Ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher in contrast the brand new Pink Bull boss Laurent Mekies to McLaren workforce principal Andrea Stella.
Mekies is Pink Bull’s new workforce principal after the workforce cut up up with Christian Horner final week.
Mekies has been racing the Bulls (previously Alphatauri) workforce boss since 2024.
The Italian has in depth expertise in Formulation 1, beginning with the arrows and enjoying a job in Ferrari.
Mekies additionally labored on the FIA as security director and as assistant race director between 2014 and 2018.
Schumacher believes Meki’s background will make him the principal of the profitable Pink Bull workforce.
The Germans additionally see similarities between Mekies and Stella. In recent times, Mclaren has returned to the highest of F1.
“To start with, you’ll be able to see that you’ve it with ambition, Stella and Meki.
“The place did it come from? On this case, he additionally made it by means of your entire paddock, even a small workforce.
“He was with Minardi for a very long time, then at Alpha Tauri after which at Ferrari.
“And you must give him credit score, he had his coronary heart in the precise place.
“That is one other matter. What’s the use if you’re king, however there is no such thing as a topic that you just wish to work with.
“He has that and he is good at it. He can do it. He can catch folks, he can join folks.
“He can construct a workforce. That is crucial in Formulation 1. It is actually teamwork on the finish of the day and I feel Pink Bull made a giant determination.”
Can Mekies maintain Verstappen?
One among Mekies’ largest duties as a boss in Pink Bull is to try to maintain Max Verstappen in your workforce.
Verstappen’s present Pink Bull deal went away on the finish of 2028, however he has a giant hyperlink to the swap to Mercedes.
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli have concluded their contracts on the finish of the 12 months.
Each drivers declare they’re assured in sticking to Mercedes in 2026.
This can be a subject that Mekies should proceed engaged on for the primary few weeks of Pink Bull.
