Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies spoke in a print media session after the 2026 F1 Spanish GP at the Madring, where Max Verstappen finished second behind Kimi Antonelli. It was Red Bull’s strongest result in recent rounds. Liam Lawson, who stepped in for Isack Hadjar, finished sixth. Mekies was asked whether Verstappen could have…
Following Liam Lawson’s third race at Red Bull Racing substituting for the injured Isack Hadjar, Laurent Mekies gave an assessment of the job he has done after the 2026 F1 Spanish GP. He qualified P8 on Saturday following a solid effort finishing up 0.3s slower than Max Verstappen. The New Zealander found himself in that…
Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Robin Räikkönen will join their Junior F1 Team. The young Finn is the son of Kimi, the 2007 F1 World Champion for Scuderia Ferrari. He remains that team’s last Drivers’ Champion for the time being. Since Kimi Räikkönen retired at the end of 2021 following 21 wins and 103…
The 2026 F1 Dutch GP was nothing as expected for Red Bull Racing; Max Verstappen crashed out on the first lap. Speaking after the race, Laurent Mekies shared his thoughts about the weekend. The weekend was certainly irregular. Due to Isack Hadjar’s wrist injury, Racing Bulls Liam Lawson took his car. Yuki Tsunoda stepped in…
Heading into the 2026 Dutch GP weekend, Team Principal Laurent Mekies and Max Verstappen have shared their thoughts on the Dutchman’s renewal, what the new contract signifies for the future of the Milton Keynes outfit, and whether the four-time world champion would end his F1 career with Red Bull. Given that they sit fourth in…
Oracle Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Max Verstappen will remain with the team until the end of the 2030 F1 season. The four-time World Champion has extended one of the most successful partnerships in modern Formula 1 history, committing his future to Red Bull as the team continues into its next era. Verstappen joined…
Red Bull’s difficult 2026 F1 season came under fresh scrutiny, when Team Principal Laurent Mekies addressed the inconsistency troubling Max Verstappen‘s car. The four-time World Champion had said in his Dutch media session in Hungary that a new problem seems to surface every single weekend following his qualifying spin. The question was put directly to…
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies assessed a tricky but rewarding 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, with Max Verstappen in P2 and Isack Hadjar in P6. Through Friday and Saturday, the Dutch and French drivers were extremely unhappy with the feeling of their RB22s, bemoaning grip issues and struggling to find any kind of good balance. Having…
Toto Wolff and Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies both acknowledged that Mercedes holds the most powerful power unit in F1 after the 2026 F1 Belgian GP. The admission arrived at a significant moment, with the second ADUO monitoring period set to close at the Hungarian GP this weekend. Wolff made the admission while addressing…
Laurent Mekies has hailed Isack Hadjar’s 2026 F1 Belgian GP performance as his “best race with us” after the Red Bull driver charged from P21 to sixth at Spa-Francorchamps. Red Bull, alongside McLaren and Aston Martin, elected to take a number of power unit component changes at Spa-Francorchamps, accepting grid penalties in the hope that…
