Christian Horner’s sacking by Red Bull might have come as a shock to some, but cracks continued to show just a few weeks ago, after comments about its 2026 Formula 1 car that “surprised” Helmut Marko.

Christian Horner has been officially sacked from Red Bull as the team navigates through a very difficult phase. Horner has led the team through extreme ups and downs since the Austrian outfit joined Formula 1 in 2005.

As the dust settles on Christian Horner's shock departure from Red Bull, this is how the team’s prospects look for the remainder of the 2025 F1 season