Overview

• Laurent Mekies formally assumed team principal duties at the Belgian Grand Prix, calling the unit he inherited “very complex” and initiating efforts to empower staff under Austria’s tighter control.
• Christian Horner is finalizing a severance package reported to be worth up to £60 million after his abrupt dismissal by Red Bull’s Austrian headquarters earlier this month.
• The unnamed female employee whose allegations triggered two KC-led inquiries has left Red Bull and taken up a new role elsewhere in motorsport.
• Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan described Horner’s departure as a shock that left him saddened, highlighting fractures within the team.
• Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle and other insiders confirmed that Horner’s removal was ordered by Red Bull’s corporate leadership in Austria, intensifying scrutiny of the outfit’s governance.