Key Highlights: Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the organization is not in “serious conversations” to supply customer power units to rival Formula 1 teams, including Aston Martin. Despite the FIA identifying Red Bull’s internal combustion engine as an early benchmark, the team is prioritizing development and chassis integration over outside supply deals. Aston ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen secured his tenth podium of the 2026 season at the Circuit of the Americas, marking his sixth straight podium finish since his crash at Zandvoort. Despite the result, Verstappen voiced deep frustration with poor tyre strategy, erratic power unit behavior in corners, and a sluggish pit stop. Ongoing technical issues resurfaced ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed that the team’s ongoing race start problems will not be fully resolved until next season due to required hardware and design overhauls. Isack Hadjar experienced a difficult getaway at the United States Grand Prix, falling from third to fifth off the grid and calling for a ...
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: Former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner described his departure as “pretty abrupt and quite brutal” during an appearance in New York. Horner noted that company dynamics shifted following the late 2022 passing of Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, leading to corporate efforts to centralize control. Over a two-decade tenure ...
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 ...