“If you want to be competitive, you need to be on the edge. If you are on the edge, it is going to hurt at some stage. It’s meant to happen.” That’s how Oracle Red Bull Racing’s CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies described the discipline of learning through difficult moments during episode one of the Securing the Win podcast.
The Milton Keynes outfit knows this well after 20 years in the championship: the toughest weekends deliver the most valuable lessons. And 2025 has delivered its fair share.