The 10 worst Red Bull F1 driver decisions

Red Bull’s F1 driver line-up is changing yet again for 2026 and there’s a lot at stake – but its decisions will have to backfire quite spectacularly to end up among Red Bull’s worst. 00:00 Worst Red Bull decisions 00:12 #10: A mid-season debut with no testing 01:19 #9: The first big driver fallout 02:11 #8: Briefly giving up on its own 03:20 #7: A THIRD stint at the junior team 04:25 #6: A messy in-season overhaul 05:36 #5: Verstappen’s first real victim 06:45 #4: An unusual stop-gap 07:40 #3: The fastest demotion of all 08:38 #2: Knee-jerk signing swiftly abandoned 09:47 #1: Costly misplaced priorities
Published: 2026-01-10
Chanel: THE RACE