Red Bull has removed two of its junior drivers from its development programme ahead of the 2026 season.
The famous junior programme has backed many drivers throughout its existence, granting paths to F1 for drivers such as Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz.
It has continued to provide opportunities to young drivers in recent years and has a comfortable spread across the feeder series categories.
In 2026, however, Oliver Goethe and Tim Tramnitz will no longer be part of the programme.
Goethe drove a full season in Formula 2 in 2025 with former Red Bull junior Richard Verschoor as his team-mate at MP Motorsport. However, he could only reach 15th in the final standings.
Despite his loss of Red Bull backing, he will remain active in F2 this year with MP Motorsport.
Tramnitz has spent the last two seasons in Formula 3, ending last year's standings in fourth place.
However, he failed to secure a competitive seat for 2026, which, according to multiple reports, was a condition for Red Bull to continue with the German.
In the lower categories, Red Bull has also said goodbye to Jules Cantara and Christopher Feghali.
Earlier in 2025, it also became clear that Pepe Marti and Red Bull would part ways. The Spaniard was hoping to join one of the other F1 set-ups, but has since secured a full-time seat in Formula E.
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