After Red Bull sacked Christian Horner and installed Laurent Mekies as the new team principal, Helmut Marko claims putting an engineer in the driving seat was the “right decision”.

Red Bull shocked the world of motorsport when the F1 team announced after the British Grand Prix that long-serving F1 team principal Horner had been sacked with immediate effect.

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“ Red Bull has released Christian Horner from his operational duties with effect from today (Wednesday 9 July 2025) and has appointed Laurent Mekies as CEO of Red Bull Racing,” read the statement from Red Bull.

The 51-year-old Englishman had occupied the role ever since the team started out in the Formula 1 World Championship, and led Red Bull Racing to eight Drivers’ titles and seven Constructors’ c

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