2026 Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team

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I think that Racing Bulls shouldn't have the measure of Red Bull in any area.

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Well, waiting half the season to bring the macarena naturally means it should have most problems ironed out.

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Rikhart wrote:
01 Sep 2026, 10:12
Well, waiting half the season to bring the macarena naturally means it should have most problems ironed out.
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Half season? RBR used their Macarena wing in Miami May '26 for the first time. So May, June and July.

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Wouter wrote:
01 Sep 2026, 10:37
Rikhart wrote:
01 Sep 2026, 10:12
Well, waiting half the season to bring the macarena naturally means it should have most problems ironed out.
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Half season? RBR used their Macarena wing in Miami May '26 for the first time. So May, June and July.
Red Bull did, yes. But the junior team didn't. They are bringing theirs now - half way through the season.

And as the junior team is supposed to be run entirely independently of RBR for aero purposes, it's no surprise that the junior team has taken longer to work it out - they have less resources.
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There's been way too much churn in Red Bull's pit crew in the last year or two, makes it harder to get fast/consistent times. But still, the last couple of years even under Horner the pit times were trending down, I'm sure they are still training like they used too but things haven't improved, I'm surprised it's not ones of the areas Mekies has tried to improve, or maybe he has and we've not seen the results yet.

Wrt the Rear wing, that's just a classic bait headline, there's been 4 teams with rotating rear wings now, only RBR have faced issues, it happens sometimes with parts so complex, it's F1. Also, RBR raced multiple times without issue until they crashed and found out and Racing Bulls haven't even raced yet how can it be declared more reliable already :lol:

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Wouter wrote:
01 Sep 2026, 10:37
Rikhart wrote:
01 Sep 2026, 10:12
Well, waiting half the season to bring the macarena naturally means it should have most problems ironed out.
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Half season? RBR used their Macarena wing in Miami May '26 for the first time. So May, June and July.
I was talking about the news of Racing Bulls (not RBR) now bringing the macarena wing.

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Jonathon Wheatley

How sure are we that he has signed for Aston Martin? Could he make a surprise return to RBR?

Horner gone, GP going and Meckies on a fraction of what Horner was on, I could see Wheatley returning with the right financial package with Meckies given another role alongside him...

Is this plausible?

I just can't see him going to Aston Martin even with Newey there, it's too chaotic and who knows how much longer Newey will stay attached to the project..

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Dee wrote:
02 Sep 2026, 01:35
Jonathon Wheatley

How sure are we that he has signed for Aston Martin? Could he make a surprise return to RBR?

Horner gone, GP going and Meckies on a fraction of what Horner was on, I could see Wheatley returning with the right financial package with Meckies given another role alongside him...

Is this plausible?

I just can't see him going to Aston Martin even with Newey there, it's too chaotic and who knows how much longer Newey will stay attached to the project..
RB should spend their money on technical depth and more upgrades, they shouldn’t splash money on old names for the sake of reviving an era gone by.

Besides, why would he come back if he’s not being offered the top job? He has already been in the second rung at RB.

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Red Bull should move a third of the workforce in Red Bull Technologies out of the company to other catering companies and increase the salary of the remaining.

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Hadjar will not race this weekend. Lawson in. Lawson will probably drive in Madrid as well.
Isack Hadjar will also miss the Italian Grand Prix this weekend due to a wrist injury. Liam Lawson will replace him once again, allowing Yuki Tsunoda to return to Racing Bulls.

Red Bull doesn't want to take any risks with Hadjar. It's still too early for him. #F1
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Nice for Yuki who will replace Liam again!



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Any updates coming for the car? Ferrari seem to be having updates every 2/3 races.

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Valencia2012 wrote:
02 Sep 2026, 17:16
Any updates coming for the car? Ferrari seem to be having updates every 2/3 races.
The RB22 project was cancelled. It's all in on 2027.
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