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Former Red Bull brag Christian Horner has breached his soundlessness and released a lengthy connection pursuing his abrupt departure contiguous from the Formula 1 team.
Horner was sacked from the Milton Keynes-based squad today aft having been astatine the helm of the outfit since it became Red Bull successful 2005 aft the Austrian drinks institution took implicit Jaguar.
In that time, Horner oversaw 2 eras of occurrence successful peculiar arsenic Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen each won 4 Drivers' Championships, portion the squad won six Constructors' Championships.
But Red Bull's competitiveness has declined implicit the past 18 months successful particular, with the squad finishing 3rd successful past year's Constructors' Championship, though Verstappen was capable to assertion his 4th drivers' title.
Despite 2 contention wins for Verstappen this season, immoderate title hopes look each but implicit with the Dutchman 3rd and 69 points down existent person Oscar Piastri, portion Red Bull are a distant 4th down McLaren.
Horner has been relieved of his duties, it was confirmed today, and the antheral himself has present released a connection reflecting connected his 2 decades successful complaint of Red Bull Racing, which helium has described arsenic an 'honour'.
And helium adjacent sent a connection to the team's rivals specified arsenic McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari arsenic helium thanked them for the contention they provided successful helping to propulsion Red Bull connected to the successes they person achieved.
Taking to Instagram, helium wrote: "After an unthinkable travel of 20 years together, it is with a dense bosom that contiguous I accidental goodbye to the Team I person perfectly loved. Every 1 of you, the astonishing radical astatine the factory, person been the bosom and psyche of everything that we person achieved.
Christian Horner. (Image: Getty)
"Win and lose, each measurement of the way, we person stood by each different arsenic 1 and I volition ne'er hide that. It’s been a privilege being portion of and starring this epic Team and I americium truthful arrogant of our corporate accomplishments and you all.
"Thanks to the astonishing partners and fans who enabled america to spell racing. Your enactment has helped turn the squad from its humble beginnings to an F1 powerhouse that laid assertion to 6 Constructors Championships and 8 Drivers Championships.
"Equally, convey you to our rivals, with whom determination would beryllium nary racing astatine all. You’ve pushed us, challenged us, and enabled america to execute accolades we ne'er dreamed possible. The contention has made each triumph sweeter and each setback an accidental to make and grow.
"Formula 1 is simply a athletics built connected relentless ambition, passion, and respect. The rivalries person been fierce, but the communal thrust to innovate and rise the barroom is what has made this travel truthful special.
"It’s been an honour to beryllium portion of this unthinkable epoch of motorsport. I permission with immense pridefulness successful what we’ve achieved and besides with what’s successful the pipeline for 2026 — and immense respect for everyone who’s made F1 the pinnacle it is today. Thank You.
"Christian."
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