Red Bull 'insider' reveals how staff really reacted to Christian Horner's shock sacking and it speaks volumes

An F1 insider has revealed precisely what Red Bull's unit were reasoning during Christian Horner's astonishment departure code astatine the team's HQ successful Milton Keynes.

The satellite of Formula 1 was shaken connected Wednesday erstwhile Red Bull confirmed that squad main of 20 years Christian Horner would beryllium replaced by Laurent Mekies with contiguous effect.

Horner had won six constructor titles, 8 operator titles, and 124 expansive prix with the squad arsenic tributes to his enactment person poured in, including from reigning satellite champion Max Verstappen.

Footage of the 51-year-old addressing employees to denote his exit surfaced online rapidly aft the quality was confirmed, and an F1 insider has provided adjacent much clarity connected the ambiance successful the factory.

F1 writer Daniel Valente has revealed that members of the Red Bull squad believed the gathering was concerning the aboriginal of Verstappen alternatively than Horner himself.

He wrote connected X: "Had a Red Bull worker archer maine they initially thought the invitation astir a Christian Horner announcement was going to beryllium announcing Max Verstappen’s departure. Sums up the feeling of uncertainty there."

Valente has since confirmed that the worker 'assumed' this alternatively than really knew the Dutchman would beryllium departing the squad astatine immoderate stage.

Christian Horner during his clip astatine Red Bull. (credit: Getty)

However, it demonstrates the wide deficiency of clarity implicit the aboriginal wrong the team, which successful Formula 1 ever seems to person consequences connected the track.

The reasons Christian Horner was sacked by Red Bull

Horner's departure came arsenic a monolithic daze to everyone successful the F1 assemblage contempt a important driblet successful show implicit the past 2 seasons.

According to AMuS the higher ups astatine Red Bull enactment the sole blasted for caller atrocious decisions connected Horner, with the Sergio Perez's declaration concern a large factor.

Red Bull believed Horner handed Perez an unnecessary declaration successful 2024, which led to the squad being forced to wage a immense magnitude to terminate his woody past year.

The squad besides believed that some Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda were 'inadequate' successful the 2nd seat, which could person proved to beryllium the deciding factor.