#3 · Red Bull Racing
2026 championship
P2 · 261 points
Career
Records
Lewis Hamilton's FP3 in Sao Paulo ended early with smoke in the cockpit, raising the prospect of more power unit penalties on top of Ferrari's grid drop.
Ferrari call Hamilton and Leclerc together, Mercedes can seal the teams' title in Brazil, Russell takes a grid penalty and Camara replaces Ocon at Haas.
Charles Leclerc kept the lead after a Turn 4 clash with Lewis Hamilton in Mexico, took a five-second penalty and Ferrari lost a race they could have won.
Horner on Red Bull's winning engine, the Racing Bulls seat question, Freddie Slater's Audi FP1 runs, the Austin liveries and Verstappen's bump warning.
Max Verstappen says the bumps at the Circuit of the Americas are out of control and the track needs opening up properly, not more grinding.
Max Verstappen says Red Bull's early 2026 car was sometimes scary to drive. It has now won the last two grands prix and the Singapore sprint.
Timing data: OpenF1 (opens in a new tab). Times in UK time.
