Red Bull is behind in F1 engine development race
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Red Bull's F1 engine chief Ben Hodgkinson has hit out at rivals Mercedes as their 2026 engine war ramps up. While teams such as Mercedes and Ferrari have a long history of power unit production in F1, Red Bull will attempt to better their rivals for the first time with their maiden project the DM01 .
Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert has revealed he has heard that Mercedes have faced teething issues with their new 2026 power unit.
Alpine will become a Mercedes customer in 2026, ending Renault's over 40-year involvement in Grand Prix Racing. Rumours emerged in July 2024 that Alpine was looking to change engine supplier from 2026 following the appointment of Flavio Briatore as special ...
After Renault’s Alpine announced the decision to cease making engines for F1 race cars after 2025, that left open the question of where Alpine’s F1 team would turn to source their engines. We now know the answer. Beginning in the 2026 season, Mercedes ...
Mercedes has expressed openness to potentially supplying engines to Alpine starting from 2025. Mercedes CEO Toto Wolff shared this during the team press conference at Silverstone ahead of the British Grand Prix. There have been numerous rumors recently ...
Max Verstappen's world championship hopes depend on how fast Red Bull have caught up to their competitors as they produce their own power units for the first time, their engine boss admits.