Mekies after qualifying Doha: 'Take any opportunity coming our way'

Published on 29 November 2025 by Niels Hendrix

Laurent Mekies, team principal and CEO of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said after the qualifying in Qatar: “We managed to recover a little from Friday in the sprint race, as Max did well to make up positions on a track on which it is tricky to pass. The team, Max, and Yuki have never given up in the search for performance and we had a fairly unpleasant car at times over the weekend. Everyone on track and back at base kept working to find the improvements and while we've not quite reached the pace of the McLarens, the gap has closed a little in qualifying this evening. Heading into the race tomorrow there is the mandatory two-stop in the race here, which could produce some surprises. We will be ready to take any opportunity coming our way.”

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