2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg and Sky F1 colleague, David Croft, believe Laurent Mekies made his first major impact on Red Bull and their result at Monza.

Max Verstappen delivered a sublime drive to victory from pole at the Italian Grand Prix, having stuck to his guns on an RB21 setup direction which paid off handsomely. Sky F1 lead commentator David Croft suggested that Mekies played a crucial role by making Verstappen’s voice heard, as for all the skills which former boss Christian Horner had, he was not “an engineer”.

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