The race car driver sponsored by Red Bull is experiencing his most high-profile season in a 13-year-long F1 career. He’s appeared alongside Jimmy Fallon and Bad Bunny, while having also starred in dozens of commercials
With a lead of 125 points over his nearest rival and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, he can even afford to ease up a bit as F1 returns from its mid-season break
His son Mark Mateschitz said the energy drink conglomerate will be led by a small team of current senior managers, ending speculation about who would take over the billion-dollar business
The 30-year-old son of Didi Mateschitz, who co-founded the brand in the 1980s with a Thai entrepreneur, could be successor to the empire, but the decision rests with a family whose eldest son is a fugitive from justice