Jun 8, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner in the pit lane at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

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Jeremy Clarkson Reveals Talks With Christian Horner Post Red Bull Exit!

Christian Horner and Jeremy Clarkson had a conversation about the future post Red Bull fiasco

Jun 8, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner in the pit lane at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Christian Horner is no longer leading the Red Bull Racing team as their CEO and team principal. The former leader of Red Bull found himself kicked out of the team only a week after the British Grand Prix. Christian Horner and removal from Red Bull ended up creating a big story in the media. The entire paddock is searching for answers about the sudden fallout between the pair.

There are a lot of stories revolving around Christian Horner’s future. Experts suggest a move linked to either Ferrari or Alpine. On one hand, people are wondering if the team kicked him out due to lack of performance or his previous scandals. But on the other hand, they are also worried about the repercussions of his exit. The most probable issue that Red Bull Racing may end up facing is the loss of Max Verstappen. Here’s what British journalist and former TopGear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson had to say on the matter.

Jeremy Clarkson Compares Horner’s Removal from Red Bull Racing to His Own Predicament Years Ago

Jeremy Clarkson is a household name in the British automotive media industry. He is a well known tv presenter known for hosting TopGear and The Grand Tour shows. Clarkson is also regular visitor in Formula 1 racing. As it turns out, Jeremy Clarkson has close ties with Christian Horner. The day Horner was fired Clarkson talked to him about the future motivating him to do better.

“I sent him a text after the news of his dismissal broke, pointing out that I’ve been in his shoes in the past. I explained that when you wake the following morning, it’s easy to think, ‘Well, that’s that, then’. But in my case, that wasn’t that. I hadn’t trodden on a snake. I’d trodden on a ladder. And I bet he does, too.”

“I spent a bit of time with Christian at the Grand Prix on Sunday. And it was plain he had no inkling at all that the bullet was coming. He was with his 11-year-old daughter, Olivia, whose mother had just died of eye cancer. And we mostly talked about that and how the poor little mite was coping.”

Jeremy Clarkson reveals text to Christian Horner after surprise sacking:

— Jeremy Clarkson compared Christian Horner's unexpected departure from Red Bull to his own exit from the BBC. In his column for The Sun, Clarkson expressed support for Horner, revealing he texted him after… pic.twitter.com/TydamS0G5I
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Jeremy Clarkson’s confidence in Christian Horner stems from the former team principal’s success at Red Bull Racing. Horner effectively built Red Bull Racing from ground up into the successful frontrunners they are now.

Clarkson advises the community to look the bigger picture. Christian Horner is a proven personality. He has all the backing he needs when it comes to his work. He may as well end up with the new team, Cadillac F1. The American team will need a visionary figure to lead the team from their debut in Formula 1.

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