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Christian Horner has released a lengthy connection aft helium was sacked by Red Bull aft a 20-year tenure.
The motorsports satellite was stunned earlier contiguous (9 July) aft it was announced that the erstwhile racing operator had been 'released from his operational duties'.
Laurent Mekies has present taken the reins arsenic CEO of Red Bull Racing, Red Bull GmbH said successful a statement, which is simply a presumption that Horner has held since 2005.
Max Verstappen broke his soundlessness connected the departure of Red Bull's erstwhile squad principle, 51, with a abbreviated social media statement, thanking Horner for 'everything' and fondly remembering their 'incredible successes'.
And now, Horner has shared his thoughts connected leaving Red Bull successful a connection shared to Instagram, wherever helium reflected connected the 'amazing' travel helium has been connected for the past 2 decades.
He 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.
Horner said helium is leaving Red Bull afloat of 'immense pride' (Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
"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."
Horner went connected to praise Formula 1 fans for giving his squad the thrust to scope caller heights.
"You’ve pushed us, challenged us, and enabled america to execute accolades we ne'er dreamed possible," helium wrote. "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."
Horner's dismissal comes 17 months aft helium was accused by a pistillate workfellow of 'inappropriate behaviour'.
Horner - who vehemently denied the allegations made against him - was doubly cleared of the claims by the Formula One team’s genitor company, Red Bull GmBH.
An entreaty against the archetypal probe of Horner was thrown retired past August arsenic Red Bull added that 'its interior process has concluded'.
Within 24 hours of the grievance initially being dismissed successful the February, hundreds of WhatsApp messages and a fig of images allegedly exchanged betwixt Horner and the pistillate who complained were leaked.
While helium was cleared, helium mislaid a fig of cardinal figures astatine Red Bull.
Horner has been joined to erstwhile Spice Girl Geri Halliwell since May 2015.
