After 20 years at the helm of Red Bull, Christian Horner has been fired! Yes, you read that right. The man who brought the team into Formula 1 and led them to eight driver championships and six constructor trophies is now out due to a poor start to the season. The team currently sits fourth, mostly thanks to Max Verstappen, while other drivers like Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda have failed to keep up. Although Horner was on the brink of leaving last year amid allegations of inappropriate behavior, he stayed after an internal investigation cleared him. But now, his era is over. He will be replaced by Laurent Mekies, the current head of the sister team Racing Point (now Aston Martin), with Alan Permane taking over Mekies’ role there. Mekies said it was an incredible adventure to be part of Red Bull and believes this is just the beginning of a new chapter. Alan Permane, known as a pillar of the team’s early successes, now takes the lead. Is this the end of Red Bull’s dominance or just the start of a new era? Time will tell. What do you think about this shocking move? Did Horner deserve to be fired or did Red Bull make a mistake? Drop your thoughts and keep the conversation buzzing!
