'Shockwave demise gave way to Horner's mortal foe at Red Bull Racing'

After a more than 20 year-long spell, Horner has been relieved of his duties as Red Bull Racing's shift.

Among the isues that led to his dismissal, the exodus of key personnel such as Adrian Newey (Aston Martin) and Rob Marshall (McLaren), without whom the Austrians never really found their way technically again, and Jonathan Wheatley who has now revived the otherwise dormant Sauber F1 team, led to a sporting downfall.

The team once known for fielding the overall strongest cars in the technical side, was now lost as if sailing untreaded waters. The pitstop prowess once displayed, diluted into a form that was not up to its lofty standards.

Furthermore, the Horner scandal that erupted early last year brought about a crisis that affected the team on all sides, which eventually led to the aforementioned departures, signalling profound internal unrest.

However, Sky Sports Germany's F1 analyst and former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, believes he knows where everything started to unravel into the events that the F1 community has beared witness to in recent times.

Speaking on the Formel1.de youtube channel, Scchumacher traced back the root cause to an event that shocked Red Bull's 2022 season.

“And that has now backfired,” concluded the German.

Laurent Mekies has been appointed as Horner's successor at Red Bull Racing, with Alan Permane taking up the mantle at Racing Bulls.

Times of change then, for the Austrians, and with Yuki Tsunoda's post 2025 season exit, Max Verstappen's pending decision on his future, and Red Bull reportedly giving the Dutchman free passage should he choose to leave the Austrian flock, said changing times are all but over.