Berger has major doubt about Mekies replacing Horner at Red Bull: 'That remains to be seen'

The Frenchman came into these roles after the seismic news of Christian Horner's firing from the Austrian team after 20 years in charge.

Horner took Red Bull from sporadic points scorers to world championship winners, with eight drivers' titles and six constructors' titles taken back to their Milton Keynes factory.

However, the British team boss was relieved of his duties after a challenging 18 months, including a drop in form from the Austrian team, along with internal debates throughout the top team.

Now, Mekies will make the move from Racing Bulls team boss to become the leading man at Red Bull, taking on he mammoth role in a huge change to his own career.

Berger has worked with Mekies in the past, and the Austrian knows what Red Bull is getting, while speaking to Kronen Zeitung: "Indeed, I have dealt with Laurent before. He was already involved with me at Ferrari, I worked with him at Toro Rosso, and even at the FIA. He is a congenial, nice guy with a lot of quality when it comes to leading people."

Although Horner has been relieved of his duties, and that seemed important for Verstappen's future, it is still uncertain what Verstappen's future looks like. The Dutchman was seen in Sardinia, where Toto Wolff was also said to be, with rumours going around that the two of them had met. However, GPblog reported yesterday that this was not the case. Therefore, it remains a matter of guessing and speculation as to what Verstappen's future will look like.