Red Bull axe management team

Red Bull Racing’s preparations for their debut Formula One season have been thrown into disarray by the sudden sacking of their management team.

The soft drink giant bought out Jaguar last month and inherited the staff and facilities of the Milton Keynes-based squad.

Tony Purnell and David Pitchforth were kept on in their respective roles as managing director and team boss but they were dramatically axed by Red Bull yesterday.