Bernie Ecclestone reacts to Horner’s shock dismissal from Red Bull

Former Formula 1 beforehand antheral Bernie Ecclestone was visibly amazed to larn that Christian Horner had abruptly mislaid his presumption astatine Red Bull. The quality of the cancellation came suddenly, conscionable days aft the contention astatine Silverstone, wherever the squad competed successful the British Grand Prix.

The affectional 51-year-old gave his farewell code astatine the team's office successful Milton Keynes, telling unit that the past 20 years starring the squad had been "the top privilege of my life".

The unexpected determination caused doubts

Ecclestone, who has been Formula 1's commercialized rights antheral for years, revealed that helium had spoken to Horner conscionable the time before. According to him, determination was nary denotation that specified an result would occur.

"I spoke to him the time earlier and helium didn't cognize anything. Well, possibly helium did, but helium didn't archer me," the British billionaire told Dutch portal RacingNews365. He added that the speech was rather mean and that they were talking astir Max Verstappen. "There were nary signals. If determination had been, you would person told me."

What peculiarly worries Ecclestone is the mode the dismissal was announced. "All I cognize is what was said to the full satellite - that helium was fired with contiguous effect," helium said. "I don't recognize that word – with contiguous effect. Why immediately? It's similar helium killed someone."

He continued by explaining that, successful lawsuit of dissatisfaction, it would beryllium logical to scope an agreement, a statement, a associated connection - and not similar this. "You're fired—immediately! That means helium did thing serious, thing that couldn't beryllium ignored."

Finally, helium added: "If the occupation was the results, it would beryllium a precise antithetic story. But this - this carries a batch much mystery."

The concern wrong Red Bull seems rather chaotic, but the somewhat worse results forced the leaders of the Austrian squad to retreat factual decisions. We volition spot however it volition beryllium reflected connected the squad that for years had the main accidental connected the F1 scene.