Christian Horner blames Red Bull leadership structure for missing F1’s future stars
For years, Red Bull Racing's dual-leadership structure between team principal Christian Horner and motorsport advisor Dr. Helmut Marko was praised as a ruthless but highly effective system. But Horner is now pointing to that exact management style as the primary reason the Milton Keynes squad lost out on Lando Norris, George Russell, and Oscar Piastri. Speaking on the High Performance podcast ...…
Red Bull's ongoing struggles with team-mates following Max Verstappen's arrival have been attributed by former team principal Christian Horner to Verstappen's unique and demanding driving style. Horner explained that Verstappen is particularly demanding in terms of the car's physical inputs, possessing an exceptional ability to balance a loose rear end while maintaining hyper-responsive steering.
This allows Verstappen to extract maximum lap time from the chassis, leading to a technical development path focused on achieving this characteristic in the car. While Verstappen's performance has resulted in multiple world championships, team-mates who rely on a more traditional and predictable car balance have found it difficult to trust and effectively handle the machine.
As Horner put it, driving the second Red Bull is not only a challenge against Verstappen but also against a car engineered to cater to Verstappen's abnormal driving preferences.
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