Article by Daniel Grigore – published Monday, September 22, 2025, 16:37 / Updated Monday, September 22, 2025 16:37
Red Bull Racing announced the official separation by Christian Horner, after reaching an agreement with the termination of the contract still valid. The 51 -year -old British, who holds the positions of the main team (director) and CEO at Red Bull Racing, received around 60 million euros!
Christian Horner has run Red Bull Racing since 2005, from the Entrance of the Energizing Beverages Company. With him at the helm, the Austrian builder won 8 titles for pilots and 6 for builders.
In July, in the context of the declining results, the internal power struggle and the scandal that had in the foreground, an employee accusing him of sexual harassment, Horner was dismissed from the positions he held at Red Bull Racing, those of CEO and the main team (director).
Although he passed on the dead line, he was still under contract with Red Bull. The agreement was due in 2030 and provided an annual salary of 12 million euros.
Among the biggest terminars in history! How much does Christian Horner get from Red Bull
After months of Christmas negotiations, Horner agreed to sign the termination, officially announced today, September 22. BBC writes that The British will receive 60 million euros, one of the largest compensations in the history of sport. Basically, the salary related to all 5 years of contract remaining!
“Red Bull Racing announces that Team the main and CEO Christian Horner will leave the team today,” the company statement said.
“To lead Red Bull Racing was an honor and a privilege. When we started the job in 2005, none of us could have imagined the road that awaits us – the championships, the races, the people, the memories.
I am incredibly proud of what I realized as a team, breaking records, reaching peaks that no one believed were possible. I will always wear this with me, ”Horner said on the occasion of termination.
124 raceswon Red Bull Racing under Horner's command
After the dismissal of Christian Horner, CEO and the main Team was named Laurent Mekies. It is a good time for Red Bull Racing, with Max Verstappen winning in the last two races in the calendar (Baku and Monza).
The Dutchman retains mathematical chances for the title of pilots – would be the fifth consecutive – but the title to the builders is as won by McLaren.
