US EditionGeri Halliwell’s Husband Christian Horner Fired From Red Bull Racing Team After 20 Years
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – Christian Horner was dismissed after 20 years amid internal pressures and team instability despite being cleared of misconduct, with Laurent Mekies appointed CEO of Red Bull Racing.
- On July 9, 2025, Red Bull Racing announced that Christian Horner would no longer serve as CEO and team principal, appointing Laurent Mekies to succeed him in the CEO role on the same day.
- Horner's exit came more than a year after Red Bull completed a three-week inquiry into claims of misconduct involving a female colleague, which he denied and was ultimately found not to have committed any wrongdoing.
- The investigation report remains confidential, Red Bull dismissed the grievance but acknowledged the complainant's right of appeal, while Horner expressed commitment to the team amid a rocky year.
- Horner, 51, worked at Red Bull for 20 years, during which the team achieved 124 victories, 287 podiums, eight drivers' championships, and six constructors' titles.
- Horner's exit drew mixed public reactions, with some viewing the move as overdue accountability, while his wife Geri Halliwell publicly supports him but is privately unhappy with the attention.
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Christian Horner has been fired as Red Bull Racing team principal after more than twenty years. Sports journalist Erik van Haren shares his analysis of the situation in Nieuws van de dag (News of the Day).
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·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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