{"id":33978,"date":"2026-06-11T00:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/33978\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:57:17","slug":"christian-horner-f1-return-takes-new-twist-as-official-statement-released-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/33978\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Horner F1 return takes new twist as official statement released"},"content":{"rendered":"

There has been a fresh twist in the Christian Horner<\/a> F1 return saga after a Renault chief spoke out about discussions with the axed Red Bull boss – or more accurately, the lack of them. <\/p>\n

\nHorner has long been linked to a return to the sport with Alpine<\/a>, given his need for some deal of ownership in his next Formula 1 venture. When it was then reported that Otro Capital intended to sell their 24 per cent stake in the team, all heads turned to Horner as a likely buyer. <\/p>\n

\nA fresh stumbling block hindered a Horner return when it was revealed that Mercedes were interested in the stake, but the German manufacturer has since pulled out of any potential purchase<\/a>, leaving the door once again open for Horner. <\/p>\n

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\nNow, however, the Renault<\/a> Group – who own the majority 76 per cent stake in Alpine – have thrown the proverbial spanner in the works and claimed there’s been no discussions with Horner. <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE: Wolff eyes Verstappen move as Russell contract clause could be triggered<\/a> <\/p>\n

Renault: There were no discussions with Horner<\/p>\n

\nRenault Group CEO Francois Provost has told the Press Association that they are assessing their options, and that: “There is no discussion today with Christian. <\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe are assessing the options. I want the Renault Group to keep the control of our team, whoever could be the successor of Otro. <\/p>\n

\n\u201cI saw there are no further discussions [with Mercedes<\/a>] now. I was not so satisfied to see that we are not progressing. <\/p>\n

\n\u201cBut I would like to make two comments about this. The first one, is that this Otro issue doesn\u2019t impact us at all as a team because we are in control. <\/p>\n

\n\u201cAnd the second point, is that we will keep the control of our Formula 1 team. Alpine is an independent team and we intend to keep control.\u201d <\/p>\n

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