New Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says his priority is to improve the car's performance to remove any doubts Max Verstappen has about staying with the team.

Max Verstappen has spoken publicly about new Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies after Christian Horner's surprise sacking. After a disappointing campaign for Red Bull, Horner was dismissed as team principal earlier this month. Executives did not wait long to bring in his replacement, promoting Mekies from the sister team Racing Bulls.

French engineer Mekies, previously team principal at Red Bull ’s sister F1 team Racing Bulls, has taken over from Horner and is at the helm this weekend for the Belgian Grand Prix. Mekies previously enjoyed a near-decade stint at Toro Rosso, the old name for Red Bull’s sister team, and also has experience to his name at Ferrari and the FIA.