Laurent Mekies named as Christian Horner's successor at Red Bull Racing. Laurent Mekies has been promoted to become Red Bull's new team principal following Christian Horner's firing. Horner was sacked by Red Bull with immediate effect on Wednesday morning after 20 years with the team.

Horner, husband to former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner, has been fired over a year after being cleared of inappropriate behavior following an investigation over allegations made against him by a female colleague.

With Laurent Mekies replacing Christian Horner as Red Bull team principal, there are plenty of questions to answer at Milton Keynes. Perhaps the most pressing is the impact of Horner’s departure on the Red Bull futures of Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda ...