Red Bull F1's Christian Horner suffers major setback as star FAILS to finish race

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Horner suffers major setback as star FAILS to finish race

Red Bull principal Christian Horner has been hit with another racing loss

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 5 January 2025 18:58 Updated: 16:56

Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has been hit with a further racing loss after a star with his backing failed to finish a race.

The Red Bull team principal joins many across the grid in attempting to enjoy time away from the pinnacle of motorsport during the winter break, following a mixed year for his team.

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Whilst Dutchman Max Verstappen claimed a fourth consecutive drivers' championship for Horner's outfit, the team could only manage third place in the constructors' championship.

So disappointed with their overall season were the team that just before Christmas, Red Bull elected to effectively sack Perez and promote junior driver Liam Lawson in his place.

The young Kiwi will now partner Verstappen for the 2025 season.

Red Bull opted to sign Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen's new team-mate

Christian Horner and Geri-Horner-Halliwell have experienced a challenging year

Horner loses out in final race of 2024

Despite the F1 season coming to a close, Horner and his wife Geri were spotted enjoying a day out at Point-to-Point races in Worcestershire during the final weekend of 2024, with their horse 'Lift Me Up' competing.

The day away from the tense atmosphere of F1 didn't appear all too different from being trackside at a GP weekend, however.

As per a report from the Daily Mail, the pair had looked tense pre-race when filming their horse in the parade ring, and these expressions only worsened when their horse failed to finish the race.

Horner and his wife are avid racing fans and are said to own several horses, all named after songs from Geri's music career.

Earlier this year, for example, Geri revealed their horse Hildie would race under the name 'It's Raining Men' — a nod to her 2001 hit.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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