Red Bull engine turned down? James Vowles suggests F1 2026 ‘games’

Did Red Bull Detune? Vowles Hints at 2026 Power Games

Bahrain testing felt less like laps and more like poker night—helmets on, faces blank, and someone maybe turning the engine’s volume down the second the room got chatty. One camp swears they heard thunder, another says it was a polite cough, and the stopwatch keeps winking like it knows the joke. Between fresh rules, sneaky power modes, and a midfield doing math faster than my phone, this season’s first twist might be that nobody wants you to kn…

Red Bull engine turned down? James Vowles suggests F1 2026 ‘games’

According to Williams team principal James Vowles, Red Bull "turned down" the engine after it was talked it up as the benchmark.