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WHY IS MAX VERSTAPPEN "NERVOUS" ABOUT THE NEW RED BULL-FORD 2026 ENGINE RESULTS
Mark Rushbrook confirms Red Bull-Ford has met its 2026 engine goals. Discover how this impacts Max Verstappen’s future in F1.
Mark Rushbrook, Ford Motorsport's global director, gave an update on Red Bull's engine for the 2026 F1 rules, which is good news for Max Verstappen.
Red Bull is making its own engines for the first time in F1, instead of getting them from someone like Honda. Ford is there to help with tech stuff, and their partnership seems to be going well.
Since Red Bull has never powered an F1 car before, this is a big step into the unknown, and it could be risky for Verstappen.
The guy might have a bad season if Red Bull can't figure out how to make a good F1 engine right away.
The private test next month in Barcelona will be the first real look at the engine for Red Bull and Ford. Rushbrook says things are going as they planned.
Rushbrook told Motorsport.com that they are on schedule, but they won't know for sure until the car hits the track. That will be a big day and week, and they will see if the last three years of work paid off.
Even though things are moving forward, Ford is still a bit nervous. Rushbrook said that they can only learn so much from the test data so far.
Rushbrook admitted that they always get a little nervous when a car or engine goes out on the track for the first time.
He added that their computer tools are good for designing stuff, and their labs are good for working on the hardware, but they won't know everything until they put it all together on the track.
They can test a lot in their virtual setup, but they don't know if they will see things on the track that they couldn't see in the labs.
Red Bull-Ford Goals 'Met'
Rushbrook said that Ford and Red Bull have met the goals they set for their F1 engine at the start.
Now, they're focusing on how the engine drives, which Rushbrook said is super important for the new F1 engines.
When asked what parts of the new engine will be most important, Rushbrook said it's about power, performance, reliability, and how it drives.
He said that they've met their goals and that they're now working on how the engine drives and calibrating it.
They can do some of that with computers, some in the lab, and some with drivers in the simulator. That's what they're working on now.
A lot is still unknown for every F1 engine maker when it comes to the 2026 rules, which are the biggest changes ever in the sport.
This has made it hard to set goals.
Rushbrook said that everyone is trying to do the same thing; he thinks
Rushbrook said that their goals are based on the rules that everyone has to follow.
From there, they can figure out what's possible, and that's their goal. So, he thinks everyone has been trying to do the same thing.
Since everyone is dealing with the same physics, all the engineers probably came up with similar ideas.
JOHNNY HERBERT EXPLAINS WHY MCLAREN WILL BACK BOTH LANDO NORRIS & OSCAR PIASTRI EQUALLY IN 2026
Former F1 winner Johnny Herbert believes McLaren will maintain equal support for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the 2026 season.
Johnny Herbert, who used to win Formula 1 races, thinks McLaren will back both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri equally next season.
McLaren had a close fight for positions between its two drivers all through the 2025 season, which had 24 races. The 'papaya rules' caused some trouble on the track now and then.
Near the end of the season, there was talk about McLaren putting more focus on Lando Norris than Oscar Piastri. Even the Australian government got involved!
But Johnny Herbert, who won three big races and used to talk about F1 on Sky, believes McLaren was fair to both Norris and Piastri. He expects things to stay the same in 2026.
I believe McLaren will be fair, and I always think it's good to be fair. "It shows who's really the best," he told NewsBettingSites.
They're both getting the support they need.
You can always point to races or moments where one guy seemed to get more help than the other. I know Oscar felt Lando got a bit more attention.
I don't think McLaren favors Norris. It all comes down to speed—who's faster.
It shows McLaren has what it takes to support both drivers.
Those decisions could've caused them bigger problems, like what happened in Monza or Hungary last year.
Those kinds of situations shouldn't happen.
You just have to let things go naturally. The drivers will react how they feel is best.
In Abu Dhabi, Lando drove smartly, and so did Oscar, who really tried to put pressure on Max.
So, it was great for McLaren in a couple of ways. They were putting pressure on the guy who was pressuring them, Max.
Lando raced perfectly and did everything he needed to.
He was always just far enough ahead of Leclerc. He knew Charles' tires would wear out, and he had the perfect plan and drive.
FERRARI NIGHTMARE! LEWIS HAMILTON FINISHED 2025 WITHOUT A PODIUM AS MERCEDES WINS LOOM AHEAD
Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari season ends with zero podiums and a P6 finish. Is the 2026 Mercedes engine his biggest threat?
Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari? It's been a total disaster in the 2025 F1 season.
The real kicker? It could sting even more if Mercedes, the team he left, starts winning in F1 2026.
Is Lewis Hamilton regretting his Ferrari choice?
Tough call.
Calling it a mistake ignores his reasons for leaving Mercedes back then.
Basically, he wanted to ditch the Abu Dhabi 2021 vibes, get away from Mercedes' underperforming years, get a fresh start, and change the mood at the end of his career.
He was searching for something more, wanting to try Ferrari before quitting F1.
Love him or hate him, there was something cool about a top athlete following his heart near the end of his career and finally going after a long-time dream.
It hasn't gone as planned, mainly because the car trouble he had at Mercedes—a flawed design from the start—is the same problem he's facing at Ferrari.
So, it seems like he's the problem.
Why not? The same issues followed him from team to team, car to car.
Basically, there were many reasons—not all about winning—for Hamilton signing with Ferrari in late 2023/early 2024.
Judging it just by race results—though that's the main thing—ignores why he even wanted to drive for Ferrari.
So, from that angle, maybe he doesn't regret it.
But what about his dream to win that eighth title?
That's where it gets tricky.
Leaving Mercedes after two losing seasons in 2022/23 seems a bit quick, especially now that 2026 and the new rules are coming.
Who knows? Maybe Ferrari will nail the new rules next season. Maybe.
But it sounds like Mercedes might, with rumours saying they're getting ready for 2026 earlier than others.
Hamilton has said more than once this season that he wants to end his Ferrari stint well and not be like Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, champs who didn't win the title with Ferrari.
The thing is, Fernando and Seb started okay at Ferrari.
Alonso and Ferrari were good until he lost the title at Abu Dhabi in 2010, and he never really got over it.
Vettel, though, was doomed from the start since the bosses who hired him were gone when he arrived.
But his three wins in 2015 were a good start before things went downhill after a tough 2016 season.
Hamilton's Ferrari time, however, has been rough since the SF-25 came out in February, and he's already at his breaking point.
The fact that they seem annoyed with each other so early suggests this can't be fixed.
Maybe Hamilton's real mistake was not admitting that his only shot at an eighth title was gone in the mess of Abu Dhabi 2021.
If he'd been more real with himself—admitted he's getting older and just wanted a blast in the red car and then sayonara, as Mark Webber said about Vettel in 2014—instead of focusing on another title, this would be easier for everyone.
The worst thing for him now?
Watching Mercedes, the car he left, win the title with George Russell driving next season.
Now that would be the ultimate insult.
Think Hamilton regrets his Ferrari move now? Just wait until 2026.
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