The Latest Breaking News from Christian Horner

Red Bull's surprise dismissal of team boss and CEO Christian Horner looks set to have an impact on star driver Max Verstappen's F1 future, but it could actually be the result of it too.

Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull F1 boss after 20 years, following internal disputes and scandal. Laurent Mekies steps in as team principal amid uncertainty over Max Verstappen's future.

In football it’s become a cliché, but no less true for being repeated, that you’re only as good as your last game. Even managers with the most gilded of track records can be ignominiously fired if their team’s form slips into a prolonged dip.

Verstappen’s future has been shrouded in doubt recently, with the Dutchman heavily linked to Mercedes

In football it’s become a cliché, but no less true for being repeated, that you’re only as good as your last game. Even managers with the most gilded of track records can be ignominiously fired if their team’s form slips into a prolonged dip.

Horner was in charge of some legendary championship runs by Red Bull.

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Christian Horner, married to Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, was embroiled in a scandal that saw his alleged WhatsApp chats with a female employee leaked last year.

Watch: What Horner's sacking really means for Verstappen, F1 and Red Bull?

Born on 28 April 1977 in Tours, France, Laurent Mekies has become only the second team boss in the history of the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The Milton Keynes-based outfit, which entered Formula 1 in 2005, was shaped and led to success by Christian Horner for two decades, until his abrupt…

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