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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

Isack Hadjar grinning with both hands at his face in the Red Bull garage on his return in Baku, headline Broken wrist. Then a podium. P3 in Baku, points in every race since

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Isack Hadjar's 2026 season, measured: two podiums, a broken wrist, and points in every race since

Isack Hadjar scored 71 points in his first eleven races for Red Bull, then broke his wrist and missed three rounds. He came back with third in Baku and has scored in every race since: 107 points, eighth in the championship.

Bhavin Lathia· Sep 19, 2026