Motor racing-Red Bull extend F1 boss Mekies' contract through 2031赛车运动——红牛车队与F1老板梅基斯续约至2031年
LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One boss Laurent Mekies will continue at the helm until at least the end of 2031 under a contract extension announced on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia - October 1, 2026 Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo
LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One boss Laurent Mekies will continue at the helm until at least the end of 2031 under a contract extension announced on Wednesday.
The Frenchman took over from ousted principal Christian Horner in July last year.
The extension comes after contract renewals for four-time world champion Max Verstappen and teammate Isack Hadjar, as well as key personnel, and offers the prospect of stability for the coming seasons.
"Laurent has played a crucial role in guiding the team through an important period of transition while maintaining the competitive spirit and the Red Bull principles that define us," said team shareholders Chalerm Yoovidhya and Mark Mateschitz in a statement.
"This extension reflects our confidence in his leadership and our shared belief in the long-term vision of the team. We are ambitious about what lies ahead and we are committed to building on this momentum together."
Verstappen has won the last two races, in Malaysia and Singapore, and will be going for a third in a row in Texas next week.
Red Bull are fourth overall but closing in on champions McLaren, with only seven points between them.
Verstappen is also fourth, after missing out on last year's title by two points, but in a tight battle with Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton for the runner-up slot behind Mercedes' runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
(Reporting by Alan BaldwinEditing by Toby Davis)
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资料照片：一级方程式F1 - 巴林大奖赛 - 马来西亚雪邦国际赛道 - 2026年10月1日，红牛车队领队洛朗·梅基斯在巴林大奖赛前。路透社/哈斯努尔·侯赛因/资料照片
伦敦，10 月 14 日（路透社）——周三宣布的一项续约协议显示，红牛一级方程式车队老板劳伦特·梅基斯将至少继续执掌车队至 2031 年底。
这位法国人于去年7月接替被罢免的校长克里斯蒂安·霍纳。
此次续约是在四届世界冠军马克斯·维斯塔潘和队友伊萨克·哈贾尔以及其他关键人员续约之后进行的，为未来几个赛季的稳定性提供了可能。
车队股东查勒姆·尤维迪亚和马克·马特希茨在一份声明中表示：“劳伦特在指导车队度过重要的过渡时期方面发挥了至关重要的作用，同时保持了定义我们的竞争精神和红牛原则。”
“此次续约体现了我们对他领导能力的信任，以及我们对球队长远发展愿景的共同信念。我们对未来充满雄心壮志，并将携手并进，继续保持这一发展势头。”
维斯塔潘赢得了最近两场比赛的冠军，分别是马来西亚站和新加坡站，下周他将在德克萨斯州冲击三连冠。
红牛车队目前总排名第四，但正在缩小与冠军迈凯伦车队的差距，两队之间仅相差7分。
维斯塔潘目前排名第四，去年他以两分之差错失冠军，但今年他正与梅赛德斯的乔治·拉塞尔和法拉利的刘易斯·汉密尔顿激烈争夺亚军位置，而梅赛德斯车队的基米·安东内利则遥遥领先。
（艾伦·鲍德温报道，托比·戴维斯编辑）
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