Support for dismissed Horner? 'Red Bull's exodus was unavoidable'

During the 2024 F1 season, Wittich was suddenly fired by the FIA, reportedly at the behest of President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. These days, he follows the competition from a distance and, on the Boxengasse Podcast of the Sky Sports Germany, he also comments on the many personnel changes within Red Bull lately.

Adrian Newey, Jonathan Wheatley; just a couple of names of leading Red Bull personnel who left. They did so for various reasons, with the presence of team principal Christian Horner playing a role in this decision. It's no secret that Newey and Horner were no longer on the same page.

In the end, people like Newey and Wheatley were missed at the Austrian team, but according to Wittich, the departure of important people is simply inevitable.

“I think if you're a team like Red Bull and you've won a lot in the past years - especially after Mercedes' long dominance with the old, previous generation Formula 1 cars - you're always in the spotlight, no matter what,” Wittich says.

With that last remark, Wittich hints at Horner, who, as it's well known, was dismissed by Red Bull last week.