Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss

In a shock growth, Christian Horner has been eliminated as CEO of the Crimson Bull Method 1 crew with instant impact.

Horner, who was on the helm of the squad for its whole 20-year existence, has been changed by Crimson Bull’s administration with Racing Bulls crew principal Laurent Mekies.

Horner seems to be paying the worth for the overall downturn on the squad over the previous 18 months because the crew languished in fourth place within the constructors’ championship midway via the 2025 season.

Star driver Max Verstappen has been capable of win two races this season, however basically the crew has been on a steady slide with its automotive since being caught by McLaren in Could final 12 months. It has since additionally misplaced key figures, together with design guru Adrian Newey and sporting director Jonathan Wheatley.

Amid curiosity from Mercedes, Verstappen’s future can also be unsure regardless of a contract till 2028, with numerous break clauses that might come into play on the finish of this month.

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Mekies is now getting into Horner’s footwear at Crimson Bull, with Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane changing him on the sister crew as crew principal, working along with CEO Peter Bayer.

“The final 12 months and a half has been an absolute privilege to guide the crew with Peter. It has been a tremendous journey to contribute to the delivery of Racing Bulls along with all our proficient folks,” Mekies stated.

“The spirit of the entire crew is unbelievable, and I strongly imagine that that is just the start. Alan is the proper man to take over now and proceed our path. He is aware of the crew inside out and has at all times been an essential pillar of our early successes.”

Alan Permane stated: “I really feel very honoured to tackle the position as crew principal and wish to thank Oliver [Mintzlaff] and Helmut [Marko] for the belief they’ve proven in me.

“I’m wanting ahead to working with Peter to proceed the nice work that each him and Laurent have performed in taking this crew ahead. It is a new problem for me, however I do know that I can depend on the assist of everybody inside them.”