Overview

• Laurent Mekies, who led Red Bull’s sister team Racing Bulls since early 2024, has assumed leadership of Red Bull Racing’s Formula 1 operations.
• Horner concluded a 20-year tenure that produced multiple Constructors’ Championships before his sudden removal.
• Horner has denied the misconduct allegations even as Red Bull enforced its conduct policies by removing him from his post.
• The leadership change triggered a wider restructuring at the Milton Keynes headquarters that saw several of Horner’s close allies depart.
• Beverley Allen supported Horner through his rise in Formula 1 and their shared 11-year-old daughter underscores the personal stakes behind the upheaval.