Red Bull team boss Laurent Mekies addressed the massive engine development program that the team is taking on in partnership with Ford .

The Austrian race team is becoming a power unit provider next season as the team looks to keep all of its car development in-house.

Top teams tend to be those who develop their own power unit, like Mercedes or Ferrari, though success is possible as a customer team.

Red Bull, since it broke into the sport, has been a customer of Honda, most recently, though in the past it was powered by Renault.

Starting in 2026, it is taking another step in developing the entire car independently, a decision which former leader Christian Horner made.

Mekies is now taking over the project, inheriting the massive challenge, though he seems up for it.

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