Mekies after qualifying Mexico: 'We tried many things'

Published on 26 October 2025 by Niels Hendrix

Laurent Mekies, CEO and team principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said after the Mexican qualifying: “It is fair to say we didn’t quite manage to put the car in the sweet spot so far this weekend. Certainty with Max, you have heard he has been very vocal that he has not been able to push in the way he likes. We tried many things, but we couldn’t quite find a way to give him a car he could push with. With the level of the competition around you, then you pay the price straight away if you are not in your window.”

Mekies added: “A lot of our attention overnight went on trying to see if we could improve the race pace and we committed time to that in the session this morning. If this is what has exposed us in the short run today, it is difficult to say right now, we will get the answer after the race. It is all part of the game, we learn and it is still a very long race to go. All our competitors are around us, a lot can happen here and I am sure it won’t be a boring race!”

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