Christian Horner was sacked as the team principal and chief executive in the aftermath of the British Grand Prix at the beginning of last month after staying 20 years in charge.

Laurent Mekies takes charge of Red Bull as its new team principal for a first F1 weekend since Christian Horner’s sacking. Max Verstappen has already held “multiple” talks with the Frenchman during “intense weeks”,

Max Verstappen has insisted Christian Horner's exit will play no part in his decision over whether to remain with Red