Christian Horner Sacked by Red Bull, Verstappen the Real Reason? | First Sports With Rupha Ramani | N18G In a shocking move, Red Bull have SACKED team principal Christian Horner after nearly two decades at the helm.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen timed his final lap perfectly to seize pole position at the British Grand Prix on Saturday with McLaren's Formula One leader Oscar Piastri alongside on the front row.

Amid growing buzz of the four-time champion’s connection to Mercedes, an unlucky crash at the Red Bull Ring crushed his already dwindling championship hopes.

McLaren boss Zak Brown says it would be a “disaster” for Red Bull if four-time reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen were to leave the team.

Red Bull has lost several key figures across the past 18 months, most notably design legend Adrian Newey, Sporting Director Jonathan Wheatley, and Chief Designer Rob Marshall. The sacking of Horner means that a fourth pillar of long-term success is gone.

Christian Horner was unsurprised to see Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri penalised during a British Grand Prix which saw Max Verstappen finish fifth having started from pole for Red Bull

Once again the British Grand Prix at Silverstone produced a thrilling race thanks in part to plenty of traditional British summer weather throughout the afternoon. In the end it was another McLaren one-two finish,

Irvine spent four years at Ferrari alongside then-double World Champion Schumacher, the two joining the Maranello team at the same time. The Ferrari F1 cars suited Schumacher’s driving style as they were sharp on the front end, which played to his strengths. That, however, made them more tricky for others to drive.