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.

With rumours abound that Verstappen could be tempted to join Mercedes for F1 2026, he was once again questioning the performance of his Red Bull following Friday practice at Silverstone

Meanwhile, the Red Bull drivers found themselves in a few incidents and ended with no points, making it a “ home race to forget .” Max Verstappen’s day was done by Turn 3 when he was hit by Kimi Antonelli, who locked up heading into the corner, and Yuki Tsunoda battled with Alpine’s Franco Colapinto on and off throughout.