British manager Christian Horner (left) together with the Dutch pilot Max Verstappen during one of the great formula 1 awards.
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The British Expile and Sports Director Christian Horner was replaced by the Frenchman Laurent Mekies at the head of the Red Bull team, the Formula 1 team announced Wednesday, ending a collaboration that extended 20 years.
Horner, 51, had joined Red Bull in 2005 as director of Escudería, leading the team to conquer six worldwide builders and eight of pilots, four for Sebastian Vettel and many others for Max Verstappen.
In 2024 he was the subject of an internal investigation of which he was finally acquitted, after accusations of sexual harassment made by a team employee, who felt he had no justice and took the case to the United Kingdom Labor Court.
“Red Bull has released Christian Horner from its operational functions as of today (Wednesday, July 9, 2025) and appointed Laurent Mekies in the position of chief executive of Red Bull Racing,” said the Austrian team in a statement.
This decision occurs after months in which the performance of the team has decreased, surpassed by McLaren in the classification of builders last year, and amid internal conflicts that would have between Horner, Verstappen and the father of the Dutch pilot.
Also in recent months, the historic engineer of Red Bull, the British Adrian Newey, architect of the cars that the world championships conquered, took a step to the side and went to Aston Martin, one of the rival teams.
Former Ferrari sports director, Mekies will have the mission of bringing Red Bull to McLaren, a new team to beat in Formula 1. must also convince Verstappen to continue in the team, while the Dutch is intended by Mercedes.
With just two victories in twelve major awards, Red Bull occupies fourth place in the World Cup of Constructors of the 2025 season, and Verstappen is only third, behind the McLaren of the Australian Oscar Piastri and the British Lando Norris.
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