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Laurent Mekies

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
403 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

manufacture this part for us, but also they do it in less time than we would do otherwise.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

And that gives us a crucial, you know, our business is a time to market business.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

We call it a time to raise business.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

And when we are able to manufacture complex components in a short amount of time at this incredible level of quality that we are looking for, that's a key competitive advantage.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

You will have to bear with us a little bit.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

The scale of the challenge is monumental.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

We have started to design and build these engines in what was a field.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

We've made the factory, we've bought the dyno, we've put together an unbelievable group of people and group of partners such as Jim and his team.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

It will be foolish and naive to think that from the first day you are going to be at the same level than people that have been doing it for 90 years.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

So bear with us.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

It will give us a few sleepless nights.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

It will give us a few headaches.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

We feel we have the right people, the right tools, the right spirit.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

across what Red Bull means and what Ford means will eventually come out of top, but the first few months will certainly be full of learnings.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

Really, you know, it's not an issue today.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

We are a global sport, as you have said.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

We are enjoying racing in pretty much every part of the world, or nearly every part of the world.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

We have incredible logistic capabilities, which is also something that we are brainstorming and exchanging with Jim and his team.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

And these teams, together with the help of Formula One, makes it very, very smooth to go around.

Bloomberg Talks
Ford CEO Jim Farley, Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO Talk Carmaker Industry

And we back-to-back races from...