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Verstappen's manager hears ‘good things’ but warns 2026 is unknown
Red Bull has finished third in the Constructors’ Championship in each of the past two seasons, a result that was hardly helped by the limited points contribution from its second driver.
The team is now hoping to turn the page next year by placing its faith in a new pairing led by Max Verstappen alongside Isack Hadjar, with the aim of re-establishing itself at the sharp end of the championship fight. The team is now preparing to take on what could prove to be the most demanding project in its Formula 1 history.
After two decades powered first by Renault and then by Honda, the Milton Keynes-based outfit is entering a new era by producing its first fully in-house car, with technical backing from Ford on the power unit side.
It is a bold gamble that Red Bull hopes will pay off, with Raymond Vermeulen, manager of Max Verstappen, revealing he has already heard “good things” about next season’s power unit.
FIA already warned F1 teams seeking to exploit loopholes in 2026 rules
A fresh paddock whisper has surfaced that, if proven true, could significantly influence the pecking order ahead of 2026 — a season already primed to upend the status quo amid one of the most sweeping rule resets in recent memory.
The focus turned on Friday to Mercedes and Red Bull Powertrains, both of which were linked to questions surrounding a possible grey area in the compression-ratio rules, due to move from 18:1 to 16:1 next year.
Speaking earlier this year, FIA single seater director Nikolas Tombazis underlined that any attempt by a team to bypass the regulations without first engaging with the governing body would be met with a swift response from the FIA, leaving no ambiguity.
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