Once considered by Mercedes, Christian Horner ultimately did not prolong the suspense and has extended his contract with Red Bull. In an interview with Formula1.com, the official site of the premier discipline, the Briton reflected on this decision. “It’s a natural extension for me, something that made sense. I came into F1 with Red Bull \u2013 Dietrich Mateschitz gave me the opportunity, and at quite a young age \u2013 so it was merely a formality to extend our relationship.” Appointed to lead the Austrian outfit in 2005 at the age of 31, he has been, along with Adrian Newey, one of the architects of the success of the Red Bull brand, notably winning the last three drivers’ and constructors’ titles up for grabs.<\/p>\n
\u00ab What we have achieved at Red Bull Racing is extremely special, and my involvement has always been 100% with the team, \u00bb he is keen to emphasize while rumors of him being sent to Ferrari were mentioned, following a meeting at the Scuderia’s headquarters. \u00ab The meeting at Ferrari had absolutely nothing to do with me personally; it was about the future of F1. \u00bb Horner added that the idea of joining the Scuderia has \u00ab never, ever in my life \u00bb crossed his mind. \u00ab Ah, these are the F1 media as we know them. But believe me, it was a meeting about the future of F1, and it took place in a very good atmosphere and [was] very productive. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Moreover, how does he perceive the future of F1 after a 2012 season that was lively on the track, though a bit less so behind the scenes? \u00ab The interest in F1 is higher than ever. We had a fantastic 2012 championship. The teams have reached an agreement with the holders of commercial rights for a long period; now it is important to plan for the future. \u00bb The ratification of the Concorde agreements remains pending for the moment, even though Bernie Ecclestone stated at the end of January that the uncertainty mainly revolved around regulatory issues\u2014the Concorde agreements primarily serve to impose a certain regulatory stability to avoid excessive costs for teams engaged in the sport\u2014while financial agreements seem to have been reached with all the teams involved.<\/p>\n
\u00ab We see exciting things happening in F1, with the arrival of new races in the coming years, so sometimes it’s good to sit down with a small group of people and discuss some important issues. \u00bb Leading the team that holds the last three world titles, there’s no doubt that Christian Horner’s opinion matters in such meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Interviewed by the official F1 website, Christian Horner, the team principal of Infiniti Red Bull Racing, reiterated his loyalty to the Austrian team amid rumors of him moving elsewhere, and also discussed the future of the premier category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":41060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[152,1334],"class_list":["post-17857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-christian-horner","tag-red-bull"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n