On the again of Christian Horner shock exit from Purple Bull, four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen took to social media to thank the Briton for “successful memorable races.”
Simply two days after final Sunday’s British Grand Prix, Purple Bull Racing introduced that Christian Horner will go away the group with rapid impact.
The Briton has been on the helm for nearly the whole group’s historical past in F1 however his exit follows a few troublesome years of inner struggles since Purple Bull proprietor Dietrich Mateschitz handed away.
Horner has been in control of Purple Bull for the reason that group entered the game in 2025, serving as group principal for twenty years. Throughout that point, the 51-year-old Briton has led Purple Bull to 6 constructors’ and eight drivers’ world championship titles.
Reigning champion Max Verstappen made his F1 debut with Toro Rosso in 2015. Having spent simply over a yr with the Faenza-based outfit, the Dutch driver stepped as much as Purple Bull on the Spanish Grand Prix and received on his debut at Barcelona, marking the beginning of a vastly profitable run.
Since then, Verstappen has added 64 extra victories, 116 extra podiums and 44 pole positions, whereas successful the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Drivers’ Championships on the bounce.
Having taken to social media, the Dutchman said: “From my first race win, to 4 world championships, we have now shared unbelievable successes. Successful memorable races and breaking numerous data. Thanks for all the things, Christian!”
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