Overview

• Max Verstappen dominated the Italian Grand Prix for Red Bull’s third win of 2025 and the first since Christian Horner’s departure.
• Laurent Mekies, who assumed leadership after the British GP, framed the victory as payback for Milton Keynes staff after a difficult campaign.
• Red Bull ran a revised floor and a Monza-specific rear wing, with Verstappen choosing a lower-drag setup that produced a record lap and a big race margin.
• Helmut Marko said removing Horner was the right call and argued an engineer-led structure has sharpened preparation by blending simulation with driver and race‑engineer input.
• Mekies cautioned the improvement might be track-specific and pointed to Baku as the first test of how well the gains translate to other circuits.