Verstappen’s win gave new Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies a victory in his debut in that new role, after the team dismissed Christian Horner from that position following the British Grand Prix. “Yeah. It worked out really well. That’s the only ...

Mekies received a surprise call from Red Bull executives Oliver Mintzlaff and Helmut Marko just hours before the news was made public. “I got a call a few hours before you guys were made aware,” Mekies told reporters at Spa on Friday. “I got a call from Oliver and Helmut, and they asked me if I would be interested to do the job.

The Belgian Grand Prix is the first Formula 1 race since the end of the 2004 season that has not been attended by Christian Horner who was axed as Red Bull boss last week

New Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says his priority is to improve the car's performance to remove any doubts Max Verstappen has about staying with the team.

I won't duck the truth, it was a shock to me,” Monaghan admitted, echoing some of the team’s staff – including Horner and Mekies themselves. “Sad. Christian’s put a l