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Formula One racing team
Red Bull Racing Limited, currently competing as Oracle Red Bull Racing and also known simply as Red Bull or RBR, is a Formula One racing team, competing under an Austrian racing licence and based in England. It is one of two Formula One teams owned by conglomerate Red Bull GmbH, the other being Racing Bulls. The Red Bull Racing team was managed by Christian Horner from its formation in 2005 until 2025, when he departed the team and was replaced by Laurent Mekies.
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French motorsport executive (born 1977)
Laurent Philippe Mekies is a French Formula One engineer and team principal who has held senior technical and management roles across multiple teams. He began his career in junior single-seater categories before joining Asiatech and subsequently Minardi, where he worked as a race engineer. After serving as chief engineer and head of vehicle performance at Toro Rosso, he joined the FIA as Safety Director and later became Deputy Formula One Race Director. Mekies moved to Ferrari in 2018 as Sporting Director, later becoming Racing Director until his departure in 2023.
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