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Could another option emerge for Christian Horner’s hopes of sealing an F1 comeback?
Audi has been urged to consider signing Christian Horner as its new Formula 1 team principal following the shock departure of Jonathan Wheatley. The F1 world was left stunned when Wheatley exited Audi with immediate effect following the Chinese Grand Prix after less than a year in the role. Mattia Binotto has taken over the responsibilities of team principal in the interim in addition to his role as head of the Audi F1 project. Horner, who was sacked as Red Bull team principal and CEO last July after 20 years at the helm, is known to be seeking a return to F1 and has expressed an interest in buying the 24 per cent stake in Alpine owned by private investment firm Otro Capital. Former F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya has tipped Horner as being the solution to Audi’s conundrum. Binotto seemingly confirmed that Audi is not looking for a direct team principal replacement, stating: “For the future, I think we are not looking for a new team principal.”
