Christian Horner has admitted that it would be “embarrassing” for Mercedes if Red Bull Powertrains produce a better engine for the F1 2026 season. Yet he insists that Red Bull is still the right place for Max Verstappen to be over the long term.

Max Verstappen had a terrible day at the British GP. The Dutch driver started the race from pole position. However, treacherous track conditions forced him down the order as he fought hard to keep his car in one piece.

The Red Bull driver says he was caught out by the weather at Silverstone, where he opted to run a low downforce set-up in F1's British GP