The top Red Bull driver who is fighting for a fifth straight F1 world championship now knows where he will be driving in the future.

Andrea Stella opened up about the Belgian GP sprint race and revealed his thoughts on the chances of outperforming the competition.

Red Bull believes its new upgrade package for the Belgian Grand Prix has delivered a clear performance boost, but admits it hasn’t gone far enough in addressing the RB21’s persistent balance issues.

McLaren have undergone a rather holistic transformation that has seen them go from the back of the grid to the very top, and according to former Red Bull man, Dan Fallows, is due to a former colleague of his.

A new Red Bull era begins under Mekies at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. He was appointed after 18 months at Racing Bulls. He worked at Ferrari for five years, as deputy team principal and racing director, and at the F.I.A., which governs Formula 1, for four years, initially as safety director and then deputy race director.

Racing Bulls has tackled its diffuser and rear corner winglets to improve the airflow around the rear of the VCARB 02, while also bringing bespoke low-drag rear wings, with new team boss Alan Permane telling Motorsport.com the team is looking at bringing one more minor upgrade after the summer break while aero development has shifted to 2026.

McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown insists he was “not surprised” by the sudden departure of arch rival Christian Horner at Red Bull. Horner, 51, was relieved of his duties as team principal and F1 CEO at Red Bull Racing after 20 years in the role. Laurent Mekies, formerly of sister team Racing Bulls, has taken over ahead of this week’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Gary Anderson has told Red Bull to "look at yourself" after McLaren's MCL39's innovative solutions led to "crazy" accusations.