If the contract runs until 2030, the dismissal will take effect immediately Christian Horner from Red Bull Racing (RBR), however, caused a surprise due to the speed of the measure Tensions in relations within the Milton Keynes-based team had exploded at the start of the year and they didn’t stop until the season was over. The British engineer is now living through the times of Gardening -contractually required break- which ends in autumn 2026, although the measure that prevents him from working with another team or sharing confidential information does not discourage him Return to Formula 1. It’s looming on the horizon alpinewhat would be the space to try out a new adventure after two decades at the helm of the RBR workshop, with which he celebrated eight driver titles Sebastian Vettel And Max Verstappen and six from Builders.
The version exploded in France and also in the Netherlandsand media like L’Equipe And Telegraph They took note of the situation while Franco Colapinto Enjoy the short break that F.1 has: the change in technical and motor regulations that the category will offer next year shortens rest periods because the work in the factory is demanding. The assumptions invite us to imagine a promising calendar, starting with the new Alpine cycle that abandons Renault engines and becomes a Mercedes customer that supplies wheels, gearboxes and transmissions.
However, the scenario will only be a little clearer once the cars are on track – pre-season testing will take place in Barcelona and Bahrain. “It’s not like all the engine manufacturers get together and say, ‘At this point in terms of performance, here in the development of the electric motor, I am better in terms of weight or worse in terms of efficiency.. Nobody knows what the other has“, he emphasized James VowlesHead of Williams and who promoted Colapinto’s debut in F.1 in 2024 on the official F.1 podcast, Beyond the grid.
The connection between Horner and Flavio BriatoreExecutive Advisor to Alpine, however, is a key element The British have been very critical of the operation of the Renault engine in the pastwith which RBR took part between 2007 and 2015, a stage in which Vettel won the championship four times (2010-2013). A few years ago, the then CEO Luca de Meo Briatore returned to the team after being banned from F.1 for life Crashgate (Order for Nelson Piquet Jr. to have an accident in Singapore 2008 and thus strategize for Fernando Alonso’s victory), although the actual separation lasted 15 years. In it Great circusWhen there are millions of dollars in circulation, anything can happen.
Horner’s first connection after leaving RBR was Aston MartinTeam that hired the engineer Adrian Newey and will assemble Honda boosters from 2026. The aerodynamic genius and the Japanese factory worked together in the most recent RBR cycle, so landing the garage boss was a new piece of the puzzle he wanted to put together. Lawrence Stroll. Newey’s appointment to take charge of the team will be his debut as leader, a surprise that has sparked Aston Martin. But Horner’s idea would not just be to return to Formula 1 with the position he held for 20 years in Milton Keynes: there are those who claim that His role would not be within the garage, but as a shareholder.
As soon as he was released by RBR, the Brit was linked with Alpine and there was even speculation about the creation of a trident of Briatore, Horner and… Bernie Ecclestonewho would apply to take over Alpine. François ProvostCEO of the Renault Group – parent company of Alpine – in the paddock the Monza circuit, during the last Italian Grand Prix last September, denied that the team was for sale. A little over three months later the… Purchase of 24% of the share package, owned by Otro Capitalan American investment group whose partners include the golfer Rory McIlroyAmerican football quarterback Patrick Mahomesthe boxer Anthony Joshua and the actor Ryan Reynoldsis Horner’s goal. The sellers made no secret of the fact that participation in the F.1 had no sporting reasons: The only motive was the desire to make profitsand if the figure is convincing, it’s time to carry out the transfer.
Horner would be the leader of a group of investors who would support the idea, although he lacks money to try to become a shareholder in F.1. At the time the separation from RBR was agreed, it was estimated that the The compensation for the remaining years of the contract – it expired in 2030 – amounted to $108 milliona figure that is shocking, but was lower than if it had complied with the bond.
With no engine noise on the race tracks and no empty seats on the way to 2026, power games take up space in Formula 1. Horner was targeted Helmut MarkoSports advisor and head of the RBR’s youth program, such as: the root cause of the debacle of the Milton Keynes team and who prevented Verstappen from achieving his fifth championship title with his actions and political arguments to take control of the team. Great circus. Twenty years after his entry into Formula 1 with RBR, Horner analyzes the new beginning in an area that he knows he dominated and in which he also experienced his downfall. Alpine can mean resurgence and even from a different position.
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