Christian Horner to make F1 return after deal with Red Bull

The 52-year-old lives on the Oxfordshire border near Banbury with Spice Girl singer Geri Halliwell, whom he married in 2015.

Mr Horner had been team principal at Red Bull since 2005, overseeing eight drivers’ world championships and six constructors’ titles.

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But this all came to an end last year when his team let him go mid-season over performance relating to the team.

Prior to that, the 52-year-old had also been locked at the centre of allegations of inappropriate behaviour, which he was later cleared of.

Now, Mr Horner is “allowed” to join an F1 team following the conditions of his Red Bull gardening leave, according to GPFans.

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A portion from the latest article said: “Now, reports from the Sunday Times suggest that he, strictly speaking, would be allowed to be in another role with a different team as early as the Canadian Grand Prix in May, in line with a period of gardening leave that he negotiated with Red Bull when leaving.

“Horner is believed to have struck up an £80million deal with the team to end his contract early and walk away, with 10 months gardening leave meaning that he couldn’t join up with another squad until May 2026.

“However, the report also states that he is not planning on a return to the F1 paddock any time soon.”