Christian Horner. Race Pictures

Steiner makes bold prediction on Horner’s F1 future after Red Bull exit

09:39, 26 Sep

bySamson Ero

Guenther Steiner has weighed in on what could become of Christian Horner’s future following his axing from Red Bull Racing. The 60-year-old hinted at the capacity he sees the former team principal returning to the high-octane world of Formula 1.

Guenther Steiner has weighed in on Christian Horner's future. Photo: Race Pictures

“He would not do anything other than be a team principal…”

- Guenther Steiner

Steiner, who spoke on the Red Flag Podcast, stressed he doesn't see Horner returning to F1 in a role as a team principal. The former Haas team boss also stressed Horner may need to wait and see what’s best before deciding on his return.

“I think he will wait a little bit. He’s eager to get there, but, at the moment, I don’t think there’s anything there for him that he wants to do. He wants to be part of a team owning, and I don’t think there’s anything for sale or to be headed at, even if you want to buy it, I mean, it’s a lot of money.”

“I know he got a lot of money, but what he got is not enough to buy a team. He would not do anything other than be a team principal, even going to Alpine to work with Flavio. I mean, you know, that would not work, Flavio and him in the top position."

“I mean, then Flavio would need to go, and it doesn’t look like Flavio is going anywhere soon. He can wait. Christian doesn’t need to be in a hurry.”

Horner was officially confirmed by the Red Bull Racing outfit to have been relieved of all his roles within the motorsports outfit. The 51-year-old was handed a huge payout and is now touted to be able to return to F1 as early as the summer of 2026.

Christian Horner linked with Haas?

Earlier reports had surfaced about Christian Horner looking to purchase a stake in the Haas F1 outfit owned by Gene Haas. The report, which emerged courtesy of the Daily Mail, stressed the British motorsports chief was looking to shift focus to an ownership role within the sport.

However, GPblog understands the American motorsports chief is not considering the sale of a stake in his team. Team Principal Ayao Komatsu also discarded the talks of a possible deal involving Horner.

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