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Red Bull admit to having 'no confidence' in RB22: 'Different problem every time'

Red Bull admit to having 'no confidence' in RB22: 'Different problem every time'

·Updated 2 hrs ago·41 pts

TL;DR

Red Bull's Pierre Wache admits the RB22 has 'no confidence' and faces a different problem each race in 2026.

  • Pierre Wache expressed concern over the RB22's performance in 2026.
  • Red Bull team faces recurring issues with the car's reliability and performance.
  • The team is struggling to identify a consistent problem with the RB22.

From GPBlog · 2 hrs ago

Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache has issued a worrying assessment of their RB22's performance so far in the 2026 campaign, saying the team have "no confidence" in the car and encounter a "diff...

How bad is it really?

Red Bull have scored 62 points across the last 3 rounds, up from 58 in the 3 before.

Their car ranks 3rd of 11 on qualifying pace, 0.244s off the pace leader in recent qualifying.

Best finish in that run: 2nd.

Red Bull season record

Who’s who

  • Pierre Waché is the technical director at Red Bull.

The coverage

GPBlog is a lower-tier outlet - quick to publish, and the tier most likely to overstate a claim.

GPBlog is the only outlet we track carrying this. Nobody else has picked it up yet, so there is nothing to corroborate it against.