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Jeremy Clarkson has had his accidental connected Red Bull's abrupt determination to sack squad main and CEO Christian Horner.
The quality broke that the Milton Keynes based F1 squad has made the determination to relieve Horner of his responsibilities with contiguous effect aft 20 years astatine the helm of the team.
In that time, Red Bull won 8 Drivers' Championships and six Constructors' Championships during 2 eras of domination, archetypal with Sebastian Vettel and latterly Max Verstappen.
But implicit the past 18 months, Red Bull's competitiveness has dropped sharply and though Verstappen did triumph his 4th rubric past season, the squad slipped to 3rd successful the Constructors' standings down McLaren and Ferrari.
This year, however, Red Bull are a distant 4th successful the squad standings down leaders McLaren and portion Verstappen sits 3rd successful the drivers' table, helium is 69 points down existent person Oscar Piastri and is improbable to adhd a 5th Drivers' Championship to his tally successful 2025.
It was confirmed contiguous that Horner had been sacked and helium has been replaced astatine Red Bull by Laurent Mekies, who has been promoted from the organisation's 2nd team, Racing Bulls.
Red Bull managing manager Oliver Mintzlaff said: "We would similar to convey Christian Horner for his exceptional enactment implicit the past 20 years.
"With his tireless commitment, experience, expertise and innovative thinking, helium has been instrumental successful establishing Red Bull Racing arsenic 1 of the astir palmy and charismatic teams successful Formula 1.
Christian Horner and Jeremy Clarkson. (Image: Getty)
"Thank you for everything, Christian, and you volition everlastingly stay an important portion of our squad history."
Verstappen - who has had Horner arsenic a squad brag each 1 of his races astatine Red Bull since his promotion from Toro Rosso backmost successful aboriginal 2016 - paid tribute to the departing enforcement connected societal media.
Along with a representation of the brace hugging, the Dutchman said: "From my archetypal contention win, to 4 satellite championships, we person shared unthinkable successes.
"Winning memorable races and breaking countless records. Thank you for everything, Christian!"
Former Top Gear and The Grand Tour Host Clarkson is simply a large F1 instrumentality and supports his section squad Alpine, adjacent delivering brew to them erstwhile they person achieved podiums successful the past.
And Clarkson took to societal media level X to marque his feelings wide connected Horner's abrupt departure, declaring it 'surprising'.
Responding to a user's question asking him for his sentiment connected the matter, Clarkson wrote: "It is highly surprising."
Clarkson was contiguous astatine the British Grand Prix astatine Silverstone implicit the weekend, and was photographed speaking to Horner connected the gird.
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