifying for the British Grand Prix entered its dying stages. After his media obligations, Q2 eliminee Isack Hadjar stayed behind to watch the final moments in a thrilling shootout for pole. Oscar Piastri sat atop the perch after his final run, albeit having set the pace […]
‘Embarrassing for Mercedes if we were ahead’
Red Bull’s Christian Horner has acknowledged the 2026 Formula 1 season could be challenging, but says the squad’s in-house engine programme will pay off amid attempts to keep Max Verstappen. Verstappen’s future has been the subject of plenty of speculation despite his Red Bull contract running until 2028, with the Dutchman’s camp having had renewed […]
Verstappen remains tight-lipped on F1 future but rules out sabbatical
It appears everyone is now talking about Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 future — apart from the four-time world champion himself. At his cagey media session at Silverstone, in a Red Bull motorhome heaving with print journalists asking similar questions to last week’s Austrian Grand Prix, Verstappen quickly made clear he wouldn’t respond to questions about 2026. […]
How Dunne’s McLaren outing shows Red Bull that changing drivers isn’t the solution
Yuki Tsunoda now has nine grands prix under his belt with Red Bull, after taking over Liam Lawson’s Formula 1 seat at the Japanese GP. The impact has been negligible so far. Tsunoda has scored just seven points in that time, while team-mate Max Verstappen has racked up 119. Tsunoda’s recent qualifying results don’t paint […]
How Red Bull deployed both an offensive and defensive strategy in F1 Canadian GP
«They are faster, so I’m not even thinking about that,» said Max Verstappen during the Canadian Grand Prix media day when asked whether victory was on the cards. By «they,» the reigning Formula 1 world champion was referring to McLaren as, like many, the Dutchman was predicting another win from the papaya-coloured team and thought […]
Why Red Bull’s protest was rejected and Norris’ penalty didn’t lead to an F1 grid drop
The closing stages of the Canadian Grand Prix delivered many talking points, as the top five were closely bunched together and Lando Norris hit his team-mate Oscar Piastri. But the drama didn’t end yet after the chequered flag, thanks to a protest lodged by Red Bull. The timing was reminiscent of the situation a few […]