Red Bull announced on Wednesday (9 July) that team boss Christian Horner had been relieved of his duties after 20 years at the helm of the reigning constructors’ champions. As Laurent Mekies prepares to fill Horner’s shoes, here is a roundup of who leads each team on the F1 grid and a look at how the role of an F1 team principal has evolved.
In the early days of Formula 1, a team boss was the person who founded the constructor. Icons of the series like Bruce McLaren or Frank Williams founded race-winning squads and held a leadership role at the team for decades after.
