by Christian Horner was released as headmaster of the Red Bull team.
Horner is dismissed for 17 months after a colleague was accused of “inappropriate behavior”. Horner was relieved twice by the claims of the parent company of the Formula -1 team, Red Bull GmbH.
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On Wednesday, Red Bull GmbH said: “Red Bull published Christian Horner from his operational tasks from today (Wednesday, July 9, 2025) from his operational tasks and appointed Laurent Mekies as Red Bull Racing CEO.”
The 51 -year -old Horner has been team leader at Red Bull since 2005 and supervised eight drivers world championships and six constructors.
However, the form of Red Bull summarized the four -time world champion Max Verstappen, who only won two of the 12 races this season.
Verstappen was fifth in the British Grand Prix on Sunday in Silverstone – a race that Horner’s last is responsible.
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Oliver Mintzlaff, Managing Director of Red Bull Group, said: “We would like to thank Christian Horner for his extraordinary work in the past 20 years.
“With his tireless commitment, experience, his expertise and innovative thinking, he was instrumental in establishing Red Bull Racing as one of the most successful and attractive teams in Formula 1.
“Thank you for everything, Christian, and you will remain an important part of our team history forever.”
