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Lewis Hamilton Shocked as Red Bull Pulls Off the Impossible
Highlights
- Lewis Hamilton admits Red Bull built best F1 engine
- Red Bull’s new power unit debuted this season
- Max Verstappen won Bahrain and Singapore Grands Prix
- Red Bull Powertrains developed engine post-Honda departure
- Red Bull challenges traditional engine builders with Ford partnership
- Red Bull trails McLaren by seven points in constructors
Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull has achieved the seemingly impossible this season by producing Formula 1’s benchmark power unit, a step underlined by FIA assessments and Max Verstappen’s early victories.
The Ferrari driver concedes he underestimated Red Bull Powertrains’ potential after Honda’s exit, with the in-house programme, run in partnership with Ford, swiftly establishing competitive authority.
Hamilton highlights a straight-line advantage of three to four tenths, while noting Red Bull’s corner performance now matches Ferrari’s. That balance reflects strong combustion efficiency and effective energy deployment.
“Red Bull built the best engine in F1,” Hamilton says, acknowledging a power advantage that reshapes this season’s competitive order.
Verstappen’s wins in Bahrain and Singapore underline the package’s strength, despite Red Bull’s patchy opening form. In the latest practice, he trailed only Charles Leclerc, reinforcing sustained pace through varying conditions.
The broader picture is equally significant. Red Bull sits seven points behind McLaren in a tight fight for third in the constructors’ standings, with momentum swinging race to race.
Hamilton frames Red Bull’s progress as leadership-driven and systematic, praising its capacity to iterate quickly. He had believed legacy manufacturers held an insurmountable internal combustion lead.
FIA benchmarks rate Red Bull’s unit as the standard-setter, reflecting gains in efficiency, deployment, and reliability.
That transformation stems from the squad’s strategic shift to build its own power unit after Honda, a move explored in detail via Red Bull’s in-house engine gamble.
On-track strengths are visible in straight-line performance and traction phases, areas consistent with the trends noted in analysis of Red Bull’s speed profile this year.
Red Bull trails McLaren by seven points as Verstappen targets a third consecutive victory.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has also labelled the RB as the most consistently quick car recently, a view that supports Hamilton’s assessment of Red Bull’s rising competitive ceiling.
With Verstappen hunting a streak of wins, Red Bull’s Ford-backed programme continues to mature. The competitive picture remains fluid, but the power-unit lead is clear for now.
Hamilton’s acknowledgment fits his broader recalibration this season, with more on his trajectory in Hamilton’s career insights.
“Three to four tenths on the straights” is Hamilton’s estimate of Red Bull’s power advantage in recent races.
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Visual Summary
THE IMPOSSIBLE OVERTAKE
Red Bull’s new engine blasts past legends
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Faster on
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Red Bull’s engine is the new benchmark
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I never thought anyone could build a better engine than Ferrari or Mercedes. Red Bull proved us all wrong.
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— Lewis Hamilton
I never thought anyone could build a better engine than Ferrari or Mercedes. Red Bull proved us all wrong.
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— Lewis Hamilton
Third Place Battle | Constructors’ Points
McLaren
Red Bull
Red Bull trails by 7 points | Verstappen aiming for three straight wins
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Wins for Verstappen
(Bahrain & Singapore)
(Bahrain & Singapore)
2nd-fastest in latest practice
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Daniel Miller reports on Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends with race-day analysis, team-radio highlights, and point-standings updates. He explains power-unit upgrades, aerodynamic developments, and driver rivalries in straightforward, SEO-friendly language for a global F1 audience.
