Red Bull F1 chief Christian Horner dealt DISAPPOINTMENT as race failure emerges

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Red Bull chief Horner dealt DISAPPOINTMENT as race failure emerges

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

By Kerry Violet.

Tuesday 7 January 2025 03:00

Red Bull chief Christian Horner has suffered a racing defeat away from the world of Formula 1.

With the off-season upon us, Horner, like many from the world of Formula 1, suddenly find themselves with a lot of free time at the weekends, and it appears the Red Bull chief spent this last one undertaking another hobby of his.

Of course, the 2024 season was a mixed one for Horner and Red Bull, with off-track issues to contend with, as well as the loss of the constructors' championship.

The team did win the drivers' championship with Max Verstappen, however, so things were far from all bad.

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.

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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.

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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