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Laurent Mekies at Web Summit in Lisbon on 11 November 2025. Archive photo. Resized and converted to WebP.

Red Bull’s confetti moment goes awry at Mekies contract announcement

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

At a Milton Keynes celebration after two wins in Malaysia and Singapore, Red Bull announced a contract extension for Laurent Mekies; the planned orange-confetti flourish did not go to plan.

GPBeat · Newsroom21 Oct 2026, 01:45 · 1 min

The orange confetti intended to accompany Red Bull’s announcement that team principal Laurent Mekies had extended his contract did not go quite to plan. Red Bull made the announcement during a celebration in Milton Keynes after its two victories in Malaysia and Singapore.

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