Formula 1: Christian Horner Dismissed!
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw
It has been reported that Christian Horner, who is 51 years old, has been dismissed by the Red Bull Formula 1 team after 20 years as team principal, a position that he has held since the team’s entry into Formula 1.
Under Horner, the Red Bull team has won the constructors' championship six times and the drivers' championship eight times, with Max Verstappen winning the past four titles and Sebastian Vettel wining from 2010-2013.
Horner’s departure comes after months of declining form for the Red Bull team and internal disputes at the highest level.
Also 17 months after Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee, and after Horner was twice cleared of these claims by the team's parent company.
The parent company has issued the following statement:
"Red Bull has released Christian Horner from his operational duties with effect from today and has appointed Laurent Mekies as CEO (chief executive) of Red Bull Racing."
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