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/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F24%2F08%2Fchristian-horner.jpg "Red Bull team principal Christian Horner ahead of practice on November 17, 2023")
Report: Horner targets CEO role at Red Bull's parent company
Christian Horner is reportedly eyeing the position of CEO within the energy drink giant, amidst the ongoing scandal and power dynamics at Red Bull Racing, hinting at ambitions that extend beyond the realm of Formula 1.Mar 21, 16:07
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F44%2Fdaniel-ricciardo.jpeg "Daniel Ricciardo at the Brazilian GP on November 2, 2023")
Ricciardo considers possible farewell to F1 in 2024
Daniel Ricciardo concedes that the current season might signal the conclusion of his Formula 1 career.Mar 21, 16:04
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F24%2F10%2Fhelmut-marko.jpg "Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko is seen before practice on March 8, 2024")
Marko rules out RB seat for Ferrari's Bearman
Dr Helmut Marko has ruled out offering impressive rookie Oliver Bearman a seat at Red Bull's junior Formula 1 team RB.Mar 21, 07:07
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F24%2F10%2Fchristian-horner.jpg "Red Bull team principal Christian Horner pictured on March 8, 2024")
Horner wants to be energy drink CEO - report
Christian Horner has set his sights on becoming the CEO of the energy drink company CEO.Mar 21, 07:05
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F49%2Fdaniel-ricciardo.jpeg "Daniel Ricciardo at the Abu Dhabi GP on November 23, 2023")
Ricciardo admits 2024 could be final year in F1
Daniel Ricciardo admits that 2024 could be his last season in Formula 1.Mar 21, 07:02
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F38%2Fliam-lawson.jpeg "Liam Lawson at the Singapore GP on September 17, 2023")
Mid-season RB seat would not be ideal - Lawson
Liam Lawson admits it would not be ideal if he was drafted into RB's team lineup in the middle of the season.Mar 20, 07:22
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F26%2Fadrian-newey.jpeg "Adrian Newey at the Austrian GP on June 30, 2023")
Aramco eyeing Aston Martin, Newey and Verstappen - rumour
Rumours are emerging that Aston Martin's main F1 sponsor, Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company Aramco, is shaping up to potentially take over the team.Mar 20, 07:21
Impatient Lawson warns Ricciardo: Up your game or risk the boot
Liam Lawson has not-so-subtly suggested that Daniel Ricciardo needs to "step it up" if he wishes to retain his position within Red Bull's junior Formula 1 team.Mar 18, 16:39
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F24%2F10%2Fmax-verstappen_1.jpg "Red Bull's Max Verstappen after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2, 2024")
Jos Verstappen calls for 'peace' amidst Red Bull turmoil
Jos Verstappen is seeking "peace" and "calm" to be reinstated in the background at Red Bull, as his son Max is overwhelmed with inquiries about Christian Horner's contentious leadership battle at each Grand Prix.Mar 18, 16:36
Hopeful successor Lawson tells Ricciardo to 'step it up'
Daniel Ricciardo needs to "step it up" or risk being replaced at Red Bull's junior team RB, hopeful successor Liam Lawson has hinted.Mar 18, 07:09
Max's father wants 'peace' and 'calm' restored at Red Bull
Jos Verstappen wants "peace" and "calm" restored behind the scenes at Red Bull because his son Max is bombarded with questions about the Christian Horner power struggle at every race.Mar 18, 07:07
Horner's accuser lodges Red Bull investigation appeal
The Christian Horner scandal just keeps racing forwards, with news emerging now that the woman at the centre of the allegations has lodged an appeal.Mar 15, 07:15
Wolff not ruling out attracting Newey to Mercedes
Toto Wolff is not ruling out a scenario in which Max Verstappen, Dr Helmut Marko and even Adrian Newey all switch from Red Bull to Mercedes.Mar 14, 06:53
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Ford still committed, but Wolff warns Red Bull saga not over
For now at least, Red Bull has retained the backing of its 2026 works Formula 1 engine partner Ford amid the Christian Horner power struggle and scandal.Mar 14, 06:51
Marko says Ricciardo must improve at RB team
Once apparently destined to re-join Red Bull Racing, Daniel Ricciardo could actually now be under pressure even to stay with the junior 'RB' team.Mar 12, 07:28
Marko tells Ferrari to put Bearman at Haas in 2025
Dr Helmut Marko has urged Ferrari to place impressive rookie Oliver Bearman with the affiliated Haas team for 2025.Mar 12, 07:26
Red Bull may not win every single race in 2024 - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko thinks Red Bull can be beaten in 2024 - but only in certain individual grands prix.Mar 11, 07:01
Horner faces sack, as F1 scandal heat rises again
Just as the Red Bull power struggle looked set to switch from boil to simmer, the heat has been turned back up - this time on Christian Horner yet again.Mar 11, 06:56
Saudi meetings ease Red Bull saga - for now
The scandal and power struggle that has coloured the start of Red Bull's 2024 season looks to be easing - for now.Mar 10, 05:44
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F44%2Fhelmut-marko.jpeg "Helmut Marko at the Brazil GP on November 3, 2023")
Ferrari 'intensifies contact' with Red Bull's Pierre Wache
Rival teams have a keen eye on the internal strife that is dogging the otherwise totally-dominant Red Bull Racing.Mar 9, 05:35
Verstappen threatens to quit if 'glue' Marko leaves
Max Verstappen says Dr Helmut Marko is the "glue" that keeps him at Red Bull.Mar 9, 05:30
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F47%2Ffernando-alonso.jpeg "Fernando Alonso at the Abu Dhabi GP on November 24, 2023")
De la Rosa plays down Alonso's Saudi pace
Pedro de la Rosa, an Aston Martin team ambassador and close confidante of Fernando Alonso's, played down the Spaniard's top time in Jeddah free practice.Mar 8, 06:28
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F46%2Fmax-verstappen.jpeg "Max Verstappen at the Las Vegas GP on November 15, 2023")
Marko admits Verstappen contract 'has clauses'
Christian Horner has pleaded for the end of a scandal that endangered not only his top job at Red Bull, but could lead to Max Verstappen's shock exit.Mar 8, 06:27
'Not exciting' F1 has triggered wave of scandals - Alonso
Leading Formula 1 figures are watching on in horror as their sport becomes engulfed in scandal upon scandal.Mar 7, 07:30
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F47%2Fmax-verstappen_1.jpeg "Max Verstappen at the Abu Dhabi GP on November 25, 2023")
Verstappen wants 'calm' restored at crisis-struck Red Bull
Max Verstappen admits he is hoping for a "quieter weekend" in Saudi Arabia, after the Christian Horner saga engulfed the Red Bull camp last time out in Bahrain.Mar 7, 07:26
Red Bull's Mateschitz successor Mintzlaff to be in Jeddah
The scandal engulfing Christian Horner and revealing the depth of a power struggle at Red Bull looks set to race on throughout and beyond this weekend's Saudi Arabian GP.Mar 6, 07:04
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F23%2F47%2Fsergio-perez_1.jpeg "Sergio Perez at the Abu Dhabi GP on November 25, 2023")
Perez doing well to not be 'destroyed' by Verstappen
If Sergio Perez can keep finishing second behind Max Verstappen this year, his place at the dominant Red Bull team might be safe for 2025.Mar 5, 06:50
Verstappen admits Red Bull locked in 'power struggle'
Jos Verstappen has admitted that the Christian Horner scandal is also a "power struggle" involving Red Bull's Austrian and Thai shareholding factions.Mar 5, 06:43
Horner's top job at Red Bull 'untenable' now - Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher suspects Mercedes and the Verstappen camp are "already in negotiations" for a sensational switch from Red Bull to Mercedes.Mar 4, 07:26
Horner scandal risks loss of Verstappen, Newey
In the eye of the storm, Christian Horner put on a show of unity and harmony on Saturday - flanked by his wife Geri and Red Bull's majority Thai shareholder, billionaire Chalerm Yoovidhya.Mar 3, 06:40
Verstappen already in 'a different galaxy' in 2024
As Max Verstappen dominated the Bahrain GP having also secured the first pole position on offer in 2024, hopes began to fade among Red Bull's rivals.Mar 3, 06:36
F1, FIA to decide if Horner action required
As the Christian Horner saga rolls on, he met privately and separately with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in Bahrain on Friday.Mar 2, 07:15
Red Bull chiefs give Perez an early boost in 2024
Sergio Perez's bosses have given his chances of securing a new contract for 2025 an early boost.Mar 2, 07:12
Verstappen rivals all 'racing for second' in Bahrain
George Russell admits the entire Formula 1 field, except for Max Verstappen, will be "racing for second" as the 2024 season begins in Bahrain on Saturday.Mar 2, 07:09
Rivals suddenly hopeful Red Bull 'can be caught' in 2024
The team pecking order in Formula 1, which until Thursday appeared to be reasonably clear, was thrown on its head on the opening day of practice in Bahrain.Mar 1, 07:04
Alonso's wild claim about Red Bull dominance 'realistic'
Dr Helmut Marko had to smile in Bahrain when asked about Fernando Alonso's prediction of another sure-fire title for Max Verstappen this year.Feb 29, 07:42
'War not over' despite Horner winning scandal battle
The investigation into a staff member's allegations of bad behaviour has finally resulted in Christian Horner being cleared of wrongdoing.Feb 29, 07:41
Sainz 'probably' won't wait for Red Bull decision - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko openly admits that at least three drivers, and potentially four or more, are eyeing Sergio Perez's Red Bull seat for 2025.Feb 27, 08:50
Horner scandal outcome expected early this week
The Christian Horner scandal is finally coming to its end, with Red Bull executives tipped to resolve his future in Formula 1 as he jets back to Bahrain on Wednesday.Feb 27, 08:43
2025 contract still possible for Perez - Marko
It is still possible that Sergio Perez will be offered a new contract to keep racing at Red Bull beyond 2024.Feb 26, 07:50
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