2026 Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team

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Sergej
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So GP leaving as well.

Man, what happened to this team.

Can't see Max staying one more year, maybe even in F1.

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Wouter
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edu2703 wrote:
09 Apr 2026, 06:59
Gianpiero Lambiase will leave Red Bull to join McLaren, according to dutch newspaper De Limburger

https://www.limburger.nl/sport/auto-mot ... aign=share
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That article is behind a paywall.

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Sergej
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Wouter wrote:
09 Apr 2026, 08:19
edu2703 wrote:
09 Apr 2026, 06:59
Gianpiero Lambiase will leave Red Bull to join McLaren, according to dutch newspaper De Limburger

https://www.limburger.nl/sport/auto-mot ... aign=share
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That article is behind a paywall.
don't worry, just wait a couple of hours and the news will be online on every site :mrgreen:

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Congrats to Mr. Mintzlaff, Yoovidhya and Mateschitz Jr. (honorable mentions to Mr. Marko and Horner too) - mission almost completed.
Never seen something like that in the past, what comes close to this exodus? Benetton mid 90s?
More and more it looks like a great decision to go for that last hurrah in 2025 - they aren´t going anywhere anytime soon.
Hannah Schmitz next and you can guess what comes last - probably by July/August.
Just speechless

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Wouter
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Sergej wrote:
09 Apr 2026, 08:36
Wouter wrote:
09 Apr 2026, 08:19
edu2703 wrote:
09 Apr 2026, 06:59
Gianpiero Lambiase will leave Red Bull to join McLaren, according to dutch newspaper De Limburger

https://www.limburger.nl/sport/auto-mot ... aign=share
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That article is behind a paywall.
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don't worry, just wait a couple of hours and the news will be online on every site :mrgreen:
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It was online at 7AM in most countries but I wanted to read the article. I just did. Some nice person sent me the whole article.

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Juzh
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It's being reported as a done deal by some outlets. This team is now sinking at an accelerated pace.

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Sergej
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Max may have taken the worst decision of his career by turning down Toto's offer.

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Paa
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Everyone expects Red Bull to rebound soon, but at this stage a further decline is just as plausible.

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2023 was not that far ago. Makes sense that everyone saw the dream team peaked and decided it's time to move.
The FIA folds on a royal flush.

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Jurgen von Diaz
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Sergej wrote:Max may have taken the worst decision of his career by turning down Toto's offer.
Or Merc just didn't have the muscles to pay out Verstappen's 3-year contract, which would be a massive amount of money.

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Jurgen von Diaz wrote:
09 Apr 2026, 11:11
Sergej wrote:Max may have taken the worst decision of his career by turning down Toto's offer.
Or Merc just didn't have the muscles to pay out Verstappen's 3-year contract, which would be a massive amount of money.
Yep from memory the clauses in Max's contract the only way out was a huge buyout that on top of what ever they would have had to pay Max could easily be pushing the $500m mark if they offered him a 4-5 year contract might have been a step too far. It wasn't purely Max's decision

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What are the odds of Verstappen going with him as well!? A Norris v Verstappen at Mclaren would be very interesting

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Sergej
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I don't see McLaren taking Max, he seems a very unfit driver for the current McLaren culture.

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PlatinumZealot wrote:
06 Feb 2026, 05:23
The begining of the end? Or blood letting?
Several senior staff depart ahead of 2026.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bull- ... ruary-2026
I was right!! :shock: :shock:

https://www.planetf1.com/news/gianpiero ... -bull-2028


Dutch media is reporting that GP is set to leave!
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