Mekies after Max's victory at COTA: 'Max keeps raising the bar'

Published on 20 October 2025 by Coen Versteeg

Laurent Mekies, CEO and team principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing. stated after Max's victory in Austin": This has definitely been our strongest weekend in a long while. On a burning hot track, where we have found it tricky here in the past, Max kept extending the gap to his opponents in every session. If you see how tight it was on Friday, even though he was on pole for the Sprint, and then today, it was a substantial improvement. Once again, I want to thank everyone at the track and those back at base, who have been taking risks in terms of pushing everything to the limit, it’s uncomfortable, but the work they are doing is unbelievable and it’s paying off. They have unlocked so much from the car. We never took anything for granted, ultimately finding more and more performance as the weekend progressed.“

Mekies continues: “Max is driving at an incredible level and keeps raising the bar. We are going to continue with our approach for the upcoming races, starting by seeing how we can put the best possible car on track in Mexico. Yuki also enjoyed a strong weekend, especially today when he made up six places in the race, bringing home some useful points to add to those he scored in the Sprint yesterday. Finally, thank you and congratulations to our partners Mobil and Mobil 1 as we celebrate our 75th win together. It's been a strong and successful partnership and we look forward to celebrating many more together."

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