Mekies after Max's third place in Mexico: 'Second stint was mega'

Published on 27 October 2025 by Coen Versteeg

Laurent Mekies, CEO and team principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said after the Mexican Grand Prix: “Well done to the whole team for never giving up on a weekend when we have been struggling a bit more than we wanted with the car. Everyone pushed hard to get to a better place and the support we got from Milton Keynes and here trackside was very strong. It was never quite enough to fight for the win here but allowed us to get another important podium with Max. His drive made the strategy work very well for us, so very well done to the strategy team because we committed to a difficult one-stop while starting on a very tricky medium tyre, his second stint was mega, he didn’t let the pace drop and what he managed to extract from the car was what we needed to make the race work. He was taking six to seven tenths out of Charles Leclerc per lap and we would have had a proper fight in the last few laps without the VSC. It is part of the game, we don’t control the VSC, and it’s cost us a nice battle to watch and perhaps a few points. The pace from Yuki was also fast today, especially his first stint on the medium. Unfortunately we had a fairly long pitstop with him, which is not the sort of thing which usually happens with our super strong pit crew.”