Mekies hails Verstappen’s Sepang win as a milestone for Red Bull Ford Powertrains
Archive photograph: Laurent Mekies at Web Summit in Lisbon on 11 November 2025. Archive photo. Resized and converted to WebP. · 2025-11-11Archive photo · 2025-11-11 · Alex Broadway / Web Summit / Sportsfile · CC BY 4.0
The Red Bull team principal said the victory was the first for Red Bull Ford Powertrains as a power-unit manufacturer in its debut season.
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies called Max Verstappen’s victory at Sepang a milestone for Red Bull Ford Powertrains, saying it was the operation’s first win as a power-unit manufacturer and came in its first season.
The victory was Red Bull’s first of the 2026 season. Verstappen had also secured the team’s first pole position of the campaign before winning at Sepang.
Mekies credited the achievement to those who had worked on the project over the previous five years. He said colleagues in Milton Keynes and at the circuit deserved to celebrate the milestone.
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