Red Bull F1 chief Christian Horner CROPPED OUT of official announcement in awkward snub

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Red Bull chief Horner CROPPED OUT of official announcement in awkward snub

Christian Horner has made a huge decision in recent weeks

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Thursday 2 January 2025 14:00

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been dealt an embarrassing snub in a recent announcement by Honda, eagle-eyed Formula 1 fans have spotted.

Just before Christmas, news that Sergio Perez would be leaving the team for 2025 broke after a season of gross underperformance alongside Max Verstappen.

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Liam Lawson has been given the nod to replace the Mexican, with Isack Hadjar taking his place at Visa Cash App RB alongside Yuki Tsunoda.

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Horner's Honda snub

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F1 fans expressed much outrage at Red Bull's decision to promote Lawson instead of Tsunoda, while Horner admitted recently that Tsunoda may need to look elsewhere for an opportunity with a race-winning team.

Tsunoda had been a strong contender for the move up to Red Bull, mainly because of the team's partnership with Honda, although that partnership will come to an end ahead of the 2026 season.

Honda will instead be supplying Aston Martin with power units, which has led to rumors that Tsunoda could one day join the Silverstone-based outfit, who have also recently hired Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey.

While thanking Perez for his services, Honda Racing posted a picture of Perez, Max Verstappen and President Koji Watanabe embracing next to the RB20.

However, the same picture on Honda's website also shows Horner on the end of the picture, but the Brit was missing from the post on their Instagram page following the news of Perez's departure and Lawson's promotion.

"Thank you for your words towards @schecoperez, and for removing Horner from the photo 👏🫶🏻," one user said, while another referenced some impressive Photoshop skills: "Crop game on point 😂".

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Sam Cook - Digital Journalist

Sam Cook is a talented young sports journalist and social media professional who now specialises in Formula 1, having previously worked as a football journalist and a local news reporter for a variety of different brands.

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