Red Bull Racing have reportedly decided which driver will join sister team Visa Cash App Red Bull for the 2026 with one current Formula 1 star facing the axe. Over the years, Red Bull have been known for making ruthless decisions when it comes to their driver line-ups.

Laurent Mekies has confirmed Red Bull will not stick to its original deadline of deciding its 2026 lineup, suggesting Yuki Tsunoda still has time to retain his seat. It had been suggested that Red Bull was planning to make a final call about its lineup after this weekend’s race in Mexico, but Mekies has insisted there is “no need to rush.”

Liam Lawson will continue to wait to learn his future in Formula One, after Red Bull pushed back the decision to confirm its 2026 lineups. At the start of September, Red Bull senior adviser Dr Helmut Marko confirmed a decision over the organisation’s lineups across both of its teams - including sister outfit Racing Bulls - would be made by the end of October.

"I'm not 22," he said earlier this year, when a Red Bull rumour was mischievously planted in the media. "You cannot go to F1 as a rookie at 29 and ask for two years to learn the track and learn the car and ask them to wait for you to start to perform. You need to go there and perform immediately."

Red Bull attempted to interfere with McLaren's grid markings ahead of the F1 United States GP, but Norris says he didn't need the additional markers

Sergio Perez believes that ‘even Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc ’ would struggle going up against Max Verstappen within the Red Bull team. The Mexican racer sent a stark warning to Isack Hadjar, who is expected to be announced as the Dutchman’s next team-mate in the coming weeks.

Red Bull Racing have confirmed the departure of a youngster from their ranks, bringing an end to a partnership that would ideally have resulted in a seat in F1. Pepe Marti has long been thought of as one of the brightest stars of the Red Bull driver academy,