Christian Horner’s exit doesn’t “matter” for Red Bull future
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French engineer Mekies, previously team principal at Red Bull ’s sister F1 team Racing Bulls, has taken over from Horner and is at the helm this weekend for the Belgian Grand Prix. Mekies previously enjoyed a near-decade stint at Toro Rosso, the old name for Red Bull’s sister team, and also has experience to his name at Ferrari and the FIA.
Mercedes CEO Toto Wolff denied playing a role in the firing of former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen has had his RB21 summoned ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, an FIA statement has confirmed. Verstappen has been the centre of attention at Spa, following the sacking of his old boss Christian Horner in between the British and Belgian grands prix weekends,