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Red Bull Racing Replaces Christian Horner with Laurent Mekies as Team Principal

Laurent Mekies takes the helm to steady Red Bull Racing after a slump to fourth in the constructors standings

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 6, 2025 Red Bull team principal Christian Horner ahead of the race REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
Horner y Verstappen, una sociedad que dejó de ser perfecta este año. Foto: REUTERS / Issei Kato/File Photo.
Christian Horner y Sergio 'Checo' Pérez. (Foto: Archivo GH)
FILE - Team chief Christian Horner of Red Bull Racing looks at the track during the practice runs prior to the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack, in Mexico City, Oct. 28, 2023. (Andres Staph/Pool photo via AP File)

Overview

  • Christian Horner was relieved of his duties with immediate effect on July 9 after a 20-year tenure that delivered eight drivers’ titles and six constructors’ championships
  • Laurent Mekies, formerly team principal of Racing Bulls, has been promoted to lead Red Bull Racing and Alan Permane will succeed him at Racing Bulls
  • Red Bull has managed only two wins in 12 races this season and sits fourth in the constructors championship, 288 points adrift of the leader
  • The leadership change follows an exodus of senior figures over the past 18 months, including chief engineer Adrian Newey and sporting director Jonathan Wheatley
  • Horner was exonerated in a 2024 internal misconduct investigation but the team opted for a management overhaul ahead of the 2026 regulation changes