Dietrich Mateschitz, the billionaire whose Red Bull energy drinks firm grew into one of the biggest sponsors in motorsport, has died aged 78.
[Red Bull Ring](/f1-information/going-to-a-race/red-bull-ring-circuit-information/), while its Servus TV channel has the rights to broadcast the sport in Austria. Mateschitz has only occasionally appeared in person to witness his team’s success, and had not been seen in an F1 paddock for several years. Red Bull increased its presence in F1 when it took over as the title sponsor of the Sauber Formula 1 team in 1995. While Horner built Red Bull Racing into a championship-winning force, Mateschitz pounced on the opportunity to buy another F1 team the following year. He transformed Minardi into Toro Rosso – Italian for ‘Red Bull’ – to serve as a finishing school for its future champions. Red Bull finally ended their uninterrupted title run last year when
Dietrich Mateschitz, the co-founder of Red Bull who became a major player in motorsports and other sports, is dead at 78, according to the F1 team.
Later that year, he then also bought Minardi and renamed it Toro Rosso, astutely using the team as a feed team for Red Bull. German league regulations prevented the company from naming the team Red Bull Leipzig – its name in German, RasenBallsport, means “grass ball sport Leipzig” but the club just refers to itself as RB Leipzig. Red Bull says Mateschitz worked on the formula for three years before the modified drink was launched under its new name in his native Austria in 1987. Red Bull operates soccer teams in top divisions across Austria, Germany, Brazil and the United States. With the growing success of Red Bull, he significantly expanded his investments in sports. He was always enthusiastic, encouraging and supportive on the good days and the bad days,” Horner said.
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And Lady Luck has played her role this season in helping one driver start an F1 career - but, equally, put an early end to several drivers' title aspirations Exactly half of the 24 tracks featured on the 2023 Formula 1 calendar, in one way or another, bear the fingerprints of Hermann Tilke and his company. But is there a risk, asks MATT KEW, that too much of a good thing could end up being detrimental to the championship?
Ahead of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix, the F1 paddock was rocked by the sad news that Red Bull co-founder and owner Dietrich Mateschitz had ...
He’s a really nice guy, and [played] a big part in Red Bull, I mean most of it, like 90, 99%. He had a huge heart and passion for sport, for everything in general. “I think he’s a super important guy, a super nice guy, and a guy I always enjoyed being around. “I only got told just after the session. “I got the news about Mr. “It’s obviously extremely sad to hear that Dietrich passed away, and especially this weekend. I knew Dietrich quite a lot and I’ve been also helped by his support in the past; I wouldn’t have reached Formula 1 without him. Even since [leaving Red Bull at the end of] 2018 we kept in touch. “Of course for us it was a tough entry to qualifying. “Unfortunately I didn’t get to spend much time with him. What he achieved and what he’s done for so many people around the world, across different sports, is second to none. For me, it was at the time already very special, but it’s definitely even more special now.”
The Austrian billionaire owner of the two Red Bull F1 teams Dietrich Mateschitz has died aged 78. He was known to be seriously ill in recent weeks though ...
Christian Horner and Adrian Newey have been given a free hand by Mateschitz to run the Red Bull F1 team autonomously. The vision that he had, the strength of character and [promoted the ideal of] never being afraid to follow your dreams.” “Because of his poor health, Dietrich Mateschitz has hardly appeared in public for a year and a half. “That’s what he did here in Formula 1 proving that you can make a difference. The Austrian billionaire owner of the two Red Bull F1 teams Dietrich Mateschitz has died aged 78. Christian Horner revealed recently that neither he or Adrian Newey were equity shareholders in the team.
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