Dietrich Mateschitz, founder of Red Bull and owner of the Formula 1 team, dies

Dietrich MateschitzDPPI / AFP7 / Europapress He bought the Jaguar team with the fortune he made from the birth of that drink since 1984 Red Bull has won the last two world championships from Max Verstappen He also bought soccer teams in Salzburg, Leipzig, New York and Campinas (Brazil) The Austrian businessman Dietrich Mateschitz, owner of Red Bull and founder of the Formula 1 team, died this Saturday, at the age of 78, in the run-up to the United States Grand Prix. The energy drink team confirmed the death of its founder in 2004, when he bought the Jaguar team with the fortune he made from the birth of that drink since 1984, renamed it Red Bull and led it to success in six years with Sebastian Vettel. The German linked four titles in a row with Red Bull, between 2010 and 2013, being the Austrian team also champion of the Constructors’ World Championship. Last year, Red Bull was champion again with Max Verstappen and the Dutchman repeated in this 2022. “I am very saddened by the news of the death of Mateschitz, a tremendously respected figure and loved by the Formula 1 family. He was a visionary and a man who helped transform our sport. He created the Red Bull brand, which is known all over the world. I will miss him as much as all of F1,” said F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. Bull was associated with different extreme sports, in addition to ending up in the ‘Great Circus’. On the other hand, the energy drink also reached the world of football, buying teams in Salzburg, Leipzig, New York, Campinas (Brazil) and even founding a team in Ghana.