2026 Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team

[lio007]

This is where RB will bring about a ban on second teams. If Hadjar is unable to drive, Yuki, as the reserve driver, should be driving. Switching in a driver currently racing and up to speed on '26 regs will be pointed to as a reason B teams are an unfair advantage.

What? A bit like GR replacing LH at merc when he was "living" at Williams, while contracted to MB.

Or OB contracted to Ferrari and "living" at Haas, a Ferrari customer team.

You could cut it all ways, couldn't you.

[Bill]

What a load of bull. Let Yuki drive the RedBull. Screw Mekies.

He is better off at vcarb at least they know how to get the tire pressure right.the people behind those heinous crimes are all gone from redbull ,the like of Lambiase and paul monaghan .checo is performing well since he came back to f1.

[Wouter]

[Badger]

Wise choice. Yuki is a high risk low reward driver who would inevitably try to prove something. Can't afford to write off another car.

[Bill]

thats below the belt,every f1 driver has something to prove thats the nature of the sport

[Badger]

thats below the belt,every f1 driver has something to prove thats the nature of the sport

It's completely fair. Yuki is without a seat and without experience in these new cars. Coming in for one race and trying to prove something under such circumstances is a recipe for what you see in the picture above. RB can't afford that.

[Bill]

thats below the belt,every f1 driver has something to prove thats the nature of the sport

It's completely fair. Yuki is without a seat and without experience in these new cars. Coming in for one race and trying to prove something under such circumstances is a recipe for what you see in the picture above. RB can't afford that.

ok fine but he is a redbull reserve driver not vcarb reserve driver that was his gig if we take the politics away and look at the promises they made to him earlier last year.

[Badger]

thats below the belt,every f1 driver has something to prove thats the nature of the sport

It's completely fair. Yuki is without a seat and without experience in these new cars. Coming in for one race and trying to prove something under such circumstances is a recipe for what you see in the picture above. RB can't afford that.

ok fine but he is a redbull reserve driver not vcarb reserve driver that was his gig if we take the politics away and look at the promises they made to him earlier last year.

I've not seen Yuki's contract, and neither have you, but I'd imagine it gives full discretion to RB to decide who it puts in the car. Lawson is the better choice.

[matt_b]

Its a 'Sprint' weekend, they had to go with Liam, you have to be on it after just 1 hour of practice and not 3 hours of practice over 2 days.

[Bill]

It's completely fair. Yuki is without a seat and without experience in these new cars. Coming in for one race and trying to prove something under such circumstances is a recipe for what you see in the picture above. RB can't afford that.

ok fine but he is a redbull reserve driver not vcarb reserve driver that was his gig if we take the politics away and look at the promises they made to him earlier last year.

I've not seen Yuki's contract, and neither have you, but I'd imagine it gives full discretion to RB to decide who it puts in the car. Lawson is the better choice.

yuki was officially confirmed by redbull as there reserve last year.team put up statements to the public ,no need to read some contract

[AR3-GP]

Does anyone expect anything other than 4th best car? Maybe this would matter if they were more competitive. When this was announced, my first thought was that this makes no difference to anything. RBR in 2026...

My prediction is that Lawson will drive in Monza as well.

[ME4ME]

Lawson makes perfect sense since he has raced these energy management PU's before. Yuku has not.
However I still expect Lawson to be racing Lindblad for position on Sunday

[f1isgood]

We saw Sir Yuki Goatnoda last year in the Red Bull. Thanks for his goated performance, it was the greatest performance of all time.

[f1isgood]

Does anyone expect anything other than 4th best car? Maybe this would matter if they were more competitive. When this was announced, my first thought was that this makes no difference to anything. RBR in 2026...

My prediction is that Lawson will drive in Monza as well.

Verstappen will scam a podium out of thin air and the cycle will repeat. This team is finished. I don't see them recovering either. Leadership comes from the top and there's no leadership in a Mintzlaff-appointed-Mekies run team.

[carisi2k]

Verstappen will scam a podium out of thin air and the cycle will repeat. This team is finished. I don't see them recovering either. Leadership comes from the top and there's no leadership in a Mintzlaff-appointed-Mekies run team.

I unfortunately agree with this. Mekies is no good and the ADUO decision is proof of how much Red Bull miss Christian. There is no way in hell that Christian would have let that decision have been made. Without Christian it has been easy for Toto running over the rest of the teams in political decisions. Since Mintzlaff started to take control of the team post the death of Mateschitz it has been on a downhill spiral.