Christian Horner reacts to startling Red Bull F1 speculation

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has denied his squad is pushing for a delay to next year's technical regulation shake-up.

New rules for 2026 are set to see major revamps to the chassis and aerodynamics, which teams have been free to work on since January 1.

F1 will also undergo its biggest power unit change in 12 years, which has attracted manufacturers such as Audi and Ford to the grid. These units have been in the works for several years already.

However, engine talk in recent weeks has centred around the possibility of the return of fan-favourite V10 engines, albeit while retaining F1's sustainability goals.

It was reported that one scenario on the table is the new rules for 2026 being cancelled in favour of pursuing the return of V10s.

Horner outlined Red Bull is not in favour of abandoning next year's rules as it prepares to field its own power unit in partnership with Ford.

“I think all teams are all in at the moment for 2026 so we'd have to understand what it was all about,” Horner told media including RacingNews365.

“We have a power unit business now, we’re running engines on dynos. There's been some speculation that we're pushing for a delay.

“That’s absolutely not the case. We’re geared up and ready for 2026. That’s our plan.”

In any situation, Horner does not see the 2026 regulations being sidelined for a fresh project.

“I'd be very surprised,” he added. “It's very late in the day. There's a governance, there's a process, there's rules in place.

“Obviously on the engines, a big commitment has been made," 

“There's an awful lot of talk about the future, engines for the future and I think that there needs to be a game plan sooner rather than later of what does that road map, not just for next year but the next 10 years of F1 look like.”