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Former F1 team principal Christian Horner has officially been removed by Red Bull from all its UK-based companies after his surprise departure at the end of the 2025 British Grand Prix. Christian Horner was sacked by Red Bull Racing following the race in Silverstone after over twenty years in the role of team principal and CEO.
Although even after his sacking, he continued to serve as a Director of Red Bull's other projects, like powertrains, Technology and Racing entities.
New developments at the UK Companies House showed Christian Horner had been officially terminated from the role. Now, the duties for the UK entities would now be shared between Helmut Marko and Red Bull's long-serving global head of HR, Stefan Salzer, as of now.
Horner was fired from his position after reports of internal conflict owing to his investigation into "inappropriate behaviour with a female employee" at the beginning of the 2024 season. Though he was given clearance from the charges last year, many important personnel decided to leave the team and join their rivals.
Under the guidance if Christian Horner, the Austrian team clinched 14 titles in 20 years and dominated the sport on two occasions over the last decade and a half.
Former Red Bull driver reflects on Christian Horner's future in F1
Former Red Bull racer and expert Robert Doornbos stated that he was confident Christian Horner would make a comeback to the F1 paddock in the near future, considering his experience of leading at the front of the grid in the sport.
In an interaction with Motorsport.com, the F1 pundit talked on the matter and said:
"Knowing Christian, yes. Let's not forget, he's incredibly young. He already has 20 years of experience, but he's still only 51. 20 years of experience as an F1 team principal and CEO of one of the world's largest brands, in both automotive and marketing - his successes speak for themselves."
He further added on Brit's options on the grid:
"That was the only thing missing, what Lawrence Stroll [at Aston Martin] or Toto Wolff have. You simply want to be a shareholder. Only Alpine, if I go down the list. That would be a team that, at some point, is in such dire straits and says, 'We're at a loss'.
"Flavio [Briatore] isn't going to do it forever. Christian [could] say, 'I like a project like that, I'll take it on, and I want shares, then we'll make it a huge success again'.
Christian Horner has been heavily linked with Alpine since his departure from Red Bull, but the move could be a bit tacky, considering that the French team will use the Mercedes engines from the next season.
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