Thirty-one-year-old Horner had stood in front of the 450 staff of the former Jaguar F1 team and explained who he was, as their new boss. There was disbelief. The purchaser of the team, Red Bull soft drinks billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz and his adviser Helmut Marko,

Formula One is a healthier place after the firing of Christian Horner as Red Bull team boss, McLaren chief executive Zak Brown said on Sunday.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes the political battles in Formula One will be “healthier” with Laurent Mekies in charge of Red Bull instead of Christian Horner. Horner was dismissed as Red Bull team principal after more than 20 years in charge following last month’s British Grand Prix, coming as a shock to the F1 paddock.

Christian Horner was unexpectedly sacked by Red Bull as their team principal in July but the legendary F1 boss has been tipped to return to the sport in the near future

Christian Horner has swapped Formula 1 speed for four-legged horsepower in a cheeky new Instagram post, days after his shock exit as Red Bull Racing team principal. Horner, who led Red Bull to multiple Constructors’ Championships and guided Max Verstappen’s dominant reign in F1,

The drivers, team workers and new boss all try to look forward as the Belgian GP (and another era) gets underway

Zak Brown has said that Formula One is “healthier” without Christian Horner and that the sport will be “in a better place” without the former Red Bull team principal.

Formula One is a “healthier” place without Christian Horner, claims McLaren boss Zak Brown. This comes after Mr Horner, who lives in an Oxfordshire mansion with his wife and former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell,