Overview
- Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls revealed their 2026 designs in Detroit, featuring a glossy retro blue RB22 and a predominantly white Racing Bulls livery.
- The presentation formally launched Red Bull Ford Powertrains, confirming Ford's return as technical partner and power unit collaborator starting in 2026.
- Driver rosters were set: Max Verstappen pairs with rookie Isack Hadjar at Red Bull, while Racing Bulls fields Liam Lawson alongside debutant Arvid Lindblad.
- Team voices underscored the scale of the regulation reset—smaller, lighter cars with active aerodynamics and hybrids targeting roughly 50% electric output—as Verstappen and Hadjar noted adaptation and uncertainty.
- Red Bull said its in-house power unit program has scaled to about 700 staff, with performance clues to come at closed tests in Barcelona this month and in Bahrain in February before the March opener in Melbourne.