Overview
- A glossy blue scheme nodding to the team’s 2005 debut was revealed on a showcar at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, with Ford branding prominent.
- The event launched Red Bull Powertrains’ first in-house program with Ford, with the initial power unit named DM01 in tribute to founder Dietrich Mateschitz.
- Team principal Laurent Mekies cautioned the squad expects to be trailing early in 2026 as it learns to build and integrate its own power unit under new rules.
- Max Verstappen partners promoted Isack Hadjar and will race with number 3 as Lando Norris uses 1; Racing Bulls will run Liam Lawson alongside rookie Arvid Lindblad.
- Red Bull showed only a livery on a showcar and renders, with the real RB22 set for a Jan 26–30 Barcelona shakedown before February tests in Bahrain and the March season opener in Melbourne.