RED BULL STUMBLES BUT SUMMER RALLY SHOWS HOPE

Original: F1 2026 mid-season grades: Red Bull stumbles but summer rally shows glimmer of progress

Red Bull demonstrates progress during a summer rally in the 2026 season despite earlier struggles on the chassis side as a new power unit manufacturer.

Red Bull made an admirable start to life as a bona fide power unit manufacturer, but on the chassis side the team has been lagging behind its top rivals since day one. A late push towards the summer is salvaging a C- grade rather than a less satisfactory score. The bad Red Bull started 2026 as F1's