Overview
- Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls will reveal their 2026 liveries together on January 15 at Ford’s season launch at Michigan Central Station in Detroit.
- The Red Bull Ford Powertrains unit will power both teams from 2026, ending Red Bull’s Honda supply as Honda moves to Aston Martin in Ford’s first official F1 involvement since 2004.
- F1’s 2026 power units drop the MGU-H, target roughly a 50:50 split between combustion and electric power, and boost battery output to about 350 kW with 100% sustainable fuel.
- Pre-season testing expands to three sessions, beginning behind closed doors at Barcelona on January 26-30 before two Bahrain tests in mid-to-late February.
- Max Verstappen is the only confirmed Red Bull-affiliated driver for 2026, with other seats yet to be decided and media tipping candidates including Yuki Tsunoda, Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad.