Overview
- In interviews with Dutch media, Marko claims Horner sought to shift control after Dietrich Mateschitz’s decline by aligning with majority shareholder Chalerm Yoovidhya.
- Marko alleges Horner’s camp spread false stories about him, including an invented anti‑Mexican remark and a claim he said Red Bull’s engine program was behind schedule and at risk of losing Ford.
- He says Verstappen intervened in Jeddah to stop an attempted suspension, and that exposing repeated falsehoods led Yoovidhya to withdraw support for Horner.
- Horner was sacked in July 2025 and replaced by Laurent Mekies, after which Red Bull’s form improved and Verstappen rallied to finish two points behind champion Lando Norris.
- Marko has now left Red Bull after more than two decades and argues that an earlier change at the top would have delivered Verstappen a fifth consecutive championship.