Horner tipped to be 'the figure Ferrari needs' to get back to winning

Speaking on the MontoyAS podcast, the former Colombian driver believes that someone like the former Red Bull team principal is exactly what Ferrari needs: “Someone like Christian is very valuable because many people believe in him, and a lot of big companies appreciate the relationships he’s built at Red Bull—he can achieve great things.

"He understands what it takes to win from the very start… It’s like being able to hire Toto Wolff. Imagine Toto leaving Mercedes—something that won’t happen since he partly owns the team—but being hired by another team.”

Montoya believes that, although Frederic Vasseur has been doing a solid job since taking over at Maranello, Ferrari needs someone with experience of working—and winning—at a top team.

He concluded: “He hired the people because he started from scratch—built the team, set up the structure, organized everything. If he joins a new team, things won’t change immediately, but in two or three years, the results will be clear in abundance.”

Christian Horner’s exit from his roles as CEO and Team Principal at Red Bull Racing has been under discussion for some time, with both sides negotiating the details of his departure.

The terms were finalized and publicly announced this afternoon, with Horner and Red Bull’s Corporate and Investment Projects CEO, Oliver Mintzlaff, sharing their thoughts on the matter.

Initial reports from various media suggested Horner received a severance of £80 million. Although sizable, that figure turned out to be not correct. The actual compensation he received for his nearly twenty years with Red Bull Racing is estimated to be around £52 million.

Recently, the Daily Mail reported that Horner is interested in acquiring a stake in the Haas team, owned by Gene Haas.

Previously, reports suggested that Horner would not only like to return as team boss, but rather re-emerge as a shareholder within a team, similar to Toto Wolff with Mercedes. However, as GPBlog understands, this rumor currently has no concrete basis.

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