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Christian Horner’s reign as a team principle for Red Bull came to a fantastic end Wednesday when the organization moved to shoot him midway through the 2025 Formula One season.
The decision came when Max Verstappen settles for fifth place in the rainy Silverstone Grand Prix, while Yuki Tsunoda finished in 15th place.
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Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner attends a news conference at Silverstone Racetrack, in front of the British Formula One Grand Prix, in Silverstone, England, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Red Bull is also fourth in the designer’s location behind the dominant McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes. Red Bull won the constructor’s championship in 2022 and 2023 before being beaten from the throne in 2024 by McLaren. Red Bull had six designers titles under Horner since 2010 and eight driver titles.
“We would like to thank Christian Horner for his extraordinary work for the past 20 years,” Oliver Mintzlaff, Red Bull’s CEO of company projects and investments, said in a statement.
“With his tireless commitment, experience, expertise and innovative thinking, he has contributed to establishing Red Bull Racing as one of the most successful and attractive teams in the formula 1. Thanks for everything, Christian, and you will forever remain an important part of our team history.”
Red Bull also said Horner would “forever remain an important part of our team history,” but did not give an exact reason for the dismissal.
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Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner, Left, talking with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen from the Netherlands before the third free exercise session at Red Bull Ring Racetrack, in front of the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in Spielberg, Austria, Saturday 28 June 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)
Red Bull started the season in Flux after dropping Sergio Perez to get Liam Lawson up. However, Lawson started to a terrible start and was quickly replaced with Tsunoda. However, the Japanese driver has failed to score a point in the last five races.
There are also questions about whether Verstappen, the winner of the last four World Cups, will remain at Red Bull in 2026.
Red Bull’s sister team, Racing Bulls, also received a shaker. When Laurent Mekies took over as CEO of the Red Bull team, his role was filled with Alan Permane.
Permane was racing director at Racing Bulls.
“The spirit of the whole (Racing bull) team is incredible and I am convinced that this is just the beginning,” Mekies said in a statement through Racing Bulls.
First place Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel from Germany on the left, Red Bull team’s principal Christian Horner, center and second place Red Bull driver Mark Webber, from Australia, celebrates on the podium after winning Brazil’s Formula One Grand Prix at Interlagos Racetrack in Sao Paulo on November 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno), File)
“Alan is the perfect man to take over now and continue our way. He knows the team from the inside and has always been an important pillar in our early successes.”
