Christian Horner in the F1 paddock - Photo: Race Pictures

Aston Martin leaves the door open for Horner: 'Who knows'

12:53, 02 Oct

byKada Sarkozi

Aston Martin's Andy Cowell did not categorically rule out Christian Horner joining the team at some point.

"We've got a plan and we're marching forward. I guess Christian needs to work out where he wants to play a part in the future. Who knows what will happen."

- Andy Cowell

"I think Christian's taking some time out at the moment. He's probably enjoying time with friends and family. He loves the sport though. And I wish him well with whatever he ends up doing in the future," Aston Martin's team principal began in Singapore about the former Red Bull team boss.

"We've got a strong team with Adrian [Newey] at the helm of the technical organisation and we're growing and building."

"I think Christian's record speaks for itself. He's a great competitor. I guess it's down to Christian to work out what he wants to do.

"He might want to walk away from the sport, he might want to do something else in the sport, but that's down to Christian.

"I think we've got a strong set-up and we're marching forward with that."

Andy Cowell, Aston Martin's CEO and team principal - Photo: Race Pictures

The team principal also reflected on the strong squad Aston Martin has already put together. "We're a relatively young team, we've got great facilities, we're developing the tools, we've taken on strong people like Adrian, Enrico [Cardile], Jack Vino on the aero side.

"But there are also people internally, there's a guy called Michael Hart that works hour by hour with Adrian on Aero development, Giles Wood and so on. And with Lawrence's vision and with the sponsorship revenues that are coming in driven by Jeff. I think we've got a we've got a pretty strong team."

After a final question, the Brit did not rule out Horner joining one day. "I think I'll refer back to what I said. We've got a plan and we're marching forward. I guess Christian needs to work out where he wants to play a part in the future. Who knows what will happen," he concluded.

Horner formally leaves Red Bull Racing

A couple of weeks ago, the former CEO and team boss and Red Bull Racing formally parted ways, after Horner was replaced ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix by Laurent Mekies.

With regard to a potential return to the competition, Horner would still have to serve a gardening leave period before taking a leadership role at any team in the series.

In September, F1 journalist Joe Saward detailed the possibility of Horner joining Aston Martin. GPblog understands there was no truth to these rumours.