, external<\/span><\/a> at $6.5bn (\u00a34.8bn), Mercedes second at $6bn (\u00a34.4m). The ranking of the 10 teams in F1 last year placed Alpine seventh at $2.45bn<\/p>\nHorner, who led Red Bull to eight drivers’ titles and six constructors’ championships in 20 years in charge, has not spoken publicly since losing his position at Red Bull.<\/p>\n
But he has made it clear privately to several senior F1 insiders that if he returns he wants full control of a team, a role senior to that of team principal and a significant shareholding.<\/p>\n
A buy-in to Alpine could not satisfy those requirements, unless Renault was to relinquish its majority shareholding.<\/p>\n
He was sacked by Red Bull after a tumultuous two years in which he was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee and a slump in form for the team that bosses felt would not be recovered with him in charge.<\/p>\n
Horner always denied the allegations and two internal Red Bull investigations dismissed them.<\/p>\n
During 2024, three key employees decided to leave Red Bull, chief technical officer Adrian Newey, sporting director Jonathan Wheatley and head of strategy Will Courtenay.<\/p>\n
Following his departure and replacement by Frenchman Laurent Mekies, Red Bull’s form recovered and Max Verstappen mounted a late assault on the 2025 drivers’ title, missing out to McLaren’s Lando Norris by just two points at the end of the season.<\/p>\n
Verstappen told BBC Sport in an interview at the final race of last season that he “always had a great relationship with Christian and still to this day, a lot of people, we appreciate what he has done for the team”.<\/p>\n
He added: “When sometimes a team has been functioning for a very long time, very well, and then at one point it’s not, and there’s not really also a clear direction out of it, sometimes management makes a big change.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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