Christian Horner Out As Red Bull Team Principal In Shocking F1 Shake-up

Christian Horner’s reign arsenic squad main for Red Bull came to a stunning extremity connected Wednesday arsenic nan statement moved to occurrence him midway done nan 2025 Formula 1 season.

The determination came arsenic Max Verstappen settled for 5th spot successful nan rainy Silverstone Grand Prix, while Yuki Tsunoda vanished successful 15th.

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Red Bull squad main Christian Horner attends a news convention astatine nan Silverstone racetrack, up of nan British Formula One Grand Prix, successful Silverstone, England, connected Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Red Bull is besides 4th successful nan constructors’ standings, down nan ascendant McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes. Red Bull won nan constructors’ title successful 2022 and 2023 earlier being knocked disconnected nan throne successful 2024 by McLaren. Red Bull had six constructors’ titles nether Horner since 2010 and 8 drivers’ titles.

"We would for illustration to convey Christian Horner for his exceptional activity complete nan past 20 years," Oliver Mintzlaff, Red Bull’s main executive for firm projects and investments, said successful a statement.

"With his tireless commitment, experience, expertise and innovative thinking, he has been instrumental successful establishing Red Bull Racing arsenic 1 of nan astir successful and charismatic teams successful Formula 1. Thank you for everything, Christian, and you will everlastingly stay an important portion of our squad history."

Red Bull besides said Horner would "forever stay an important portion of our squad history" but didn’t springiness an nonstop logic for nan dismissal.

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Red Bull squad main Christian Horner, left, talks to Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of nan Netherlands earlier nan 3rd free believe convention astatine nan Red Bull Ring racetrack, up of nan Austrian Formula One Grand Prix successful Spielberg, Austria, connected Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

Red Bull started nan play successful flux aft dropping Sergio Perez to bring up Liam Lawson. However, Lawson sewage disconnected to an atrocious commencement and was quickly replaced pinch Tsunoda. However, nan Japanese driver has grounded to people a constituent successful nan past 5 races.

There are besides questions astir whether Verstappen, nan victor of nan past 4 world championships, will stay astatine Red Bull for 2026. 

The announcement besides came much than a twelvemonth aft Horner was accused of misconduct toward a squad employee. An investigation conducted connected behalf of Red Bull dismissed nan allegation, arsenic did a further probe conducted aft nan worker appealed against nan ruling, nan squad said astatine nan time. Horner remained successful complaint of nan squad passim nan process.

Red Bull’s sister team, Racing Bulls, besides received a shakeup. With Laurent Mekies taking complete arsenic main executive of nan Red Bull team, his domiciled was filled by Alan Permane.

Permane was nan racing head astatine Racing Bulls.

"The tone of nan full (Racing Bulls) squad is incredible, and I powerfully judge that this is conscionable nan beginning," Mekies said successful a connection done Racing Bulls.

First-place Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, of Germany, left, Red Bull squad main Christian Horner, center, and second-place Red Bull driver Mark Webber, of Australia, observe connected nan podium aft winning Brazil's Formula One Grand Prix astatine nan Interlagos racetrack successful Sao Paulo connected Nov. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno), File)

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"Alan is nan cleanable man to return complete now and proceed our path. He knows nan squad wrong retired and has ever been an important pillar of our early successes."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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