Blue Horns 2026: More Consistency, Less Chaos — Dicks and Brendel in Interview
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A season that “wasn’t really easy” meets a comeback driven by fresh motivation: Blue Horns head into 2026 with an exciting mix of reflection and a new start. Jörn Dicks openly explains where he needs to improve — in training, wheel-to-wheel battles, and consistency. Tim Brendel, meanwhile, returns with renewed energy as a full-time driver and describes what he truly missed. Together, the goal is to form a duo that has to improvise less — and delivers more.
Jörn, as team principal and driver, 2025 didn’t always go to plan. What do you want to improve in 2026 so it doesn’t end up like last year again?
Jörn Dicks:
“Last year wasn’t really easy for me. There were were many personal problems. That also showed in my practice time; it was simply far too low. I want to change that now — and I can. At the same time, I’ve found calm through a teammate like Tim Brendel. I don’t feel like I have to look for a substitute every three races. That helps tremendously. And of course I need to work on my racecraft in battles.
Too often I made rookie mistakes in duels that I actually thought I had already left behind. That can’t happen — especially not in my fifth year in VFC.”
You say Tim brings calm into the team — how do you split the work as a duo?
Jörn Dicks:
“So far it’s been running quite smoothly. We work together on the setup and share ideas that we test. In the end we try to create a base and make adjustments that suit each other’s driving style.
That’s how we approached it last year, and it’s also how we’re doing it right now.”
Where do you want to make the biggest step in 2026?
Jörn Dicks: “I think wheel-to-wheel racing and consistency are my two big construction sites.
Especially in battles I was simply too unsettled last year, had very little awareness of where my opponent was, and caused collisions. I need to take a step there.”
Finish the sentence: “At the end of the season I’ll be satisfied as a driver and team principal if ...”
Jörn Dicks: "...I can improve my — or rather our — championship points from 2025.”
More calm, less improvisation, clear priorities: Dicks wants to work on exactly the areas that caused problems too often in 2025. A key factor is also that he no longer has to constantly search for stop-gap solutions. With Tim Brendel, the teammate returns who is meant to bring that stability — and who is genuinely excited to be back in VFC.
Tim! Welcome back as a full-time VFC driver! After 2024 and 2025 where you weren’t a regular on the grid and mostly stepped in as a “super sub”, you joined Blue Horns in mid-2025. Many thought it would be another short-term appearance — how did it happen that we’ll see you as a permanent full-time driver again in 2026?
Tim Brendel:
“Hi! Thank you very much! Well… to put it short and simple, I’m just up for it again. Over the last months quite a few things have happened for me in the background, so I have more time again and, above all, more motivation for the important things in life 😉”
You say you’re really motivated again — what did you miss the most?
Tim Brendel:
“Obviously I missed the races. People deal with each other very differently here compared to, for example, iRacing (bottom split Formula 4 😄). And I also missed the random laughing fits in Teamspeak after or before the race. You could say it was simply the togetherness that I missed.”
Finish the sentence: “The best thing about the VFC for me is ...”
Tim Brendel:
“…the fun of it.”
With Dicks’ clear analysis of his own weak points and Brendel’s fresh motivation, the duo at Blue Horns looks like a combination that can work both competitively and personally in 2026. For Dicks, the key will be turning the announced improvements in wheel-to-wheel behaviour and consistency into reality on track — especially because he himself says those kinds of mistakes can’t keep happening in year five. Brendel, meanwhile, brings an element that’s often underestimated over a long season: stability, team chemistry, and genuine enjoyment of racing. If Blue Horns turn their joint setup work into a robust baseline package and both drivers bring their strengths into each weekend, 2026 could be the season where a “reset” becomes measurable progress.
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