Overview
- Christian Horner says he was removed from Red Bull in July 2025 because a leadership reshuffle after Dietrich Mateschitz’s death shifted power in the company.
- Horner described the way he was sacked as 'particularly brutal', said he was not given a clear reason, and media reports state he received roughly £67 million in severance.
- He revealed the timing compounded personal grief, saying his former partner Beverley Allen died days before the dismissal and that he suffered panic attacks while working in F1.
- Horner defended his record, stressing he helped create Red Bull Powertrains and saying he felt 'robbed' not to be on the pitwall when the in‑house engine scored its first wins.
- He set firm terms for any comeback—insisting on an ownership stake rather than a hired role—and reopened public criticism of rivals including Toto Wolff and Zak Brown.