Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, the co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull and founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team, has died. He was 78.
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“The thoughts of all the FIA family are with his loved ones at this time and he will be greatly missed.” With the growing success of Red Bull, he significantly expanded his investments in sports, specifically motorsports and extreme sports, and Red Bull now operates football clubs, ice hockey teams and F1 racing teams. Red Bull also has contracts with hundreds of athletes in various sports and a deep driver development program to get racers to the top level.
“What he has done for me, my career so far, and in general my life, it's really tough, it's a really tough day,” Verstappen said. “There's still a race ahead and we're going to try to make him proud tomorrow.” The Red Bull Racing team has enjoyed success in Formula 1, winning the constructors’ championship in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, while German driver Vettel won four drivers’ championships in row while signed to the team.
“We’re just incredibly grateful for him, everything that he’s done, everything that he’s supported us with over the years," Horner added."So many drivers, so many team members, so many people in this pit lane owe him so much. He was incredibly proud of the team, incredibly proud of everything we’ve done and have been achieving, and he’s been a passionate supporter and the backbone of everything that we do.
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