The drivers, team workers and new boss all try to look forward as the Belgian GP (and another era) gets underway

Heading into the Belgian GP, Red Bull is 288 points behind Constructors' Championship leader McLaren, and Verstappen's dreams of scoring a fifth successive Drivers' Championship crown are hanging by a thread. With a critical regulation change incoming for the 2026 season, Red Bull's status as an F1 powerhouse is under significant threat.

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko revealed Christian Horner's dismissal as team principal stemmed from the team's recent performance decline. Oliver Mintzlaff made the decision, communicated to Horner after the British Grand Prix,