Carlos Sainz believes Red Bull chose wisely by opting for Laurent Mekies as its new team boss.

Following the immediate dismissal of Christian Horner as Red Bull Racing CEO – Horner having served as Red Bull team boss since day one – Laurent Mekies was quickly confirmed as his successor. Sainz has experience of working with Mekies at Ferrari, and gave a glowing assessment of the Frenchman.

Laurent Mekies declared ‘perfect fit’ for Red Bull

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Over the last 18 months, Red Bull has gone from Formula 1’s dominant force to fourth in the current F1 2025 Constructors’ Championship standings . The decision to make a change was taken following a challenging British Grand Prix.

That decision was to relieve Horner of his duties. Called-up as his replacement

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