Red Bull Dismisses Four Senior Administrative Staff Before Bahrain Test
The move extends a post-Horner reset driven by new leadership, with no official explanation offered.
Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Joanna Fleet, Julia George, Simon Smith-Wright and Alice Hedworth were let go from non-technical roles covering HR, partnerships, marketing and communications.
- RacingNews365 details Fleet’s roughly 13-year tenure in HR leadership, while Hedworth previously handled press duties for Sergio Pérez.
- PlanetF1 first reported the exits, and coverage notes Red Bull has not commented and that staff were not given stated reasons.
- The changes are presented as part of a wider restructuring linked by reporting to CEO Oliver Mintzlaff and team principal Laurent Mekies.
- The departures come days before Red Bull travels to Bahrain for pre-season testing as the team readies its Ford-linked 2026 program following January running in Barcelona.