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F1 2026 underdog Red Bull hopes it can show Max Verstappen 'enough progress'

Red Bull F1 team boss Laurent Mekies hopes his squad's in-season development will be enough to convince Max Verstappen to stay put as it embarks on its greatest challenge yet as a fully fledged manufacturer.

F1 is set for its biggest regulatory overhaul in a generation with major changes to both the hybrid power units and the chassis rules. Red Bull has added to that challenge by entering its first in-house power units developed and built at Red Bull Powertrains in Milton Keynes, with help from Ford.

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