Red Bull pays $ 100 million to Horner; Plan to return F1, Fuentes
The F1 team agrees to decoupling with a millionaire payment, with which it was its main team
Christian Horner may return to Formula 1 In the spring of 2026 After closing an economic agreement with Red Bullas reported SOURCES TO AM850.
The former team chief and executive director Horner was “exempt from his operational functions” by Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of the energy drink brand, two days after Great Britain Prize July, ending a 20 -year race with the team that began in its beginnings in F1.
Horner’s dismissal was a surprise at that time, since tcontract contract until 2030.
It is understood that Horner has accepted compensation lower than the one that would have corresponded according to the contract, which allows him to return to F1 in any capacity next spring.
A source placed compensation around 100 million dollars.
Under Horner’s leadership, Red Bull won eight pilot championships and six builders in two different domain periods.
On Monday, after the agreement, Red Bull confirmed that it is no longer part of the company.
In a statement you could read: “Oracle Red Bull Racing announces today that the director of the team and CEO, Christian Horner, will leave the team.”
Other sources had previously informed AM850 that Horner is looking forward to returning to the world of formula 1 as soon as possible.
Before his dismissal, Horner had been linked to Ferrari, But the Italian team has renewed the team head contract, FVasseur Network.
The new team of F1 Cadillac He has also ruled out his signing.
More recently, Horner has been linked in the media with a possible consortium that seeks to invest in an shareholding of the team Alpine.
“Direct Red Bull Racing has been an honor and privilege,” Horner added in the statement of Red Bull.
“When we started in 2005, none of us could imagine the path that awaited us: the championships, the races, the people, the memories. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved as a team, beating records and reaching dimensions that no one would have believed possible, and I will always take it with me.”
Horner was fired a year after maintaining his position after an internal investigation for inappropriate sexual behavior derived from the accusations of an old employee of Red Bull Racing.
This did nothing but deepen the political divisions that followed the death of the co -founder Dietrich Mateschitz In 2022.
Horner also had a very publicized dispute with Jos VerstappenMax’s father. The Verstappen are closely aligned with the Red Bull advisor, Helmut Marko.
Laurent Mekies has replaced Horner in Red Bullwho has just achieved consecutive victories in gRandes Awards from Italy and Azerbaijan.
