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You mean that the source is Nelson Valkenburg from Viaplay? Thet was a misunderstanding.
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That was it. Re-blogged by a few other outlets
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Verstappen and Mercedes press opportunity?
He [Valkenburg] also pointed out a remarkable rumor he'd heard about a possible special press opportunity.
"We're hearing rumors that we might have to prepare for some kind of press opportunity at Spa.
But that hasn't been confirmed at all. That's one of those rumors where I say: I'll wait and see," he said.
Valkenburg has clearly received a lot of backlash for his statements, because he has since responded on social media.
"No, I didn't say I knew or expected there would be a press conference at Spa with an announcement about Max's future,"
he wrote in his Instagram stories. "I was just pointing out the wild rumors going around. But I think social media has already made the point for me," he added.
Tons of people tried to make their mark in F1 and failed despite their 'passion'. The only thing that kept Red Bull in the game was their success, which was based almost entirely on Adrian Newey and letting him build the technical side of the team to his liking.-wkst- wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025, 21:24Absolutely not. Mateschitz was a motorsport junkie, unlike Football. He invested his private money in a lot of things around the RB circuit, as he was born there. Never ever he would had sold the team, that was his passion. And he had the contractual Power to decide all on his own.But the big spending and 'corporate-free' attitudes would not have lasted super long if the success wasn't there. If they weren't winning, eventually RB higher ups would absolutely have stepped in and started questioning their big investment into the sport as a constructor. And it wouldn't have taken until Dietrich's death or anything, this would have likely happened way, way earlier. Without Newey, they might well have been out of the sport by like 2015. Obviously we cant know what they'd have done without him, but it almost assuredly would have never been anything like what they did ultimately achieve.
Newey was always their golden goose.
F1 is a business Modell nowadays, RB made it clear that they not even want to sell Torro Rosso.Seanspeed wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 00:48Tons of people tried to make their mark in F1 and failed despite their 'passion'. The only thing that kept Red Bull in the game was their success, which was based almost entirely on Adrian Newey and letting him build the technical side of the team to his liking.-wkst- wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025, 21:24Absolutely not. Mateschitz was a motorsport junkie, unlike Football. He invested his private money in a lot of things around the RB circuit, as he was born there. Never ever he would had sold the team, that was his passion. And he had the contractual Power to decide all on his own.But the big spending and 'corporate-free' attitudes would not have lasted super long if the success wasn't there. If they weren't winning, eventually RB higher ups would absolutely have stepped in and started questioning their big investment into the sport as a constructor. And it wouldn't have taken until Dietrich's death or anything, this would have likely happened way, way earlier. Without Newey, they might well have been out of the sport by like 2015. Obviously we cant know what they'd have done without him, but it almost assuredly would have never been anything like what they did ultimately achieve.
Newey was always their golden goose.
Mekies' arrival is a chance for a clean slate. He is a very different character from Horner.
An engineer with extensive experience of F1, he can engage with the technical team on an in-depth level.
In that way, he is a 'technical team principal', as McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown refers to Andrea Stella, who has been such a revelation since becoming McLaren team boss at the end of 2022.
As a character, Mekies seems so far to be softer, less prickly and less adversarial than Horner. While still a keen competitor, he might be expected to take a different approach to any disputes that arise externally.
The controversies surrounding Horner - the allegations; his volatile relationship with Verstappen's father Jos; questions about the driver's future; the drip-drip exodus of major figures - had led to something of a siege mentality at Red Bull.
Mekies' arrival is a chance for that to change, and for Red Bull to forge a new relationship, with their rivals, with the sport and with its audience.
They didn't sell Toro rosso because they didn't get a big enough bid but they did field offers-wkst- wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 06:59F1 is a business Modell nowadays, RB made it clear that they not even want to sell Torro Rosso.Seanspeed wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 00:48Tons of people tried to make their mark in F1 and failed despite their 'passion'. The only thing that kept Red Bull in the game was their success, which was based almost entirely on Adrian Newey and letting him build the technical side of the team to his liking.-wkst- wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025, 21:24
Absolutely not. Mateschitz was a motorsport junkie, unlike Football. He invested his private money in a lot of things around the RB circuit, as he was born there. Never ever he would had sold the team, that was his passion. And he had the contractual Power to decide all on his own.
RB is here for over 20 years, they won nothing from 2014-2020, or pre 2010, most likely that will be the case after 2024.
Seems unlikely they’d be looking to sell them now though, what with the increased integration between the two teams.organic wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 16:55They didn't sell Toro rosso because they didn't get a big enough bid but they did field offers
What about Verstappen pushing for success?
It is all rather ironic considering Mekies was another Horner hire.Wouter wrote: ↑23 Jul 2025, 11:25Long article on the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/arti ... 379y22627o
Life after Horner - what Mekies will bring to Red Bull
.Mekies' arrival is a chance for a clean slate. He is a very different character from Horner.
An engineer with extensive experience of F1, he can engage with the technical team on an in-depth level.
In that way, he is a 'technical team principal', as McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown refers to Andrea Stella, who has been such a revelation since becoming McLaren team boss at the end of 2022.
As a character, Mekies seems so far to be softer, less prickly and less adversarial than Horner. While still a keen competitor, he might be expected to take a different approach to any disputes that arise externally.
The controversies surrounding Horner - the allegations; his volatile relationship with Verstappen's father Jos; questions about the driver's future; the drip-drip exodus of major figures - had led to something of a siege mentality at Red Bull.
Mekies' arrival is a chance for that to change, and for Red Bull to forge a new relationship, with their rivals, with the sport and with its audience.
Toto Wolff on Mercedes driver line-up: