Mekies after Max's P2 in Singapore: 'He had a very strong race'

Published on 05 October 2025 by Yvonne Huijs

Laurent Mekies, Team Principal and CEO of Oracle Red Bull Racing, looks back positively on the Singapore Grand Prix: "Firstly, congratulations to McLaren on their Constructors’ title, we know how hard it is to win championships, so a big well done to everyone there. From our side, Max had a very strong race and was quick enough today to stay in contact with George and hold off the McLarens. We tried everything we could to win the race, we started on the Soft tyre to try our best chance at the start when the conditions were tricky. It was an aggressive decision and a risk we chose to take. After that there was very little possibility to do anything else with the race. It was very tough out there and, after pitting early, Max did an amazing job defending from McLaren to keep the car in second place."

Mekies continues: "It is good to be fighting at the front today, that’s a huge testament to all the hard work that has and is being done back at Milton Keynes and at track. Having increased performance on a track like this gives us confidence that we will be able to fight better at other circuits and it is a good indication of the progress we have made. Yuki had a difficult day, he really suffered on the first lap and dropped back, but from that point on he did a very decent job, worked hard to get back through the order and nearly had a shot at the points. It had not been a good Saturday for him but he is working incredibly hard and we will continue to work with him to improve together."