Pierre Waché assesses Red Bull new regulations, admits the team is not leading Ferrari and Mercedes, and outlines key 2026 engine F1 challenges.
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Waché plays down hype about Red Bull’s 2026 F1 performance

While rival teams have described Red Bull as the reference point under F1’s new regulations, Pierre Waché has taken a cautious stance on the Red Bull 2026 engine project. The French engineer, Technical Director at Red Bull Racing, acknowledged the team’s winter progress. However, he rejected suggestions that Red Bull is setting the pace. Instead,…

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Team principal Laurent Mekies reflected on Red Bull F1 running with their own power unit thus far as Day 2 of the 2026 Barcelona shakedown came to a close
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Laurent Mekies discusses Red Bull’s homegrown F1 power unit and two days of running so far at 2026 Barcelona shakedown

Team principal Laurent Mekies shared his thoughts on the RB22’s on-track debut in 2026 with their own power unit, Red Bull’s running until now, Isack Hadjar’s crash, how well the youngster is acclimatising, and their programme for the rest of the shakedown as the second day of the private event in Barcelona came to a…

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While McLaren have unveiled the renders of the MCL40 in a testing livery, Red Bull have uncloaked their real 2026 F1 car ahead of Barcelona shakedown
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McLaren and Red Bull reveal renders of their 2026 F1 cars as pre-season shakedown commences in Barcelona

While McLaren have unveiled the renders of the MCL40 in a testing livery, Red Bull have published the first images of their real 2026 F1 car ahead of the behind-closed-doors Barcelona shakedown. As F1 undergoes a major regulations reset in 2026, ten teams, apart from Williams, are utilising a shakedown event prior to the two…

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