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Red Bull is hoping to start the sport's new era next year on a strong foot as fresh technical regulations are introduced.
Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché has issued an update on his squad’s challenger for the 2026 season.
The car is being built under a brand new set of technical regulations, which includes a major revamp to the aerodynamics rules.
It will also see a significant change to the power unit, and Red Bull will enter the new campaign with its own in-house-built engine for the first time in its history.
With the car set to hit the track for the first time in just over three months, Waché has provided a positive update on the power unit.
“With the power unit, it’s difficult to say, but it looks very, very promising,” Waché exclusively told RacingNews365.
However, things are less certain when it comes to the performance of the chassis due to how teams will interpret the rules when constructing their challengers.
“On the car, there are new aerodynamic regulations and it’s difficult to say,” Waché added.
“There’s a lot to find, difficult to know what the ideas the others will have.
“Normally, you learn a lot when you see the other car, you try to understand what everybody’s doing. I hope we find a good direction, but you never know.”
Red Bull slipped back in the pecking order this year following Max Verstappen’s run of title success across the last four seasons.
However, a positive development path has brought Red Bull back into contention at the front of the field.
After victories in Italy and Azerbaijan, Verstappen continued his strong form last time out in Singapore with a drive to second place, leaving him 66 points adrift of the championship lead.
Having implemented a positive trajectory after a challenging start to the year, Waché detailed it is a major element to consider for next season’s fight.
“It’s very important also for next year, that aspect as well, that we continue [to develop],” Waché said.
“Everything we understand, even if it’s a different regulation, in terms of characteristic, in terms what the driver needs – and Yuki – it will be the same problem next year. Even if you achieve it in a different way.”
However, with such a major rule change coming into play next year, Wache played down the significance of the impact the current car performance will have on next year’s challenger.
“It could be, but you never know – it should not be [related],” Waché said. “Everything you remove from the development of next year could have a small impact here.
“But just to make it clear, what we have now and what we have a little bit later is developed a long time in advance. It’s not like it’s from yesterday.”
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