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.

Yuki Tsunoda advanced to Q3 for qualifying for only the second time since joining Red Bull Racing earlier this year. A last-minute push by new team principal Laurent Mekies led to upgrades on the second Red Bull shortly before Tsunoda qualified seventh.

Laurent Mekies has since been drafted in as the F1 outfit's new team principal and CEO. Here's what you need to know about the Frenchman. MORE: Who will drive for Cadillac F1?

With Christian Horner's dismissal at Red Bull Racing, a lot has changed within the Austrian racing team and its sister team, Racing Bulls. Isack Hadjar discussed, among others with GPblog, what he thinks of the changesx.

Midfield F1 teams are set for their last roll of the dice as upgrades arrive at the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race weekend

Alan Permane has never been in charge of a Formula 1 team in 35 years in the sport, but three drivers have indicated he is the perfect fit to lead Racing Bulls. Permane has stepped into the breach at Red Bull’s satellite outfit with Laurent Mekies moving over to replace Christian Horner at Milton Keynes.

Max Verstappen has spoken publicly about new Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies after Christian Horner's surprise sacking. After a disappointing campaign for Red Bull, Horner was dismissed as team principal earlier this month. Executives did not wait long to bring in his replacement, promoting Mekies from the sister team Racing Bulls.

Red Bull Racing has had a sister team in Formula 1, now known as Racing Bulls. In 2024, Zak Brown expressed his displeasure at the fact that there could be two teams with the same owner.