Horner: “Alpine? There’s a lot of speculation. For now, I’m still on a break from F1”

Horner: “Alpine? There's a lot of speculation. For now, I'm still on a break from F1”

Horner evaluates F1 return

After being dismissed from Red Bull in mid-2025, Christian Horner stepped away from Formula 1, but naturally, given his history and achievements, the Briton does not accept exiting the scene this way, and is planning his return.

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The gardening leave of the former Red Bull team principal is in any case coming to an end (it should finish by spring), so in the summer Horner will already be free to start working for another team. The most interested seems to be Alpine, but the former Red Bull man wants company shares (he is indeed part of the consortium that wants to acquire 24% of Otro Capital, a stake on which Mercedes and the owner of the New York Mets have also set their sights) and is not content with a role, even one of maximum responsibility, on the pit wall.

Horner’s words

Me at Alpine? There are always conjectures circulating. For now, I’m still on a break and not in a hurry; when it ends, we’ll see“, this was his comment to Sky Sport MotoGP. “Right now I’m enjoying watching other sports“.

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Meanwhile, the Briton was a “guest of honor” at the Jerez de la Frontera Sprint: “I come as a guest of MotoGP and Liberty Media. I’ve had some time to watch other races; I’ve always been a fan of the championship, so being here is fantastic. Also, I’m a fan of Marc Marquez; he’s the Verstappen of MotoGP“.

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