Laurent Mekies says Red Bull do not expect to have solves all issues ahead of Miami

Red Bull have struggled so far in the 2026 Formula 1 season with their RB22, as their first-ever power unit built in collaboration with Ford added an extra challenge for the Milton-based squad.

Reflecting on the April break imposed on the sport following the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, Mekies said: "Everyone at Oracle Red Bull Racing is excited to be going racing again after the enforced break.

"There is no denying that these past few weeks have proved useful for teams, the FIA, and Formula 1: for the teams to further develop these very new cars and for all three parties to work together to fine-tune the regulations based on learnings from the first three grands prix.

"Effectively, Miami will be a reboot for the season after this unexpected and exceptionally long hiatus. As for ourselves, everyone has been working flat out in Milton Keynes on the chassis side and PU side, with Max and Isack also involved.

"We do not expect to have solved all our issues in one go," the Frenchman admitted. However, we certainly aim to give Max [Verstappen] and Isack [Hadjar] a car they will feel more comfortable to push with.

"Ultimately only the Miami track will reveal the answer to how good a job we have done and how much we still need to find.

"The Miami GP is also the first of three races to be held in the USA this season and is therefore a significant moment for us, as Red Bull Ford Powertrains makes its North American debut," Mekies concluded.

Max Verstappen kept himself busy in the break doing some GT racing at the Nürburgring but was back in the cockpit of the RB22 for a filming day at Silverstone.

"It's really good to be back in the car after a bit of a break," after the session. "Even though it's a filming day, it's nice to see everyone's faces.

"It's always nice to be back with the Team and get used to the speeds again in the F1 car before heading to Miami, so in that sense it was a good day for me.

"I know that we have had quite a long break, but it's not really been a break because the Team has been pushing hard trying to understand the things we can do better with the car.

"I'm very excited to see what we can do in Miami, and hopefully we can be a bit closer to those top three teams," the four-time F1 Champion concluded.