When looking at Christian Horner’s vita, such rumors are probably not allowed to surprise such rumors: with eight driver titles under his lead – four times Sebastian Vettel, four times Max Verstappen – the Brit is now the most second most successful team boss in the history of Formula 1. Only McLaren -icon Ron Dennis was even more successful with his pilots with ten World Cup victories.
No surprise that Horner also arouses desires elsewhere. Finally, this is said to have been the case with Ferrari, which allegedly asked about the British a few weeks ago – so it reports at least after the Monaco weekend.
Background: Team boss Fred Vasseur should wobble internally after the disappointing start to the season with the new and expensive superstar Lewis Hamilton, Scuderia Oberboss John Elkann is already looking for a successor with open eyes.
Alone: That Horner, of all things, that around a year ago by the scandal for alleged misconduct to an employee and triggered a moderate quake in the Red Bull Group, as a result of which several high -ranking team members left the racing team – the new figure of Gallion in Maranello could become more than questionable.
Horner about Ferrari rumors: “Flattering, but …”
On Friday before the Grand Prix of Spain, the Brit is very clear when it is addressed in the press conference on the rumors about his person: “Well, I think, of course, it is always flattering to be associated with other teams,” admits Horner.
“But my commitment applies to 100 percent Red Bull. It was always like that and will certainly stay in the long term,” explains the 51 -year -old, who survived the hustle and bustle of his person in the previous year, especially due to the strong backing by the Thai majority proportions – which Horner now wants to repay them with his loyalty in the long term.
“There is always speculation in this shop: people come there, go here, whatever. But I think the people in the team know exactly what the situation is,” waves Horner in terms of a possible adventure in red.
And then delivers the most valid argument afterwards, since he jokes at the expense of the Alpine -Zampanos Flavio Briatoe, sitting next to him at the press conference: “I mean, my Italian is even worse than Flavios English – so should that work in the world?”