Speaking at a planned filming day with the 2025 car at Silverstone on his first day on the job, Mekies paid tribute to his predecessor and admitted it felt odd to be at Red Bull without Horner there.

The new Red Bull CEO and team principal, Laurent Mekies, who was promoted just a few days ago, spoke warmly of Christian Horner, admitting that it feels quite strange not to see him around the team

Frenchman Laurent Mekies got down to work as Red Bull team principal on Thursday, a day after replacing Christian Horner, and recognised big challenges ahead for the once-dominant former champions.