Laurent Mekies takes charge of Red Bull as its new team principal for a first F1 weekend since Christian Horner’s sacking. Max Verstappen has already held “multiple” talks with the Frenchman during “intense weeks”,

Laurent Mekies has spoken publicly for the first time since taking over as Red Bull’s new F1 team boss. Having taken over from the ousted Christian Horner in the days that followed the British Grand Prix,

New Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says his priority is to improve the car's performance to remove any doubts Max Verstappen has about staying with the team.

I won't duck the truth, it was a shock to me,” Monaghan admitted, echoing some of the team’s staff – including Horner and Mekies themselves. “Sad. Christian’s put a l