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HANNAH SCHMITZ Set to Lead Red Bull Strategy After Will Courtenay McLaren Move

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August 17, 2025

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • HANNAH SCHMITZ is being positioned to inherit Will Courtenay’s strategy leadership at Red Bull after his 2026 move to McLaren. Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko confirmed she’s the natural successor, noting “there is someone with us who can take over this position and that is Hannah Schmitz.”
  • While Red Bull searches for a new senior strategy engineer to share traveling duties, SCHMITZ—who joined as a modeling engineer in 2009 after graduating Cambridge—has been serving as principal strategy engineer and is expected to take full-time responsibility for the department.
  • The promotion represents a significant step forward for women in F1 strategy roles, with SCHMITZ poised to lead one of the sport’s most successful teams’ strategic operations. Red Bull’s job posting specifically mentions working “closely with the Head of Race Strategy,” a role SCHMITZ is set to inherit.

UPCOMING:

  • Will Courtenay completes Red Bull duties through 2025 season
  • Hannah Schmitz transition to full strategy leadership in 2026

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HANNAH SCHMITZ

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GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Oliver Harden originally appearing on www.planetf1.com