Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies acknowledged after Max Verstappen’s win at the F1 Italian GP that their car was better suited to the lower downforce circuits, and that they would continue to take “risks” with the setup to better develop the car on the other tracks. From doom to delight: consecutive podiums for Verstappen…
Yuki Tsunoda has seemingly struggled to get to grips with the RB21 after being promoted to Red Bull from the 2025 F1 Japanese GP. With 8 races left for 2025, Red Bull still need to confirm a driver for the 2026 F1 Season. During a print media session after the F1 Italian GP on Sunday,…
After celebrating Max Verstappen’s commanding victory in Sunday’s F1 Italian GP, Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies was full of praise for the driver and the team. In his print media session on Sunday, Mekies lauded his Red Bull team for the ‘amazing job’ it had performed in preparation for the Italian GP. The team…
In just his fourth race weekend as Red Bull F1 Team Principal, Laurent Mekies celebrated his first victory as Max Verstappen won the Italian GP at Monza on Sunday afternoon. Although he lost the lead in the early stages, the four-time World Champion quickly reclaimed it and drove away from Norris and the rest of…
Isack Hadjar’s maiden podium last round at the Dutch GP has raised a lot of questions surrounding the rookie’s future as a Red Bull driver. Heading into the Italian GP, a main topic of debate has been if Red Bull are interested in the Frenchman, would they give him next year’s seat or replace Tsunoda…
Laurent Mekies has shared his opinions on Isack Hadjar’s maiden F1 podium finish at the Dutch GP and his potential promotion from Racing Bulls to Red Bull in the near future. Turning the heads of many with a fantastic lap in qualifying, Hadjar lined up in P4 on Sunday after securing an F1 career-best grid…
Laurent Mekies discusses the unfortunate timing of the safety car for Tsunoda, as well as his throttle mapping issue during the F1 Dutch GP. Since the Imola GP back in May, Yuki Tsunoda has endured a difficult run of races, walking away without points and often exiting in Q1 during qualifying. The Dutch GP, however,…
Team principal Laurent Mekies has opened up about the ambitious tyre strategy, Red Bull’s turnaround from Hungary, the objectives for the remainder of the season, and the pit wall’s reaction to Max Verstappen recovering from a wild slide on the opening lap of the F1 Dutch GP to gain a position. After qualifying in third…
As the summer break from F1 is in full effect, the outcome from the first half of the season set Max Verstappen’s expectations for 2025. With only two races won this season, the issues with the RB21, and Red Bull’s internal troubles, the Dutchman does not have high hopes for the rest of the year….
In his second round since taking the reins as Team Principal, Laurent Mekies faced lots of questions after Red Bull’s disastrous F1 Hungarian GP. While last week’s Belgium GP had Max Verstappen finish P4, just out of the podium spots, the Hungaroring performance was a complete turnaround. His teammate, Yuki Tsunoda, struggled terribly as well,…
