Last Updated: 22/10/22 10:35pm
Mateschitz founded the energy drink company and then brought it to Formula 1 to huge success
Red Bull founder and owner Dietrich Mateschitz has died at the age of 78.
Mateschitz was an influential Austrian businessman who founded the energy drink company and then brought it to Formula 1 to huge success, winning four straight double world titles from 2010 to 2013.
His passing was confirmed just before qualifying at the United States GP, with a sombre Red Bull team seemingly told the news together in the paddock.
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