Concerns about a brain drain in Milton Keynes are well-founded. Aside from Horner, Red Bull have lost Jonathan Wheatley, Rob Marshall and Adrian Newey since 2023, with the spine of the organisation that dominated the start of the ground effect era now working elsewhere.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen backed former boss Christian Horner before he got sacked by the higher-ups at the racing team.

Any Red Bull fan knows the name Christian Horner. For years, he has been synonymous with the team, having been the one who built it into the powerhouse that took the recent seasons by storm. On July 9,