Overview

• Christian Horner’s sudden exit ends a 20-year tenure that yielded eight drivers’ championships and six constructors’ titles
• Laurent Mekies will assume the role of team principal and competitive CEO after leading Red Bull’s RB second team since January 2024
• Alan Permane is promoted to principal of the RB outfit, taking over the position Mekies vacated
• Red Bull sits fourth in the constructors’ standings, marking its deepest slump in recent seasons
• The team has lost key technical figures over the past 18 months, including Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Jonathan Wheatley