On the again of Christian Horner shock exit from Purple Bull, four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen took to social media to thank the Briton for “profitable memorable races.”
Simply two days after final Sunday’s British Grand Prix, Purple Bull Racing introduced that Christian Horner will go away the workforce with instant impact.
The Briton has been on the helm for nearly your complete workforce’s historical past in F1 however his exit follows a few troublesome years of inner struggles since Purple Bull proprietor Dietrich Mateschitz handed away.
Horner has been answerable for Purple Bull for the reason that workforce entered the game in 2025, serving as workforce principal for 20 years. Throughout that point, the 51-year-old Briton has led Purple Bull to 6 constructors’ and eight drivers’ world championship titles.
Reigning champion Max Verstappen made his F1 debut with Toro Rosso in 2015. Having spent simply over a yr with the Faenza-based outfit, the Dutch driver stepped as much as Purple Bull on the Spanish Grand Prix and gained on his debut at Barcelona, marking the beginning of a vastly profitable run.
Since then, Verstappen has added 64 extra victories, 116 extra podiums and 44 pole positions, whereas profitable the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Drivers’ Championships on the bounce.
Having taken to social media, the Dutchman acknowledged: “From my first race win, to 4 world championships, we have now shared unbelievable successes. Successful memorable races and breaking numerous data. Thanks for every part, Christian!”
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