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Since news broke on Wednesday that Christian Horner is no longer Red Bull F1 team boss, documents have surfaced which several media outlets interpret as evidence that the balance of power within the company has shifted in recent weeks.

With Christian Horner sacked, Red Bull closes a chapter spanning all the highs and lows of the team’s history - one that includes two dominant eras, first with Sebastian Vettel and later with Max Verstappen, but it the recent downturn too.

With Christian Horner sacked from his team principal position, Red Bull closes a chapter spanning all the highs and lows of the team’s history – one that includes two dominant eras, first with Sebastian Vettel and later with Max Verstappen, but it the recent downturn too.

From day one at Red Bull Christian Horner was fully aware of the ruthlessness in F1. So perhaps Wednesday’s announcement that he was being “released from his operational duties” shouldn’t have come as such a bolt from the blue.

From day one at Red Bull Christian Horner was fully aware of the ruthlessness in F1. So perhaps Wednesday’s announcement that he was being “released from his operational duties” shouldn’t have come as such a bolt from the blue.

This is supposed to be the era of manufacturer-led Formula 1. A sport dominated by the mega-buck operations set up by vast global entities such as Toyota and Honda, to promote their brands and boost their reputations in markets stretching from the US to China.

In football it’s become a cliché, but no less true for being repeated, that you’re only as good as your last game. Even managers with the most gilded of track records can be ignominiously fired if their team’s form slips into a prolonged dip.

In football it’s become a cliché, but no less true for being repeated, that you’re only as good as your last game. Even managers with the most gilded of track records can be ignominiously fired if their team’s form slips into a prolonged dip.

Max Verstappen’s Orange Army now flocks to Spielberg with a sense of expectation. Every Austrian Grand Prix weekend for the past few years has delivered gratification in some form: he won both races in 2021, finished second in 2022, led from pole to victory in 2023, and won the sprint…

Formula 1 has announced a new long-term contract for the Austrian Grand Prix with the Red Bull Ring staying on the calendar until 2041. 

Formula 1 has announced a new long-term contract for the Austrian Grand Prix with the Red Bull Ring staying on the calendar until 2041.