Laurent Mekies didn't get long to settle in as Red Bull team principal on his first Formula 1 race weekend leading his new team

New Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies stressed that four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen is "central" to the project of bringing the team back to the top. "Max is central to the project and he's key to the project and we need his magic at the racetrack.

New Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies on Friday said his first priority was to improve the car's performance to ensure four-time champion Max Verstappen remains with the team. And with everything that Red Bull means -- its energy,

Toto Wolff has admitted he will miss his long-time rival Christian Horner following the Brits sacking by Red Bull; watch the Belgian GP Sprint on Saturday from 11am, with main Qualifying to follow at 3pm,

Laurent Mekies begins his Red Bull tenure at the Belgian GP amid Horner’s exit, Verstappen speculation, and a tight McLaren title race as rain looms over Spa.

A new Red Bull era begins under Mekies at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. He was appointed after 18 months at Racing Bulls. He worked at Ferrari for five years, as deputy team principal and racing director, and at the F.I.A., which governs Formula 1, for four years, initially as safety director and then deputy race director.