Horner refuses to let go of Red Bull as messages sent to Verstappen revealed
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Marnik Kok caught the Formula 1 world around twenty years ago. A deep passion for motorsport, Ferrari, and a background in journalism led him to contribute to various (international) F1 platforms. Since 2020, Marnik has been active as an editor and journalist in the pinnacle of motorsport for several media outlets, including De Telegraaf. As of 2025, he brings that experience to GPblog as a seasoned editor.
During his active years as a journalist — now working as a freelancer — Marnik attended numerous events, with the Dutch Grand Prix standing out as one of the highlights. In addition to his work at GPblog, Marnik is also active in the communications sector at a major national provider and steps in wherever needed. Sitting still is not an option — especially not in motorsport!
Christian Horner is no longer Red Bull’s CEO and team principal as he’s been dismissed from his role. That should be the end of the story, but the former boss of Max Verstappen is still in contact with the Dutch driver.
Christian Horner was let go of the position he held for over 20 years, and has now been replaced by Laurent Mekies, Red Bull’s new team principal.
Still, Horner hasn’t completely stepped away. He remains involved with both Verstappen and the team. Even though he wasn’t present, he and Max Verstappen have stayed in touch.
Christian Horner and Max Verstappen
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Messages between Verstappen and Horner revealed
The messages might not be anything groundbreaking, but Horner clearly isn’t ready to let go of Formula 1—especially not of Max Verstappen. According to De Telegraaf, Horner has been messaging Verstappen from his home in Oxfordshire.
On Thursday, he wished Max good luck for the race weekend in Belgium, and after the four-time world champion won the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps, Horner sent his congratulations.
What does Red Bull make of all this? That’s anyone’s guess. Horner is still employed by Red Bull on paper, so the communication isn’t entirely out of bounds. Whether the rest of the team is happy about it, though, is another matter.
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