Laurent Mekies says Red Bull Racing's first win of the 2026 Formula 1 season is the culmination of the squad's gradual upturn in form, but felt it's too early to tell if it can now be in the mix everywhere.
From being over a second behind the frontrunners at the start of the campaign, Red Bull has gradually chipped away at its deficit with a relentless stream of upgrades. Its last such package of the 2026 campaign, which arrived in Azerbaijan, allowed Max Verstappen a chance to win on a typically difficult circuit for Red Bull, only to finish right behind winner George Russell.
Max Verstappen
But on a vastly different Sepang circuit in Malaysia, which hosted the Bahrain Grand Prix this year, Max Verstappen was in a class of his own aboard the RB22, taking a dominant pole which he converted into a comfortable win in a delayed, mixed weather race in Kuala Lumpur.
Max Verstappen currently sits 6th in the drivers' standings with 188 points.
Source: Motorsport
