{"id":53514,"date":"2025-07-10T07:21:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/53514\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T07:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:21:19","slug":"its-been-an-honour-christian-horner-bids-farewell-to-red-bull-in-emotional-social-media-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/53514\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s been an honour\u2019 \u2013 Christian Horner bids farewell to Red Bull in emotional social media post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Christian Horner has shared his first public comments after being replaced as Red Bull Racing\u2019s CEO and Team Principal, saying he leaves the operation \u201cwith a heavy heart\u201d but \u201cimmense pride\u201d over their Formula 1 journey and achievements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">A former racing driver and Formula 3000 team boss, Horner was given the chance to lead Red Bull into their first F1 season back in 2005 \u2013 becoming the sport\u2019s youngest team boss at just 31 years of age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/exclusive-from-stable-leadership-to-design-genius-former-red-bull-drivers-on.4bzbPzEDE0nyetFqPjLSAu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Making key hires across the board<\/a>, Horner oversaw Red Bull\u2019s rise from points scorers to World Champions, with <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/in-numbers-the-key-stats-from-horners-tenure-as-red-bull-team-boss.DfPeY15WW4S7Zo9Fl93ND\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their tallies<\/a> now standing at a whopping 107 pole positions, 124 race wins, 287 podiums, six Teams\u2019 Championships and eight Drivers\u2019 Championships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Following <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/horner-to-exit-red-bull-with-immediate-effect-as-mekies-takes-over-as-ceo.4Rd4H69v5sIkhPF0XCbf7N\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday\u2019s announcement of a managerial reshuffle<\/a>, which sees Racing Bulls Team Principal Laurent Mekies take over as Red Bull\u2019s new chief, and Alan Permane slot into the Frenchman\u2019s former role, Horner took to social media to share his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cAfter an incredible journey of 20 years together, it is with a heavy heart that today I say goodbye to the team I have absolutely loved,\u201d read Horner\u2019s message, which followed tributes from current Red Bull drivers <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/verstappen-looks-back-on-incredible-successes-as-he-reacts-to-horners-red.3OSSqzzu5PWPM9YyRqTKLu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> and Yuki Tsunoda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cEvery one of you, the amazing people at the factory, have been the heart and soul of everything that we have achieved. Win and lose, every step of the way, we have stood by each other as one and I will never forget that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a privilege being part of and leading this epic team and I am so proud of our collective accomplishments and you all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cThanks to the amazing partners and fans who enabled us to go racing. Your support has helped grow the team from its humble beginnings to an F1 powerhouse that laid claim to six Constructors\u2019 Championships and eight Drivers\u2019 Championships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cEqually, thank you to our rivals, with[out] whom there would be no racing at all. You\u2019ve pushed us, challenged us, and enabled us to achieve accolades we never dreamed possible. The competition has made every victory sweeter and every setback an opportunity to develop and grow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cFormula 1 is a sport built on relentless ambition, passion, and respect. The rivalries have been fierce, but the mutual drive to innovate and raise the bar is what has made this journey so special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cIt\u2019s been an honour to be part of this incredible era of motorsport. I leave with immense pride in what we\u2019ve achieved and also with what\u2019s in the pipeline for 2026 \u2013 and huge respect for everyone who\u2019s made F1 the pinnacle it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christian Horner has shared his first public comments after being replaced as Red Bull Racing\u2019s CEO and Team&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":53515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[51,50,52],"class_list":{"0":"post-53514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114827736287851201","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}