Red Bull owner and founder Dietrich Mateschitz has passed away, aged 78-years, after a long battle with illness.
As Red Bull and AlphaTauri readies itself for the F1 US GP qualifying session, news broke about the death of the energy drinks giants Mateschitz – aged 78-years – after a long battle with illness as reported by its own portal SpeedWeek.
They carried an obituary for Mateschitz, who is survived by his son Mark Gerhardter. The Austrian co-founded Red Bull GmbH along with Chaleo Yoovidhya in 1984 and eventually launched the brand in 1987 in his home country in Austria.
They soon made it a world famous energy drinks company as Mateschitz looked into sports to market Red Bull. Motor racing became one of its key promotion areas with F1 taking centerstage when they partnered with Sauber in 2001.
In 2005, Mateschitz bought Jaguar Racing and re-branded it as the current championship winning Red Bull team, while he partnered with Gerhard Berger to takeover Minardi in 2005 and re-brand it as Toro Rosso, who currently run as AlphaTauri.
— F1 Media (@F1Media) October 22, 2022
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) October 22, 2022
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dietrich Mateschitz. A man who loved our sport and challenges.
On behalf of everyone at Ferrari, we offer our condolences to his family and to our friends at @redbullracing and @AlphaTauriF1. Our thoughts are with them all. pic.twitter.com/WAJMnaD2c6— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) October 22, 2022
Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN are saddened by the news of the passing away of Dietrich Mateschitz.
Our thoughts and sympathy are with Dietrich's family and friends at this moment, as well as with everyone at Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri.
— Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN (@alfaromeoorlen) October 22, 2022
Following the sad passing of Dietrich Mateschitz, our thoughts and condolences are with Dietrich’s family and friends, @RedBullRacing, @AlphaTauriF1 and the wider @RedBull family. Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/TPYvjkM87P
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) October 22, 2022
Our condolences go out to the entire Red Bull family and, of course, the friends and family of Dietrich Mateschitz following the sad news of his passing today. A great man whose impact on our sport cannot be overstated. Rest in peace.
— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) October 22, 2022
We’re saddened to hear the passing of Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz.
We pass on our condolences to both the team and the Mateschitz family. https://t.co/v7adkGSXnf
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) October 22, 2022
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