The team of Red Bull Racing will be hunting for new successes in Formula 1 this year. A lot has changed at the Austrian racing team, and they emphasize this themselves. They open the new chapter in a slick promotional video, but they painfully go wrong with the starting number of Max Verstappen.
New engine and aerodynamic rules will apply in Formula 1 from this year. This ensures that the cars will look different than in previous years, and that the proportions can change considerably. The new engine rules have also attracted the attention of ‘new’ manufacturers, including Ford. The American car giant is working with Red Bull Powertrains, and they hope to help the Austrian racing team achieve new successes.
During the launch of the RB22 in Detroit, America, the new collaboration with Ford was explicitly highlighted. The logos of the American brand can often be seen on the new cars of Max Verstappen and Isaac Hadjar. The team management also looks different than in previous years. The front of the shirts are Ford blue, with the brand’s logos also clearly visible.
Red Bull introduced the new look last weekend in a slick promotional video on social media. The video shows how team boss Laurent Mekies, technical director Pierre Waché, race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, strategist Hannah Schmitz, Verstappen and Hadjar address the fans.
Verstappen’s starting number
The images of the leaders are alternated with images of the new RB22. However, the observant viewer will see that Red Bull made a mistake with Verstappen’s starting number. The Dutchman will ride with starting number 3 from this year onwards, because he had to say goodbye to number 1, which is reserved for the reigning world champion.
Red Bull’s blunder
Since Lando Norris won the world title last year, he will ride with this number next season. However, around 00:30 in the video you can see that the number 1 is still on Verstappen’s car, a painful mistake by Red Bull.
People spent all week hyping up the DR3-MV3 bromance and here’s what Red Bull got in their promo pic.twitter.com/XvALopRxc7
— Archit (@_ArchitS) January 17, 2026
