Overview
- Horner recalls that in 2005 decision-making tables featured entrepreneurial figures such as Bernie Ecclestone, Max Mosley, Ron Dennis, Jean Todt and Flavio Briatore
- He says today’s principals largely operate as managers and lack the mutual respect that once bound the sport’s leadership
- He credits Liberty Media’s 2017 purchase and the Netflix series Drive to Survive for driving F1’s popularity but reshaping its leadership culture
- Horner, who has led Red Bull since 2005, acknowledges that rivalries endure yet believes respectful debate has waned
- Max Verstappen trails championship leader Oscar Piastri by 43 points after 10 races as the series heads to the Austrian Grand Prix