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Many questions about Verstappen
The future of the four-time world champion is the biggest topic in the press conference today. Mekies’ statement is essentially always the same: If he can be offered a competitive car, then Verstappen will stay.
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Mekies: The direction is right
The press conference also deals with the future of Max Verstappen. Mekies says that not only the Dutchman is dissatisfied with the current results. Everyone at Red Bull ultimately wants to get back to the front.
At the same time, he also emphasizes that Verstappen knows how long it takes in Formula 1 to make up a second. The most important thing is therefore that the gap can be closed continuously.
And there he sees Red Bull on a good path.
Is Paul Monaghan leaving Red Bull?
Recently, rumors arose that another senior employee, Paul Monaghan, could leave Red Bull. Mekies is asked about this in the press conference but says he will not comment on every rumor.
There have been many rumors recently, and most people are still with Red Bull to this day – as is currently the case with Monaghan. But of course, this does not rule out that this could change in the future…
Red Bull: No conclusion on the update yet
Laurent Mekies talks at the beginning of the press conference among other things about the Red Bull upgrade this weekend. However, he does not want to draw a conclusion yet, as it is still much too early after only one practice.
At the same time, he emphasizes that it is an important package. With the Miami update, they have already halved the gap to the top, and now they have to see how close they can get with this upgrade.
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Press conference
The team principals’ press conference starts in ten minutes in Spielberg. The following participants are involved this time:
Dario Marrafuschi (Pirelli)
Laurent Mekies (Red Bull)
James Vowles (Williams)
If there are exciting statements, we will of course provide them here.
New engines
Earlier it was said that the Ferrari drivers would only get their new engine (and thus the upgrade) tomorrow. In fact, the new power unit was already in the car in FP1.
Also, several drivers outside the Scuderia have received new power unit parts. Mercedes, for example, introduced a new battery to get the recently occurring problems under control.
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Photos: F1: Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg) 2026
Open session ticker now!
The first practice in Spielberg starts in ten minutes. We are therefore moving the action to our session ticker for now. So there is a short break here, after the end of the practice it will continue here as usual.
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