Christian Horner's sudden departure from Red Bull Racing last week sent shockwaves through Formula 1, but it doesn’t change the team's short-term reality as it looks set to slump to its worst result in the constructors' table since 2015.
Whatever the final trigger for Horner's removal, as part of a combination of factors, what has been impossible to ignore is Red Bull's rapid downturn since its record-breaking 2023 campaign.
