Axed F1 boss Christian Horner and Sergio Perez tipped for reunion in stunning transfer rumour

Perez and Horner discussing — Photo: © IMAGO

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Horner and Perez tipped for reunion in stunning F1 transfer rumour

Christian Horner was sacked by Red Bull earlier this summer

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Friday 15 August 2025 21:57 Updated: 17:49

Axed Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been linked with a stunning return to the paddock, at the helm of a different F1 team.

Horner was sacked from his position at Red Bull after 20 years last month, following a period of poor performances that had seen the team drop from being the dominant outfit in the sport to fourth in the constructors' championship within 12 months.

In his 20 years at the Milton Keynes-based outfit since their inception in the sport in 2005, however, Horner had won 14 world championship titles, making him an attractive prospect now that he is jobless.

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Both Alpine and Ferrari have been linked with acquiring his services, but now a new team has emerged, according to German media.

Auto Motor und Sport state that Horner is in the running for a move to the new Cadillac F1 team, who are joining the grid in 2026, despite them having a team principal already in Graeme Lowdon.

The above publication suggest that Lowdon would instead take up a different role, with the American-owned new team looking for as much experience as possible in their ranks for their first season in the sport.

Could Christian Horner and Sergio Perez reunite at Cadillac?

Will Sergio Perez join Cadillac?

The rumours of a Horner switch to Cadillac could be made all the more realistic by the fact that Horner's former driver Sergio Perez is one of the leading candidates to fill one of the two Cadillac seats.

Perez has revealed that talks have taken place over a potential deal being agreed, with Lowdon having already expressed his desire to have at least one experienced F1 racer at the team for next season.

Horner and Perez shared a good relationship during the Mexican driver's stint at Red Bull, where he raced between 2021-2024, helping the team claim two constructors' world championships in that time.

Horner finally announced that Perez had been axed to be replaced by Liam Lawson at the end of the 2024 season, but the six-time race winner's stock has arguably risen since then due to the struggles of both Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda alongside Max Verstappen.

A reunion between two characters who will feel a little hard done by to have been let go by Red Bull would surely be a blockbuster partnership for Cadillac, but there is no indication that Lowdon will step down from his position before they enter the sport in 2026.

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