{
  "id": 16118378,
  "title": "George Russell responds to Christian Horner's Red Bull simulator claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/george-russell-responds-to-christian-horners-red-bull-simulator-claim-16118378",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T22:36:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/george-russell-responds-to-christian-horners-red-bull-simulator-claim/10867189/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell addressed former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner's claims about the trio of young drivers using Red Bull's simulators. Horner alleged that Russell, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri paid to use the team's simulator when they were younger. However, Russell clarified that simulators were not common during that time, and the opportunity to use the simulator was limited to Formula Renault drivers. Russell explained that the incident took place back in 2013, and the simulator use was primarily for preparation and testing purposes, as no teams had simulators at the time.",
  "summary": "Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has responded to former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner's claims that he, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri used to pay to use the Milton Keynes outfit's simulators. Horner, who was dismissed from Red Bull last year, said on the High Performance podcast this week that all three drivers had paid to use the team's simulator when they ...…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Christian Horner reveals what led up to his 'abrupt and brutal' Red Bull F1 exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/christian-horner-reveals-what-led-up-to-his-abrupt-and-brutal-red",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:07:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}