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Christian Horner delivers final Red Bull message as exit officially confirmed
Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has released his final statement after officially agreeing to part ways with the company. Horner was removed from his leading role within the Red Bull F1 team earlier this year after over 20 years in charge. The Briton won multiple world championships with Red Bull, overseeing the dominant periods the team enjoyed with Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. After a period of negotiations to agree his severance pay and gardening leave, Horner has now agreed his terms of exit and is no longer an employee of the company. Laurent Mekies has taken over at the helm of Red Bull ahead of the team’s new era in 2026, when it will field its own engine for the first time. Horner backed the Frenchman and the new team management set up to continue Red Bull’s successful presence on the grid.
