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Topics: Formula 1, Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen, Motorsport
Ben McCrum
Topics: Formula 1, Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen, Motorsport
Max Verstappen has offered the first insight into Red Bull's car for the highly-anticipated 2026 Formula One season.
After the 2025 Formula One ended in dramatic fashion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, fans are already looking ahead to what promises to be one of the best seasons in recent year.
In 2026, F1 will introduce a series of major changes to the regulations, potentially shaking up which teams will be battling for the title.
Naturally, fans of every team are eager to hear all of the details about the car to try and figure out what they can expect from the 2026 season, particularly those supporting the top teams.
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For Red Bull fans, star driver Verstappen has decided to speak out to reveal the first details of their car next year, with several major changes expected in the Red Bull car.
Although the new regulation changes will no doubt bring about a lot of changes for teams across the entire grid, perhaps no other team will have changed as much as Red Bull.
For the first time since their arrival to Formula One in 2005, Red Bull will be building their own engine for the upcoming campaign, creating a power unit in collaboration with Ford.
And it's safe to say that Verstappen's initial impressions of the new Ford engine are promising, as he opened up about his first interaction with the power unit when asked if he had already heard it in action.
"Yeah. It makes noise. It sounded good, it sounded crisp," Verstappen revealed on the Talking Bull podcast.
"I'm not sure they actually develop the noise but it made a good noise," he added.
Unfortunately, Verstappen offered little more details about the engine, leaving fans wondering how it might perform when the season gets underway on the weekend beginning March 6 for the Australian Grand Prix.
However, the early signs certainly sound promising as Red Bull move away from using several different customer engines throughout their time in F1.
The engine will be used by both Verstappen and newly-promoted Isack Hadjar in the Red Bull cars as well as Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson and rookie Arvid Lindblad next season.