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Max Verstappen's Red Bull head-on in Austin with the Ford badge on its nose circled and labelled Red Bull Ford engine, under the words Their own engine, now it wins, and a chip reading 3 wins in 4

Red Bull's 2026 season, measured: its own engine, three wins in four, and the best reliability record of any manufacturer

Red Bull build their own power unit for the first time in 2026, with Ford. After fifteen races without a win, Max Verstappen won at Sepang, Singapore and Mexico City, and cars with that engine have the lowest non-finish rate of the five manufacturers. The season race by race, with three drivers.

Bhavin Lathia· Sep 19, 2026