After Christian Horner's dismissal, Laurent Mekies took over as team principal of the Austrian squad. After his first weekend in charge, the Frenchman reflected on the updates brought by the team for this Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen caught Oscar Piastri on the opening lap and took the win in the F1 Sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix

New Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies stressed that four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen is "central" to the project of bringing the team back to the top. "Max is central to the project and he's key to the project and we need his magic at the racetrack.