Red Bull Racing: Christian Horner has to go after a sporty crisis!

Red Bull Racing: Christian Horner has to go after a sporty crisis!

Milton Keynes, Vereinigtes Königreich - Red Bull Racing has separated from team boss Christian Horner with immediate effect. This decision was confirmed by the official notification of Red Bull GmbH. Horner, who has worked in this position since 2005 and had a contract until 2030, said goodbye to the factory in the factory in Milton Keynes in the morning at 11:00 a.m.

The reasons for the separation can be found in the current sporting crisis of the team. Red Bull's chances of the world championship title have dropped considerably in the past few months. The dissatisfaction of superstar Max Verstappen and his environment was also mentioned as an important factor in this decision -making process. Special support in the decision came from Oliver Mintzlaff, who is said to have promoted the separation as the new managing director of Red Bull, together with motorsport consultant Helmut Marko.

new team leader and thanks to Horner

After the abrupt end of Horner's term of office, Laurent Mekies, who had been working at Red Bull in motorsport since 2023 and was previously team leader of the Racing Bulls, will be installed as a new team boss. It is appointed in a phase in which Red Bull urgently needs a breath of fresh air to get out of the current sporty dulls.

Mintzlaff expressed gratefully towards Horner and paid tribute to his 20-year work and his significant contribution to the success of the team. The dismissal of Horner marks another upheaval in Formula 1, since the series without Franz Tost, the former team boss of Alphatauri, manages for the first time since 2006. Tost and Otmar Szafnauer, who was released, and Günther Steiner, who is also no longer working at Haas, also underlined the clear line of changes in the management level.

The development of team bosses in Formula 1

The year 2024 brought a number of changes to the team bosses in Formula 1. In the past two years, only Christian Horner from Red Bull and Toto Wolff from Mercedes have remained in their positions. Horner was not only the youngest team boss, but also the longest serving in the history of Formula 1 and was only awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in December 2023.

In the current list of team bosses, well -known names such as:

The changes provide an interesting insight into the dynamics and the strategic considerations of the teams in a rapidly developing racing series. It remains to be seen how Red Bull, under the direction of Laurent Mekies, will react to the challenges of the new season.