A new Red Bull era begins under Mekies at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. He was appointed after 18 months at Racing Bulls. He worked at Ferrari for five years, as deputy team principal and racing director, and at the F.I.A., which governs Formula 1, for four years, initially as safety director and then deputy race director.

Red Bull Racing has managed to be successful in three of the four Formula 1 era's it undertook with Christian Horner as team principal. Following his dismissal will the team change their approach to F1?

Max Verstappen says Christian Horner’s shock dismissal will not affect his future, insisting Red Bull must now focus on performance and “looking ahead” under