{"id":630439,"date":"2026-04-25T18:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/630439\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:10:11","slug":"extreme-red-bull-upgrade-as-martin-brundle-shuts-down-horner-rumour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/630439\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Red Bull upgrade as Martin Brundle shuts down Horner rumour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Max Verstappen testing Red Bull\u2019s version of Ferrari\u2019s rotating rear wing at Silverstone as Sky F1 pundit Martin Brundle casts doubt on Aston Martin\u2019s appeal to Christian Horner.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s blast through the day\u2019s main headlines at breakneck speed\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull tests Ferrari-style rotating rear wing<\/p>\n<p>Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=planetf1.com\" target=\"_blank\">preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n<p>Images from Red Bull\u2019s filming day this week have appeared to show Max Verstappen testing a Ferrari-style rotating rear wing on the RB22.<\/p>\n<p>The rotating rear wing forms part of a wider upgrade package featuring changes to the front wing and sidepods.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari raised eyebrows in pre-season testing when it unveiled a highly innovative \u2018macarena\u2019 rear wing, but is yet to run the device in a grand prix.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/max-verstappen-red-bull-rb22-rotating-rear-wing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">First look: Max Verstappen tests rotating Red Bull rear wing at Silverstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Martin Brundle doubts Christian Horner to Aston Martin<\/p>\n<p>Sky F1 pundit Martin Brundle believes Christian Horner is more likely to \u201cwait and get the right situation\u201d rather than join Aston Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Horner has been linked with a switch to Aston Martin since his departure from Red Bull last year.<\/p>\n<p>Alpine confirmed earlier this year that the 52-year-old is among those interested in purchasing Otro Capital\u2019s 24 per cent stake in the team.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/christian-horner-aston-martin-martin-brundle-adrian-newey-successor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Brundle plays down Christian Horner to Aston Martin amid Adrian Newey search<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Helmut Marko: Max Verstappen 2025 \u2018disappointment\u2019 behind Red Bull exit<\/p>\n<p>Former Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has claimed that his \u201cdisappointment\u201d over Max Verstappen missing out on the F1 2025 title was \u201cthe reason\u201d behind his departure.<\/p>\n<p>Marko left Red Bull in the aftermath of last year\u2019s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where Verstappen missed out on the title to McLaren\u2019s Lando Norris by just two points.<\/p>\n<p>The 82-year-old was credited for identifying talented young drivers for Red Bull\u2019s famed junior scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/helmut-marko-red-bull-exit-verstappen-missed-schumacher-five-title-record\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Helmut Marko links Red Bull exit to Verstappen missing Schumacher title feat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yuki Tsunoda back in Red Bull cockpit for Istanbul demo run<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda returned to the cockpit of an F1 car for a demonstration run in Istanbul on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese driver\u2019s outing came after it was announced that the Turkish Grand Prix will rejoin the calendar on a five-year deal from the F1 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>Tsunoda is acting as Red Bull\u2019s reserve this year after losing his race seat to Isack Hadjar at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/yuki-tsunoda-red-bull-f1-2027-calendar-turkish-grand-prix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yuki Tsunoda returns to Red Bull cockpit in Turkish Grand Prix demo run<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zak Brown: Andrea Stella to Ferrari rumours \u2018total nonsense\u2019<\/p>\n<p>McLaren chief executive Zak Brown says rumours that Andrea Stella could return to Ferrari are \u201ctotal nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And he believes the speculation surrounding Stella\u2019s future came from \u201ca team or two stirring it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stella followed Fernando Alonso from Ferrari to McLaren in 2015, rising to the role of team principal in late 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaUcBxk6BIEcgEnwDi1T\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n<p>You can also subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@planetf1com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/zak-brown-andrea-stella-ferrari-rumours-total-nonsense-lambiase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zak Brown addresses Andrea Stella Ferrari rumours after GianPiero Lambiase signing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saturday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Max Verstappen testing Red Bull\u2019s version of Ferrari\u2019s rotating rear wing at Silverstone&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":630440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[2495,64,63,1199,817,813,816,4405,818,22298,913,44,918,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-630439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-aston-martin","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-christian-horner","12":"tag-f1","13":"tag-formula-1","14":"tag-formula1","15":"tag-helmut-marko","16":"tag-home-page","17":"tag-martin-brundle","18":"tag-mclaren","19":"tag-news","20":"tag-red-bull","21":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=630439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/630440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=630439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=630439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=630439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}