DUNTON, UK – How hard is it to change a wheel on an actual F1 car, how much does Max Verstappen’s steering wheel cost, and what has NASA got to do with Red Bull Racing?
These are questions that 30 lucky Ford employees got answers to when they attended Red Bull Racing Technology Campus in Milton Keynes to watch a livestream of the reveal of both the Oracle Red Bull Racing and Visa CashApp Racing Bull teams 2026 F1 cars.
While the actual reveal took place in Detroit, Ford Racing streamed the event to 10 satellite locations globally for employees to watch in person. And, the lucky European guests, winners of an @Ford competition that saw more than 300 colleagues apply for 30 places, were given the full VIP treatment by Ford Racing and Red Bull Racing.
As well as a full factory tour with access to areas only a privileged few get to see such as the race control room designed with help from NASA, they also got to compete against each other in a pit stop challenge.
Ford of Europe President Jim Baumbick joined in and was part of the winning group that manged to change a wheel in a credible 4.5 seconds – still three seconds slower than the fastest times recorded during a Grand Prix.