Key Highlights: Max Verstappen has praised the contract extension of Red Bull CEO and Team Principal Laurent Mekies, who is signed with the team through 2031. Red Bull has shown notable progress in 2026 under the new technical regulations and its in-house engine program alongside Ford. Despite entering the United States Grand Prix off consecutive ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen denied that advance knowledge of Red Bull Racing’s Baku upgrade package influenced his recent two-year contract extension. Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the team was not anticipating a “magic upgrade” to convince the driver, focusing instead on long-term project potential. Recent developmental gains on the RB22 have significantly improved ...
Key Highlights Laurent Mekies made personnel his top priority upon taking leadership of the Red Bull Formula 1 team last summer, focusing on strategic placement and team engagement over the past 12 months. Mekies succeeded Christian Horner, who had served as the sole team principal of the factory squad since Red Bull Racing’s debut on ...
Key Highlights: Laurent Mekies has signed a major long-term contract extension to stay as Red Bull’s CEO and Team Principal through the 2031 season. Mekies guided the team through a difficult transition period under new regulations to regain front-running form, highlighted by Max Verstappen’s consecutive wins in Malaysia and Singapore. The contract renewal completes Red ...
Key Highlights: Isack Hadjar endured a relentless sequence of technical failures across the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, including recurring power unit malfunctions and a terminal gearbox issue. Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies issued an apology to Hadjar for the disruptions, admitting that “we owe him one” after the garage had to pull off extensive ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar endured a nightmare run of mechanical breakdowns throughout the Singapore sprint weekend, including a sprint race DNF and failing to set a time in qualifying. Despite starting from the pitlane on Sunday, Hadjar fought through the field to secure a 10th-place finish and salvage a single championship ...
Key Highlights: Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has criticized the team’s shift away from its original maverick identity following his July 2025 dismissal. Horner questioned the garage’s current power structure, bypassing team principal Laurent Mekies to highlight corporate CEO Oliver Mintzlaff and star driver Max Verstappen. Despite Red Bull Powertrains claiming victories ...
Key Highlights Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has opened up about his July 2025 dismissal, attributing it to a corporate power shift following the 2022 death of co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz. Horner revealed he was given no clear reason for his termination and refuted rumors that internal conflicts with Max Verstappen or Jos ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies praised Max Verstappenâs unmatched technical sensitivity for steering the squad back to race-winning form in the 2026 season. Verstappen secured consecutive victories in Malaysia and Singapore, converting pole position into a Sprint and Grand Prix sweep at Marina Bay. Red Bull has officially completed its major upgrade ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen conquered the Marina Bay Street Circuit during a dominant 2026 sprint weekend despite enduring clutch complications, deployment setbacks, and mid-race radio failures. Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase joined Verstappen on the podium following a creative, coded communication effort necessitated by a persistent transmission defect. Tom Hart is confirmed to step ...
Isack Hadjar âreally p****dâ to Miss Singapore Qualifying Amid Ongoing Reliability Woes
Key Highlights: Isack Hadjar will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the back of the grid after a gearbox failure left him unclassified in Qualifying. Hadjar’s weekend has been marred by repeated mechanical failures, following a previous battery issue that cost him a podium in Malaysia and an early retirement during the Singapore Sprint. Red ...
Key Highlights Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has praised Red Bull Racing team chief Laurent Mekies for his composed leadership and role in steadying the Milton Keynes squad. Laurent Mekies stepped into the Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal role in July 2025 following Christian Horner’s departure, alongside earlier exits of ...