The dismissal of Christian Horner as head of the team Red Bull It is one of the biggest bombings of the year in the Formula 1 2025 World. The last times are the most convulsive of the short history of the team based in Milton Keynes And this Wednesday they have announced that the British engineer will not continue and remains as well as the maximum indicated of recent events. But what are the causes of your cessation?
Mainly, this movement is due to an attempt to desperate the structure for keeping the best pilot of the moment, the world's tetracampeon Max Verstappenwho is seriously valuing Mercedes in 2026. The relationship between the Dutchman, his father If Verstappen And Horner was completely broken from the alleged sexual scandal that Red Bull shook at the beginning of last year and perhaps one of the requirements imposed by the family would have been the exit of the team leader.
Horner and Verstappen have lived since the beginning of the last championship in a continuous voltage environment to which an unparalleled fall has been added in terms of the performance of the car. The Dutchman managed to maintain the domain of 2023 (19 victories) at the start of 2024, year of the resurgence of McLarenwho swept Red Bull from the title of builders, also Ferrariy Lando Norris The Fourth World Cup in Max came to debate.
From absolute leader from 2022 to third builder, until this 2025 in which they are already the rooms of the row. A descent of immense performance that only Verstappen is being able to sustain. Of the 172 points gathered by Red Bull this championship, 165 have the signing of the four -time world champion, who has already had two teammates: Liam Lawsonwho left vacuum to Racing Bulls After two races and Yuki Tsunodaseventh classified and without points in the last five Great awards.
Horner is going to the maximum indicated
Horner is the head of the fall, although it is no secret that the aerodynamic low of the monoplays is due in large part to the exit of Adrian Newy. The departure in just one year of the two pillars of the success of Sebastian Vettel In his day and in the last years of Verstappen it is a tremendous collapse for Red Bull.
Horner is also persecuted by the ghost of that alleged case of sexual abuse with a workman of the team who was responsible for Zanjar Red Bull without consequences beyond internal investigation. A year and several months later, the British is dismissed after 20 seasons at the service of a team that made the best of all.
