Mekies after Max' victory in Las Vegas: 'Mastered it'

Published on 23 November 2025 by Niels Hendrix

Laurent Mekies, CEO and team principle of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said after Max Verstappen’s victory in Las Vegas: “Everyone in the team and back in Milton Keynes can be proud. The car was fast at a track where we struggled a bit last year and this weekend no one had time to properly prepare because thursday's practice was somewhat disturbed, as was FP3. The car was fast, our tyre management was up to the job and our execution was very strong.”

Mekies added: “When Max needed to push, he did and was able to bring more to the table. This is a race like no other with the low temperatures and the track layout and tonight. Max and the team mastered it. As for the start, Max is unbeatable when it comes to this sort of move, so we are no longer surprised! But there were a few critical moments in the race, when George pitted while we and Lando stayed out, but everyone managed it to perfection. Today, we made it, a win is a win, so now we will reset and look ahead to Qatar with the same objective of extracting everything from our package.”