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Red Bull, McLaren admit 2025 push hurt 2026 start
Apr.30 Both Red Bull and McLaren admit their slow start to the 2026 season is partly the price of pushing development deep into last year's title fight. Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies said the team knowingly carried over compromises into the new regulation era. 'Look, what happened in the second part of last year is something we're likely to carry with us for a long time and remember,' he said. 'It was an incredible comeback – nobody wanted to give up.' Mekies admits that decision came at a cost. 'Yes, we continued to push very late to understand what limited last year's project, because we felt that was important not only for that season, but also for the future, for the long term,'...
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