F1’s brutal axe: the team bosses who were ruthlessly sacked
From shock Zoom calls to ruthless midnight firings, F1’s history is littered with team principals and executives who are in command one moment and unceremoniously sacked the next
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Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner was never lost for words – here are some of his best soundbites from 20 years in F1
Red Bull may have sacked Christian Horner partly to try and keep Max Verstappen but, writes Chris Medland, it will take much more to turn the F1 team around
The battle between McLaren’s two F1 drivers is on a knife edge and the stakes are sky-high: whoever wins is set to claim the 2025 championship, but could also shape the team’s future
Christian Horner has been released from his position as Red Bull F1 team principal and will be replaced by Racing Bulls’ Laurent Mekies
Max Verstappen has now had his say after Red Bull confirmed his former F1 boss had left the team
Christian Horner’s Red Bull team developed an F1 car that only Max Verstappen can race successfully and now he’s had to carry the can, says Karun Chandhok
With the sudden departure of Horner, Red Bull faces a pivotal crossroads as it navigates the future of its Formula 1 team and leadership
Christian Horner’s dismissal well and truly marks the end of a wildly successful era for Red Bull. Mark Hughes examines how the team started to crumble
From shock Zoom calls to ruthless midnight firings, F1’s history is littered with team principals and executives who are in command one moment and unceremoniously sacked the next
Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner was never lost for words – here are some of his best soundbites from 20 years in F1
Red Bull may have sacked Christian Horner partly to try and keep Max Verstappen but, writes Chris Medland, it will take much more to turn the F1 team around
The battle between McLaren’s two F1 drivers is on a knife edge and the stakes are sky-high: whoever wins is set to claim the 2025 championship, but could also shape the team’s future
Christian Horner has been released from his position as Red Bull F1 team principal and will be replaced by Racing Bulls’ Laurent Mekies
Max Verstappen has now had his say after Red Bull confirmed his former F1 boss had left the team
Christian Horner’s Red Bull team developed an F1 car that only Max Verstappen can race successfully and now he’s had to carry the can, says Karun Chandhok
With the sudden departure of Horner, Red Bull faces a pivotal crossroads as it navigates the future of its Formula 1 team and leadership
Christian Horner’s dismissal well and truly marks the end of a wildly successful era for Red Bull. Mark Hughes examines how the team started to crumble
Formula 1 history shows that success and failure alike can rupture partnerships. Could Ferrari and Leclerc be next? Mark Hughes wonders
In a race where McLaren colluded with Williams against Ferrari, David Coulthard was ordered to move over for team-mate Mika Häkkinen — a raw wound reopened three decades on by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris’s Monza switch
A slow pitstop for Lando Norris left McLaren tripping over itself at Monza, turning a straightforward race into another uneasy team orders dilemma, as Mark Hughes explains
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
Max Verstappen has earned the licence that will allow him to race at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, and could compete in the 2026 running of the historic race
Poised with a commanding points lead, McLaren is on the brink of securing the 2025 title in Baku
Only a few modern F1 drivers have raced outside the championship mid-season. As Max Verstappen prepares to race at the Nürburgring, here’s how his predecessors did
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