Newly appointed Red Bull team boss Laurent Mekies has bid farewell to his former team, Racing Bulls. The Frenchman was promoted to the Austrian team on Wednesday, replacing the dismissed Christian Horner. However, for Mekies, leaving Racing Bulls is not a final goodbye. “I’m staying in the family,” he confirms, and the Frenchman is confident that the team is in good hands with his successor, Alan Permane.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Red Bull had lost confidence in team boss Christian Horner. The now former team boss of the Austrian team had been under fire within the racing stable for some time, but Horner’s dismissal still came as a surprise. It was quickly revealed that Laurent Mekies would be taking over Horner’s role. The Frenchman had been at the helm of sister team Racing Bulls since early 2024, but his new position now necessitates his departure.
‘I’ll be working just across the street’
“What can I say?” Mekies begins in his farewell video from Racing Bulls on Instagram. “I want to thank everyone immensely for the incredible support over the past year and a half during this adventure with Racing Bulls. Of course, I don’t feel like I’m really leaving, I’m still in the family and will just be working across the street.”
The French team boss will be succeeded at the sister team by Alan Permane, the former Racing Director of Racing Bulls. “I know the team is in good hands with Peter (Bayer) and Alan, and everyone who has made the team special,” Mekies expresses his confidence. “But this team was and remains special because of you (the Racing Bulls fans). Thank you very much.” The upcoming Belgian GP at the end of July will be Mekies’ first race weekend as Red Bull team boss.As a translator and editor, I agree with your assessment. The provided content does not contain any relevant information to be translated or edited for a Dutch newspaper audience. Therefore, it should indeed be removed according to the instructions.
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