Verstappen and Hadjar advise Red Bull to experiment ahead of 2027
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 AM
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
With seven or eight Formula 1 weekends remaining in 2026, Red Bull aims to avoid a winless season for the first time since 2015. Drivers Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar emphasize the importance of using this time to learn and make adjustments for next year. Verstappen suggests that mistakes made now could offer valuable insights for the team moving forward. Current performance and context around these efforts remain critical as the Formula 1 season progresses.
- •Red Bull has seven or eight races left in 2026.
- •The team aims to prevent a winless year since 2015.
- •Verstappen and Hadjar advocate for experimenting now.
- •Mistakes now could provide learning opportunities for next season.
- •Current 2026 performance impacts future team strategy.
- 9:56 AMAutosport — Why Verstappen and Hadjar urge Red Bull to "make all the mistakes now" for 2027
- 9:49 AMMotorsport.com — "Make all mistakes now" – Why Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar want Red Bull to experiment for 2027
"With seven or eight Formula 1 weekends remaining in 2026 – depending on the situation in the Middle East – Red Bull has just two objectives left: preventing 2026 from becoming the team’s first winless year since 2015 and, secondly, learning as much as possible ahead of next season. Regarding the first objective, Verstappen has said on multiple occasions that Baku was theoretically Red ...Keep reading
"With seven or eight Formula 1 weekends remaining in 2026 – depending on the situation in the Middle East – Red Bull has just two objectives left: preventing 2026 from becoming the team’s first winless year since 2015 and, secondly, learning as much as possible ahead of next season. Regarding the first objective, Verstappen has said on multiple occasions that Baku was theoretically Red ...Keep reading
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External links- AutosportOct 2, 2026, 9:56 AMWhy Verstappen and Hadjar urge Red Bull to "make all the mistakes now" for 2027
With seven or eight Formula 1 weekends remaining in 2026 – depending on the situation in the Middle East – Red Bull has just two objectives left: preventing 2026 from becoming the team’s first winless year since 2015 and, secondly, learning as much as possible ahead of next season. Regarding the first objective, Verstappen has said on multiple occasions that Baku was theoretically Red ...Keep reading
- Motorsport.comOct 2, 2026, 9:49 AM"Make all mistakes now" – Why Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar want Red Bull to experiment for 2027
With seven or eight Formula 1 weekends remaining in 2026 – depending on the situation in the Middle East – Red Bull has just two objectives left: preventing 2026 from becoming the team’s first winless year since 2015 and, secondly, learning as much as possible ahead of next season. Regarding the first objective, Verstappen has said on multiple occasions that Baku was theoretically Red ...Keep reading
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