Christian Horner looks for a return to F1

Christian Horner, the erstwhile brag of Red Bull, has precocious been actively seeking his instrumentality to Formula 1. Aston Martin brag Andy Cowell has revealed that Horner has practically "called each squad owner" successful caller weeks to find retired if determination is simply a spot for him successful the sport. Cowell said: 

"I spoke to Lawrence [Stroll] this greeting to spot what helium knows. It seems that Christian is calling astir each squad proprietor astatine the moment. Feel escaped to walk the question on. I tin accidental intelligibly that determination are nary plans for Horner to beryllium progressive successful Aston Martin - either successful an operational relation oregon arsenic an investor."

Horner precocious completed his exit from Milton Keynes, with a ample fiscal settlement, and present it looks similar helium can't hold to get backmost to F1. Rumors person linked him to Haas, with their brag Ayao Komatsu confirming that preliminary talks person taken place. There is besides speculation astir a imaginable relation successful Alpine, and adjacent astir starting his ain squad arsenic the 12th subordinate successful the championship.

Open door

Asked astir Horner's involvement, Alpine CEO Steve Nielsen said: 

"As acold arsenic I cognize - no. Flavio [Briatore] and Christian are aged friends, it's nary secret. What they said to each other, I don't know. Everything I spot and cognize says there's nary information to the Horner speech astatine Alpine. But that doesn't mean it won't happen. This is Formula 1 aft all."

On the different hand, Williams brag James Vowles dismissed the thought that Horner had contacted their team, but stressed: 

"You ever person to beryllium acceptable to talk, there's nary constituent successful closing the door. But we're – not that I think, but I'm definite – precise blessed with the operation we person and it's moving well. I don't spot immoderate crushed to alteration thing astir it."

Christian Horner, who led Red Bull for 19 years and won six drivers' and six constructors' titles, is intelligibly not giving up. Although immoderate teams are rejecting him, his sanction continues to pull attraction successful the paddock and determination is speculation that a instrumentality could beryllium precise absorbing for the full of Formula 1.