The RB boss is on a mission to pull the team up the grid but faces challenges both inside and out.
Laurent Mekies bites into his cookie. It is a rare chance to eat something on a hectic day during the Monaco GP weekend.
But their sister team has gone through a journey of its own. Starting out very much as a proving ground for Red Bull’s young talents, it morphed into a team of its own in 2021 to varying degrees of success but now it finds itself somewhere in between. “It’s always going to be very difficult for a Formula 1 fan or car fan to leave Ferrari because of what it represents as a fan,” he exclusively told PlanetF1.com.
“It feels like an honour to be part of this group,” he continued. “That’s how I feel every day. There is a huge amount of talent in finance and in business and we are all lucky this new start is about being more competitive and being more ambitious.“If we simply look at the grid, when somebody tells you we need to build a team to be on top of the midfield, you say ‘well wait two seconds, there are six car manufacturers plus Red Bull Racing’ so it’s almost like seven top teams.
You would only have to hear James Vowles speak to understand the time required to resurrect a team’s fortunes. The Williams boss revealed that up until very recently, the team were using Microsoft Excel to keep track of parts rather than more sophisticated software.“I can’t comment on James’ situation but what I can say basically is that it’s 360. It’s hardware. It’s software. It’s at all levels.
“It’s two extremes. One that looks at the long term and tries to build stronger foundations and in the meantime, you have the reality of the grand prix every two weeks. You have the fight that has started already. Asked if there is a Red Bull-imposed glass ceiling, Mekies denied its existence and said that if there was one, that would show the team have achieved their objectives.
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