Christian Horner applauds Red Bull Racing for never depending on external investment
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner made a major revelation over the discussions surrounding the team's ownership over the years.
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Energy drinks giant Red Bull entered Formula 1 in 2005 after acquiring the Jaguar F1 team from Ford. Since then, the Austrian team has achieved incredible success and become a frontrunner on the grid. Now, team boss Christian Horner has revealed an important detail of the entire operation.
Formula 1 is an expensive sport, small teams often struggle to survive. Moreover, even manufacturer-backed squads such as Mercedes and Alpine have sold a stake in their team to external investors. Audi became the latest addition to this list after selling a minority stake to the Qatar Investment Authority in its F1 project.
However, Christian Horner highlighted that Red Bull never had to even discuss such a possibility. The Briton claimed that since the team was formed two decades ago, the question of external investment has never been brought to the table. Even after a shake-up at the parent company after co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz‘s death, Red Bull’s F1 operations have continued without any new stakeholder.
Regarding Red Bull’s position on outside investment, it’s never been discussed since Red Bull joined
Christian Horner said, as reported by RacingNews365
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Christian Horner pointed out that the energy drinks giant has only increased its commitment to F1 in recent years. In 2026, Red Bull will run its own power units in collaboration with Ford as part of Red Bull Ford Power Trains. Moreover, Horner cited the immense promotion done by the Austrian giant globally over its F1 involvement.
I think the commitment to Formula 1 has never been stronger, particularly with the engine project, and all that Red Bull puts in globally into Formula 1 with the grand prix and the amount of promotion it commits to the sport.
Christian Horner added
Certainly, Red Bull Racing is here to stay. The energy drinks company even runs a second team on the grid, VCARB. With Formula 1 booming commercially, the valuation of the two teams have skyrocketed. It seems that the Austrian giant is benefiting from its efforts in making the operations a success in the past two decades.
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