Helmut Marko, Max Verstappen and Red Bull
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Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad impressed team bosses with a standout performance in Friday’s first practice session for the Mexico City GP.
The 2026 drivers’ line-up at Red Bull Racing and its sister team Racing Bulls is fast becoming a topical issue, with team executives Laurent Mekies, Helmut Marko, and Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane commenting on the delayed driver decision.
Conversations between Red Bull and Alex Dunne are ongoing, although talks are no longer thought to be focused on the Red Bull junior
Arvid Lindblad impressed his Red Bull paymasters with a sixth-place classification in FP1 for the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand
Red Bull F1 advisor Helmut Marko has issued a final decision on one particular young driver that has been linked with a seat with the team for 2026.
Max Verstappen has rejected close ally Helmut Marko’s claim that he ‘lost interest’ in Formula One during Red Bull’s slump earlier this season, shifting his focus and excitement more toward GT racing ahead of his Nurburgring debut.
Helmut Marko has hinted Red Bull will bring an upgrade package for the remainder of the season as Max Verstappen closes in on a fifth world title.
Max Verstappen is threatening the biggest-ever F1 title comeback having cut his deficit to Oscar Piastri from 104 to 40 points in the space of just four race weekends; watch the Mexico City GP live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend,
Lindblad is in line for a promotion to F1 next season with junior squad Racing Bulls and his performance yesterday gave his chances of landing that seat a shot in the arm. Team adviser Helmut Marko, who has significant influence over Red Bull's driver decisions, was unprepared to give anything away.