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New Red Bull boss says team can power Verstappen to fifth title

  • Laurent Mekies, the Red Bull team chief, stated that the team has the performance to compete for wins in the remaining races of the season.
  • Mekies emphasized that while the team's performance is strong, he is not predicting a title win for Max Verstappen.
  • He believes that if the team optimizes its car on each track, they can fight for wins, though winning every time is not guaranteed.
  • Since August, Mekies has led Red Bull to two wins and two second-place finishes, revitalizing Verstappen's title hopes.
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Suddenly, Max Verstappen is seen as a title contender again, and calm seems to have returned to his team, Red Bull Racing, after a long and heated power struggle. But what has changed behind the scenes? A reconstruction of the last few months at the top team, starting with the dramatic decision by Red Bull's management to dismiss team principal and CEO Christian Horner.

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New Red Bull boss says team can power Verstappen to fifth title

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Arrived recently at Red Bull Racing, Laurent Mekies quickly found his marks in a team in the midst of reconstruction. While Max Verstappen remains in the race for the world title, the Frenchman, now team director, has delivered a clear and methodical vision of the team's work: stay away from outside speculation and work race by race. In a paddock often dominated by calculations and rumours, Mekies advocates simplicity and technical rigor: (...)

Team leader Red Bull Laurent Mekies, who took office after Christian Horner's dismissal in July, said this Friday that the team is ready to push Max Verstappen towards a sensational fifth world driver's title in Formula 1. Mekies made it clear that he was not predicting that the four-time Dutch champion would win the crown, but that he and the team had the performance needed to win any of the remaining six races. Verstappen is third to 63 points…

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Radio France Internationale broke the news in Paris, France on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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