DJ Khaled helps Red Bull junior team unveil Miami livery to mark new Citrus Zest Summer Edition
DJ Khaled picks up two Formula 1 drivers on a yacht in Miami. There's no punchline here and certainly no joke: this is just how the Red Bull crew handles their livery launches when it comes to the Miami Grand Prix.
Bold yellows interspliced with curls of black designed to accentuate the curves of the freshly updated VCARB03, Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) is bringing the zest to the 2026 Miami Grand Prix with a citrusy new livery designed to celebrate the launch of Red Bull's newest Summer Edition.
The livery arrived in grand style: via yacht escorted by none other than DJ Khaled himself. Drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad joined team principal Alan Permane and CEO Peter Bayer for a few questions before the yacht made its grand debut.
It wasn't long before the VCARB crew hopped from the deck of Kiki On The River, where the launch was being held, onto the craft to celebrate in style with Mr. Miami himself. This is F1.
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VCARB is no stranger to a punchy one-off. In 2025, the team debuted a fan-favorite magenta look as part of its weekend-long Miami takeover, once again celebrating that summer's white peach flavor. But there have been countless others: In 2025 alone, the team boasted one-off liveries in Miami (to celebrate the white peach summer Red Bull edition), Las Vegas (a holographic look), and Austin (with a tortoiseshell look in collaboration with songwriter Shaboozey).
“We're a serious racing team but we like to add a bit of creativity,” VCARB CEO Peter Bayer told the assembled crowd. “We like to add design, culture, music — and we like to invite the fans to participate in what we do.
“The liveries became something very special to us because it's one of these creative elements that we celebrate with the team — especially in Miami when we started two years ago with Cash App and Visa when we presented our first rainbow livery.
“It's really adding fun. When these guys go racing, we try and make it look good and celebrate with our fans.”
Red Bull's Summer Edition
But what about the flavor of the Summer Edition? It can be a little hard to describe.
Hands up if you've had a sudachi. If you have, that's probably because you're a seasoned traveler — or, at the very least, no stranger to an Asian grocery store. Over in Japan, sudachi is a small green citrus fruit that looks a little bit like a lime from the outside. Bite into it, though, and you'll understand why folks call it a “vinegar citrus”: you'll taste the lime, but you're also going to come away with the peppery undertones that make this fruit such a great pairing with umami-loaded dishes.
It also adds an incredible layer of depth when mixed into beverages, which is what makes Red Bull's latest Summer Edition, Citrus Zest, so smart. One sip, and it was easy to see its potential.
The sudachi gives a little kick to an already-zesty lime-based beverage, while a hint of pomelo on the back end finishes off with something sweet.
When it comes to the ideal look for a race as eye-catching as the Miami Grand Prix, VCARB has nailed its look.
By Elizabeth Blackstock from Miami
The SPORTbible Team