Christian Horner insists he will never leave Red Bull, says he remains ‘absolutely committed’ to Milton Keynes

Christian Horner cannot imagine leading another team on the F1 grid.

Christian Horner insists he will never leave Red Bull, says he remains ‘absolutely committed’ to Milton Keynes

Christian Horner and Max Verstappen in the Red Bull garage (image via IMAGO)

Christian Horner is a former racing driver-turned-manager. The Briton had started out his team in F3000 before becoming the Team Principal of Red Bull Racing. The 49-year-old was signed by the late Dietrich Mateshitz and Red Bull consultant Dr. Helmut Marko to run the new team funded by the energy drinks giant. Now, Horner has reaffirmed that he would never leave the Milton Keynes-based team.

The Red Bull team boss was proud of the work he has done for almost two decades at Milton Keynes. Over the years, Christian Horner built Red Bull Racing as a formidable force in F1 and hired the likes of Adrian Newey to make the Austrian team a front-runner.

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He told PlanetF1, “I feel so involved, obviously, having been there since the beginning. Having built this team and working with such great people like Adrian [Newey] and so many great, great talents.”

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The 49-year-old made it clear that he could not imagine leading a team other than Red Bull. Horner reaffirmed that he will stay committed to the energy drinks giant for the rest of his career. The Briton has continued to improve his squad, with the latest addition being an F1 Powerunits division in partnership with Ford. He said, “I couldn’t envisage putting on a different type of shirt. My commitment is absolute that I’ll continue to do it for as long as I feel motivated and capable.”

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Christian Horner recalls Red Bull’s lofty ambitions in 2005

Christian Horner and Dietrich Mateschitz, image via Sky Sports
Christian Horner and Dietrich Mateschitz (image via Sky Sports)

Red Bull took over the Ford-run Jaguar F1 team at the end of 2004. Dietrich Mateshitz wanted Red Bull Racing to win the F1 world championship in the future. However, Horner recalled that such ambitious targets seemed unrealistic to many then. As an energy drinks maker had decided to race against global automakers at the pinnacle of motorsport.

However, Christian Horner’s team has silenced all critics since then. Red Bull has won a total of five Constructors’ titles so far and six Drivers’ championships, this tally is set to increase with Max Verstappen‘s dominant 2023 run. He said, “When we came into the sport… it was eight manufacturers at a time and to come in as a privateer with customer engines was unheard of to be able to go on and compete and win races and then championship.”

Thus, Christian Horner has clarified that he intends to stay with Red Bull for the rest of his career. The 49-year-old is attached to the Milton Keynes-based team, having led it from its start in 2005 when it was acquired from Ford. Certainly, Horner remains keen on achieving more success with the Austrian team in the next few years.

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