โฒ 151 โผ Christian Horner: Red Bull F1 team principal sacked after 20 years in charge of Milton Keynes outfit (www.skysports.com) submitted 1 year ago by blackn1ght@feddit.uk to c/formula1@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 19 points 1 year ago (1 child) What the fuck. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] blackn1ght@feddit.uk [S] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Exactly my reaction. I know things were a bit turbulent last year, but I wasn't expecting this right now! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) After collecting my thoughts I'm thinking this tells us Red Bull are seriously worried about Max leaving and are trying to take desperate measures. It could be related to the sexual assault allegations but the timing seems off with that and I'm pretty sure they knew they were true all along. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] blackn1ght@feddit.uk [S] 8 points 1 year ago Yeah it's more likely to be in relation to keeping Max. The team is toast without him, they'll very likely be a backmarker with their current car. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) If it has anything to do with sexual assault allegations it's because they're either worse than we thought and they're getting ahead of it, or because they can't spin whatever is gonna come up with it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Naryn@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Or they've already ignored it but the performance of RB has been awful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe Max said "him or me" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] slartibartfast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) This was rumoured/hinted at in Austria if I'm not daydreaming? Was it van Haren that tweeted it? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Microw@piefed.zip 2 points 1 year ago You wouldn't fire a team principal effective immediately without giving a reason IMO. Maybe this is Red Bull operating differently from your regular F1 team and it's really just because performance and Max. But to me it sounds like something bigger โ either related to the allegations or Horner did something that lost him the owners trust. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] blackn1ght@feddit.uk [S] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Exactly my reaction. I know things were a bit turbulent last year, but I wasn't expecting this right now! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) After collecting my thoughts I'm thinking this tells us Red Bull are seriously worried about Max leaving and are trying to take desperate measures. It could be related to the sexual assault allegations but the timing seems off with that and I'm pretty sure they knew they were true all along. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] blackn1ght@feddit.uk [S] 8 points 1 year ago Yeah it's more likely to be in relation to keeping Max. The team is toast without him, they'll very likely be a backmarker with their current car. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) If it has anything to do with sexual assault allegations it's because they're either worse than we thought and they're getting ahead of it, or because they can't spin whatever is gonna come up with it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Naryn@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Or they've already ignored it but the performance of RB has been awful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe Max said "him or me" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] slartibartfast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) This was rumoured/hinted at in Austria if I'm not daydreaming? Was it van Haren that tweeted it? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Microw@piefed.zip 2 points 1 year ago You wouldn't fire a team principal effective immediately without giving a reason IMO. Maybe this is Red Bull operating differently from your regular F1 team and it's really just because performance and Max. But to me it sounds like something bigger โ either related to the allegations or Horner did something that lost him the owners trust. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) After collecting my thoughts I'm thinking this tells us Red Bull are seriously worried about Max leaving and are trying to take desperate measures. It could be related to the sexual assault allegations but the timing seems off with that and I'm pretty sure they knew they were true all along. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] blackn1ght@feddit.uk [S] 8 points 1 year ago Yeah it's more likely to be in relation to keeping Max. The team is toast without him, they'll very likely be a backmarker with their current car. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) If it has anything to do with sexual assault allegations it's because they're either worse than we thought and they're getting ahead of it, or because they can't spin whatever is gonna come up with it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Naryn@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Or they've already ignored it but the performance of RB has been awful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe Max said "him or me" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] slartibartfast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) This was rumoured/hinted at in Austria if I'm not daydreaming? Was it van Haren that tweeted it? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Microw@piefed.zip 2 points 1 year ago You wouldn't fire a team principal effective immediately without giving a reason IMO. Maybe this is Red Bull operating differently from your regular F1 team and it's really just because performance and Max. But to me it sounds like something bigger โ either related to the allegations or Horner did something that lost him the owners trust. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] blackn1ght@feddit.uk [S] 8 points 1 year ago Yeah it's more likely to be in relation to keeping Max. The team is toast without him, they'll very likely be a backmarker with their current car. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) If it has anything to do with sexual assault allegations it's because they're either worse than we thought and they're getting ahead of it, or because they can't spin whatever is gonna come up with it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Naryn@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Or they've already ignored it but the performance of RB has been awful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe Max said "him or me" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] slartibartfast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) This was rumoured/hinted at in Austria if I'm not daydreaming? Was it van Haren that tweeted it? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Microw@piefed.zip 2 points 1 year ago You wouldn't fire a team principal effective immediately without giving a reason IMO. Maybe this is Red Bull operating differently from your regular F1 team and it's really just because performance and Max. But to me it sounds like something bigger โ either related to the allegations or Horner did something that lost him the owners trust. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Naryn@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Or they've already ignored it but the performance of RB has been awful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe Max said "him or me" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] slartibartfast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) This was rumoured/hinted at in Austria if I'm not daydreaming? Was it van Haren that tweeted it? permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Microw@piefed.zip 2 points 1 year ago You wouldn't fire a team principal effective immediately without giving a reason IMO. Maybe this is Red Bull operating differently from your regular F1 team and it's really just because performance and Max. But to me it sounds like something bigger โ either related to the allegations or Horner did something that lost him the owners trust. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe Max said "him or me" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] slartibartfast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) This was rumoured/hinted at in Austria if I'm not daydreaming? Was it van Haren that tweeted it? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] slartibartfast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) This was rumoured/hinted at in Austria if I'm not daydreaming? Was it van Haren that tweeted it? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Microw@piefed.zip 2 points 1 year ago You wouldn't fire a team principal effective immediately without giving a reason IMO. Maybe this is Red Bull operating differently from your regular F1 team and it's really just because performance and Max. But to me it sounds like something bigger โ either related to the allegations or Horner did something that lost him the owners trust. permalink fedilink source parent