Red Bull sacked Christian Horner
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Frenchman Laurent Mekies got down to work as Red Bull team principal on Thursday, a day after replacing Christian Horner, and recognised big challenges ahead for the once-dominant former champions.
Red Bull has lost several key figures across the past 18 months, most notably design legend Adrian Newey, Sporting Director Jonathan Wheatley, and Chief Designer Rob Marshall. The sacking of Horner means that a fourth pillar of long-term success is gone.
Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko has opened up about Max Verstappen's 2025 season amid ongoing talks with Mercedes.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has reaffirmed his belief that F1 should return to V8 or V10 power in the near future, and claims he now has support from within the paddock. Modern Formula 1 cars boast turbocharged hybrid power units. First introduced in 2014, they’re complex marvels of engineering; the most efficient engines we’ve ever seen.