Horner allowed F1 return in 2026 after Red Bull settlement

Christian Horner reached an statement with Red Bull, which allows him to instrumentality to Formula 1 already adjacent season. The woody comes aft Horner was sacked successful the days aft the British Grand Prix, erstwhile helium was instantly replaced by Laurent Mekies. Negotiations betwixt the erstwhile squad brag and the company's absorption were long, but connected Monday it was officially announced that Horner has severed each ties with the squad helium helped build.

Although the details of the declaration are not public, sources assertion that it could beryllium worthy astir $100 cardinal implicit the adjacent 5 years. This represents compensation for the imaginable income helium would person done wages and bonuses successful the future, fixed that his erstwhile declaration was valid until 2030. During this period, Horner held elder positions successful Red Bull F1, Red Bull Advanced Technology and Red Bull Powertrains.

Return to F1

One of the astir important parts of the statement is that Horner volition not beryllium banned from returning to F1 starting adjacent season. According to The Race, Horner cannot instantly commencement moving for different team, but the doorway is unfastened for him to beryllium employed during the archetypal fractional of 2026. The nonstop dates are not yet known, but it is believed that it could beryllium aft the archetypal fewer races extracurricular of Europe, but earlier the summertime break.

In a Red Bull statement, Horner said: "Leading Red Bull has been an grant and a privilege. When we started successful 2005, nary of america could person imagined the travel that laic up — the championships, the races, the people, the memories."

He added: "I americium incredibly arrogant of what we person achieved arsenic a team, breaking records and reaching heights that nary 1 would person ever believed possible, and I volition transportation that with maine forever.

However, my top restitution has been assembling and starring an unthinkable radical of talented and driven individuals, watching them thrive arsenic a subsidiary of an vigor portion institution and instrumentality connected and decision immoderate of the biggest automotive brands successful the world."

Corporate Projects Executive Oliver Mintzlaff added: "We privation to convey Christian for his outstanding enactment implicit the past 20 years. With his tireless dedication, experience, expertise and innovative thinking, helium has been instrumental successful making Red Bull Racing 1 of the astir palmy and charismatic teams successful Formula 1. Thank you for everything, Christian, and you volition everlastingly stay an important portion of our team's history."