Team Principal of Red Bull, Laurent Mekies, now believes the team has taken a major step forward after the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, with the Frenchman claiming the team now has the pace to challenge for victories following its latest upgrades. Red Bull secured its strongest result of the season at the Red Bull Ring,…
Red Bull Racing boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed that Max Verstappen was not at fault for his crash in Q3 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. Speaking in the print media pen post-qualifying, the four-time World Champion was confused by what had happened, and it turns out he was not in the wrong. Although the…
As the fourth-fastest team on the grid, Laurent Mekies and Red Bull arrived at their home race, the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, with an extensive upgrade package. However, Red Bull’s critical FP1 testing phase was heavily compromised. Isack Hadjar suffered an early engine problem requiring a rapid change, while Max Verstappen was hit with garage-exit…
Team Principal Laurent Mekies shared his thoughts on the development race heating up during the 2026 F1 season, what they intend to accomplish with their substantial upgrades in Austria, and whether Ferrari claiming the victory in the seventh round was surprising after Red Bull secured a haul of 20 points at the Barcelona-Catalunya GP on…
Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies reflected on the their performance at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, labelling the weekend a “reality check” for the team. Mekies believes Red Bull is still in the top four At the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, Red Bull were not as competitive as they were a weekend prior in…
Following the 2026 F1 Monaco GP, Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies spoke about the team’s progress after Miami and leaving Monaco with a question mark over the car’s performance after Max Verstappen DNF’d on Lap 1 and Isack Hadjar struggled with engine issues throughout the race. After a difficult start to the 2026 F1…
The technical realities of the current F1 regulatory cycle forced Red Bull Racing into a reactive stance on Saturday afternoon during the 2026 Canadian GP. Team Principal Laurent Mekies saw his squad face a significant performance gap to the top teams during the practice and Sprint qualifying sessions on Friday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve….
Red Bull had a good Sunday at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP, with Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar bagging 25 points between them for the team led by Laurent Mekies. The Dutchman secured the team’s first podium of 2026 with 3rd; it also marks a new milestone as this is their debut season with their…
McLaren’s Andrea Stella and Red Bull’s Laurent Mekies comment on claims about GianPiero Lambiase joining McLaren as team boss during the 2026 F1 Canadian GP FIA team principal press conference. Since the announcement that GianPiero Lambiase will join McLaren by 2028, speculation has grown that he may replace the current team principal, Andrea Stella. Rumors…
Oscar Piastri reckons links to Red Bull F1 seat is flattering and proves his stocks as a driver, as Andrea Stella and Laurent Mekies plays down the stories. In the gap between the races in Miami and Canada, reports linked McLaren’s Piastri to a potential Red Bull F1 drive in the future, if Max Verstappen…
