Verstappen in Miami with a renewed Red Bull: “I hope to bring the top-3 teams closer”

Does Red Bull also dance the Macarena? Red Bull cannot fail to be included among the disappointments of this beginning of 2026. The Milton Keynes team, apart from Isack Hadjar’s flash in qualifying in Melbourne when the Frenchman took the third fastest time behind the Mercedes, has never entered the radar of the top rankings and the paltry 16 points collected so far are indicative of a lack of competitiveness which cannot even be attributed to the debuting power unit. The RB22 was overweight and underperforming on a mechanical and aerodynamic level. In Miami the car will be profoundly renewed, lightened – according to estimates reported by the newspaper De Telegraaf the overweight has been halved from 12 to 6-7 kilos – and a made in Milton Keynes version of the Ferrari ‘Macarena’ rear wing could also make its debut. Max Verstappen hopes to be closer to Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren thanks to the innovations tested during the Silverstone filming day: “Silverstone was a good day, it’s always nice to meet up with the team ahead of a new appointment – the Dutchman’s words – the team has worked hard to understand what we can improve with the car. I’m very excited to see what we can do in Miami and I hope we can get a little closer to the top three teams”.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-04-30 15:00:00