Autobayng News Team
Red Bull’s two Formula 1 teams will hold a joint launch event for their 2026 season at the home of Ford.
Red Bull and its junior team Racing Bulls will be powered by the new Red Bull Ford Powertrains engine from next year.
The launch will take place in Detroit, Michigan on January 15th. Testing for the new season will begin at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain on January 26th.
“The launch of the Red Bull Ford Powertrains era represents not only a bold step into the future, but a powerful expression of what’s possible when world-class engineering, innovation, and passion come together,” said Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies.
“To see the energy, precision, and scale behind this project is inspiring. It’s the culmination of several years of collaboration between two great names in motorsport.”
Red Bull announced it would develop its own power units for 2026 after Honda announced it would no longer develop F1 power units after the 2021 season. The Japanese manufacturer later chose to return to F1 next year with Aston Martin.
After exploring a potential engine supply deal with Porsche, Red Bull instead chose to set up its own power unit facility at its Milton Keynes base. It announced its deal with Ford, which will assist its development of new hybrid power units, in 2023.
“Since we announced our return to F1 with Red Bull, the Ford team have been working night and day to get ready for 2026,” said Ford’s president and CEO Jim Farley. “But this is about so much more than just the racing.
“It is about how we use our learnings from F1 to make our cars and trucks better for our customers. What we will learn together with Red Bull will define the technologies of the future and that is what excites me most about this relationship.”
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