Max Verstappen caught Oscar Piastri on the opening lap and took the win in the F1 Sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix

New Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says his priority is to improve the car's performance to remove any doubts Max Verstappen has about staying with the team.

Max Verstappen lifted the spirits of his Red Bull team by taking a much-needed victory in Saturday's Sprint at Spa-Francorchamps.

Max Verstappen has been even more heavily linked with a move from Red Bull to F1 rivals Mercedes since long-serving team boss Christian Horner was replaced by Laurent Mekies

Max Verstappen has spoken publicly about new Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies after Christian Horner's surprise sacking. After a disappointing campaign for Red Bull, Horner was dismissed as team principal earlier this month. Executives did not wait long to bring in his replacement, promoting Mekies from the sister team Racing Bulls.

Max Verstappen has urged that it would be premature to attribute his win in the Belgian Grand Prix Sprint Race

Max Verstappen said Red Bull could always count on him, as the four-times Formula One champion gave new team boss Laurent Mekies a winning start in a Saturday sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix.

The Belgian Grand Prix is the first Formula 1 race since the end of the 2004 season that has not been attended by Christian Horner who was axed as Red Bull boss last week

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has launched a scathing attack on race officials' handling of today's Belgian Grand Prix, branding their decision to halt the start procedure as "silly". The Dutch driver expressed frustration after stewards red-flagged the formation lap at Spa-Francorchamps,