Red Bull's in-house power unit with Ford hits the track for the first time!

Red Bull and Racing Bulls revealed their 2026 cars at a launch event hosted by Ford in Detroit, Michigan, the brand’s home city.

Alongside the cars, the new power unit — developed in-house for the first time by the Austrian outfit in collaboration with Ford — was a major talking point.

Now, the first miles were completed using the new Red Bull Ford engine at the Imola circuit.

As GPblog previously learned, Red Bull Racing will not conduct a shakedown ahead of the first pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Racing Bulls, however, has completed a session at the Italian circuit.

The first images were also shared about the VCARB03 as well.

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