Overview
- Oracle Red Bull Racing said on October 14, 2026 that Mekies has signed a five-year extension to remain team principal through the end of the 2031 season.
- Mekies took over from Christian Horner in 2025 and has been credited with stabilising the team after a turbulent transition in leadership.
- Coverage links the contract decision to Red Bull’s improved results this season, including dominant wins in Malaysia and Singapore that came after the switch to Red Bull Powertrains units developed with Ford.
- In the announcement Mekies thanked key owners and executives and named technical leaders Pierre Wache and Ben Hodgkinson as central to the team’s development plans.
- Keeping Mekies in place locks leadership during the power-unit rollout and is likely to support ongoing driver and staff contract talks while focusing development around the new engine programme.