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Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies will miss the first F1 pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies is absent from the first official F1 pre-season test in Bahrain due to a minor medical procedure, as reported by RacingNews365. The event will take place from February 11 to 13, with Mekies expected to join the team for the second test from February 18-20. Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar had a successful closed-door test in Barcelona, with the new Red Bull power unit showing strong reliability. Despite a crash by Hadjar, he completed 158 laps, while Verstappen drove 145 laps during the testing session.
