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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Daniel Moxon

Christian Horner honest about Red Bull's Mercedes rivalry and F1's "necessary evil"

Christian Horner has been around for so long it's easy to forget that, compared to his peers, he's a relative spring chicken.

He realised from an early age that he was much more likely to find success in running a racing team rather than driving for one. After quitting his own on-track career in his 20s, he formed his own team in Formula 3000 and found enough success to get the team principal job when Red Bull bought Jaguar Racing and entered the 2005 Formula 1 season.

It means he is approaching 20 years in charge of the team and is yet to reach his 50th birthday. Only James Vowles is younger than Horner of the current crop of team principals and, a little over three months into the top job at Williams, has much less experience in the role.

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