Christian Horner spent large parts of his last 18 months at Red Bull clinging onto his job. He took public criticism from Max Verstappen 's dad, Jos. He faced allegations of inappropriate behaviour from a female colleague, which he was later cleared of. And he was central in rumblings of friction between key figures at the top of the F1 team.

Any Red Bull fan knows the name Christian Horner. For years, he has been synonymous with the team, having been the one who built it into the powerhouse that took the recent seasons by storm. On July 9,