Red Bull are looking set to supply their own powertrains from 2026 or to return to a ‘works’ relationship with Honda, after talks with German manufacturer Porsche sensationally broke down. It was reported that the VW-owned manufacturer simply demanded too much from the Austrian side, in regard to both the powertrain itself and their share
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Reigning World Champion and probable 2022 World Champion Max Verstappen has spoken about how “big” the job is for Red Bull to build their own power units, following a breakdown in talks with Porsche. It had looked very likely that Porsche and Red Bull would form a partnership from 2026, with the German manufacturer eager
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, says that the team are still weighing up their options for 2026, but confirms that any relationship with Porsche is now dead in the water. The Austrian team had initially purchased Honda’s intellectual property to construct their own powertrains when the Japanese motoring giant announced its intention to leave
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Red Bull Racing’s heavily rumoured 2026 partnership with German manufacturer Porsche has stalled, with the VW-owned company demanding too much from the Constructors’ leaders. According to reports, Red Bull have asked Porsche to reduce their demands of taking a 50 percent share in the team, with the Austrians not prepared to sell that much. VW and Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has insisted that
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Prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel announced his shock retirement from Formula 1, with the German driver set to walk away from the paddock at the end of the season. Whilst his time at the Aston Martin F1 Team has been underwhelming, Vettel will go down as one of the sport’s most historic drivers.
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Red Bull Racing have massively changed their focus in regard to their powertrains department, after Honda decided to extend their agreement with the Austrian side until 2025. After leaving the sport as a manufacturer at the end of 2021, Honda have continued to supply Red Bull and Scuderia AlphaTauri will powertrains. The original plan was
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Red Bull’s engine consultant, Masashi Yamamoto, believes that Ferrari will have the upper hand in Hungary just before the summer break, but anticipates a strong performance from Red Bull in France this weekend. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have, between them, won seven races this season, and six of those were consecutive after the Scuderia
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Red Bull’s powertrain factory in Milton Keynes has been finished, and opened earlier this week as the team look ahead to the 2026 season. The Austrian side have a deal with Honda that sees the Japanese manufacturer continue to make Red Bull’s powertrains until the end of 2025, after they had initially ended their relationship
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A meeting of the FIA world motorsport council has decided that teams will be allowed more leeway surrounding their power units after multiple failures in recent races. Between them, Red Bull and Ferrari have suffered seven reliability failures in the opening nine rounds of the season, while the Scuderia’s customer teams – Alfa Romeo and
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Red Bull are said to have been close to not making the start of the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday due to difficulty in getting the fuel temperature up to the minimum requirement. This is according to a report by Tobi Gruner of Auto Motor und Sport, who also indicates that Ferrari wanted the regulation
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