Stories from employees have already surfaced online, with Michael Shepherd, a senior manager, writing on LinkedIn that "senior engineers, architects, operations leaders, program managers, and technical specialists" had been let go.

Employees from several countries, including U.S., India, Canada, and Mexico were reportedly sent notices of 'immediate job termination' via email at 6am local time, according to Business Insider.

The tech company has been the Milton Keynes team's main title sponsor since 2022, seeing them win three Drivers' world championships and two Constructors' titles.

In February, the partnership was extended and expanded for multiple years ahead of the 2026 season, with team principal Laurent Mekies praising the company for its role in a "hugely successful" era for Red Bull in recent years.

Red Bull's work with Oracle is indeed extensive, with the racing team set to rely on AI-powered strategy agents, and the 'Oracle Cloud Infrastructure' and AI playing a key role in the development of Red Bull's 2026 powertrain debut with Ford.

As part of the partnership, Red Bull will also use Oracle technology for advanced race simulations and other operations in 2026 and beyond.

The sponsorship deal with Oracle is the largest in F1, with it reportedly being worth over $100 million, close to Ferrari's title sponsorship with HP.

Elsewhere, Red Bull boss Mekies has revealed that the team are still in contact with former motorsport advisor Helmut Marko despite his departure in December 2025.

Marko headed up driver development at Red Bull for over 20 years, and is credited with bringing the likes of Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz into F1.