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.<br>The bad<br>Red Bull started 2026 as F1's fourth-fastest team in Melbourne. Initially, a lot of that deficit was attributed to the ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-2026-mid-season-grades-red-bull-stumbles-but-summer-rally-shows-glimmer-of-progress/10845430/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>