2026 ABX London - Fueling the Future with Laurent Mekies and Katy Howell

At the 2026 Autosport Business Exchange in London, Katy Howell, ExxonMobil’s Manager of Marketing Services & Sponsorship, teamed up with Laurent Mekies, CEO & Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, for a forward-looking discussion on fueling the future of Formula 1. Howell brought the perspective of a major fuel and lubricant partner navigating the sport’s transition to new sustainable fuels and the evolving role of technical partnerships in performance and brand engagement. Mekies, leading one of F1’s most influential teams into a new power unit era, added insight into how strategic fuel technology relationships will support competitive development under the sweeping 2026 regulations. Together their conversation highlighted how collaboration between technical partners and teams is helping shape both on-track performance and broader industry innovation as Formula 1 accelerates into its next chapter.