Towards infinity and beyond. The relationship between the Red Bull And Max Verstappen, which began in 2016 when the Dutch driver was still 18, will continue until at least 2028. The renewal was officially announced today, just over two weeks before the start of the 2022 World Championship, which drags Formula 1 into a new era. . A way to keep the environment calm and to clarify how the Milton Keynes team is more than willing to get serious even in the years to come. It is no coincidence that the team principal of the Austrian team, Christian Hornerlinked the renewal of the new Dutch world champion also to the second revolution that F1 will experience in 2026, with the introduction of a new type of power unit.
“Having Max signed with Oracle Red Bull Racing until the end of 2028 is a real statement of intent. Our immediate goal is to keep Max’s world title – declared Horner, confirming the willingness of the whole organization to remain at the top in sport – but this agreement is also part of the team’s long-term planning. With the Red Bull Powertrains division currently working on new power unit regulations ahead of 2026, we wanted to make sure we have on our car the best driver present on the starting grid“.
At the power unit level, it is now known how Red Bull will in fact rely on Honda for the next few seasons, until the end of the freezing of the current power units, scheduled for 2025. An engine made entirely by Red Bull engineers should instead take over from the following season. This is unless the Austrian team finds an agreement with a new engineer: the most ‘talked about’ names at the moment are that of Audi and – above all – Porsche.
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