Horner leaves Red Bull with eight Drivers' Championship and six Constructors' Championship trophies under his belt, having overseen one of the greatest dynasties in modern F1 history in the ground effect era. His replacement, Laurent Mekies, has an unenviable task on his hands.

Red Bull has lost several key figures across the past 18 months, most notably design legend Adrian Newey, Sporting Director Jonathan Wheatley, and Chief Designer Rob Marshall. The sacking of Horner means that a fourth pillar of long-term success is gone.

Form has dipped on track following the departure of technical supremo Adrian Newey, and a very public spat between Horner and Jos Verstappen, father of four-time world champion Max, has played out for all to see.

Red Bull's F1 rivals McLaren have rejected the possibility of signing Max Verstappen, after team CEO Zak Brown responded to questioning on the subject. The four-time world champion has recently been linked to Mercedes,

Martin Brundle believes Max Verstappen is likely to stay at Red Bull next season following the news that Christian Horner has been relieved of his duties as the team’s F1 CEO. Horner, 51, has been in charge of Red Bull Racing since its inception in 2005 but will be replaced by former Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies after a shock announcement on Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, the Red Bull drivers found themselves in a few incidents and ended with no points, making it a “ home race to forget .” Max Verstappen’s day was done by Turn 3 when he was hit by Kimi Antonelli, who locked up heading into the corner, and Yuki Tsunoda battled with Alpine’s Franco Colapinto on and off throughout.