Christian Horner ‘about to be fired by Red Bull,’ claims claims – but sources say he is not at risk

Christian HornerThe regime as the Red Bull’s pit boss could close quickly, according to reports from Austria.

With Horner at the helm, Red Bull has six Formula 1 constructors championships, in which the team drivers have won the world championship six times since 2005.

His side has dominated the last four years of sport, although the back of the 2024 McLaren season saw appear as real contenders, and this year Red Bull surpassed his British side.

Until now, Red Bull has won only one race – the Japanese Grand Prix – while McLaren drivers Lando Norris (one) and Oscar Piastri (four) the other five won.

Even worse, consultant Helmut Marko and Max VerstappenWhose future is also far from certain, both have expressed concern about the performance level that the car can sometimes produce during the season.

Now reports claim that Red Bull could even say goodbye to Horner after the upcoming Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola.

Reports in Austria have suggested that Red Bull can say goodbye to Christian Horner after Imola

Horner and his wife Geri showed solidarity in Bahrain in the midst of ‘compulsive behavior’ against Horner last year

Former Second Team Baas Franz Tost is one of the names that are linked to the replacement of Horner

After a difficult spell on a personal level, it comes to Horner, accused in 2024 by a female employee of ‘compulsive behavior’, accusations that he has always denied.

In an internal war it was assumed that the Austrian side of the company led by Mark Mateschitz, the son of the founder of the Energy Drink Company Dietrich, wanted Horner out. The Englishman was seen as trying to grab too much strength in the aftermath of Dietrich’s death in 2022. The Verstappens were inclined to this camp.

Horner, however, maintained the support of the Thai end of the company, colleague Red Bull founder of Dietrich, Chalerm Yoovidhya. He remained 51 percent co-owner of the wider company, in contrast to his F1 derivative, Red Bull GmbH.

According to OE24Red Bull has already discussed potential successors, such as former Alpine Baas Oliver Oakes, who has only recently left his role there.

Likewise, Franz Tost – who led the second team of Red Bull in the net for many years – is considered in consideration when a shakeup takes place in the middle of the season.

It is interesting that the departure of Tost from the junior team came in the midst of collisions with Horner, after he had left Formula 1 after 18 years in the sport with Toro Rosso and later Alpha Tauri.

During his time in this role, Tost collaborated with future champions Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel, as well as Daniel Ricciardo.