After a brief hurrah in the Sprint at Spa, Red Bull has been told the “real problems start now,” as Laurent Mekies steps into Christian Horner’s shoes.

Red Bull shocked the F1 paddock when it announced last month that Horner had been sacked from his role as Red Bull Racing team principal and CEO, bringing an end to his 20-year career with the team.

Red Bull warned: The small parts, the stomach ache, the bad atmosphere…

Mekies, moving over from Racing Bulls, was installed with immediate effect.

The Belgian Grand Prix marked his first race weekend in charge, where Verstappen supplied a brief moment of celebration as he won the Sprint with an opening lap overtake on pole-sitter Oscar Piastri.

But, opting for a wet setup given rain was forecast to fall during the grand prix, Verstappen c

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