Story byMotorsport photoRonald VordingTue, January 27, 2026 at 8:38 AM UTC·4 min readThe first serious test for Red Bull Ford Powertrains – following an earlier filming day for Racing Bulls at Imola – has gone largely according to plan. Liam Lawson caused a red flag at the start of the lunch break, but still completed 88 laps in his Racing Bulls. Max Verstappen was not behind the wheel on Monday, but saw his team-mate Isack Hadjar lap the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 107 times. With a 1m18.159s, the French driver was also fastest of the day, although lap times carry little significance at this stage of pre-season testing. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“It was pretty productive.
