Video: What Horner's sacking really means for Verstappen, F1 and Red Bull
After 20 years of service as team principal and CEO of the Red Bull Formula 1 team, Christian Horner has been sacked with immediate effect, with Laurent Mekies replacing Horner and Alan Permane taking Mekies’ job as Racing Bulls boss
James Allen is joined in the studio to analyse the news with our correspondents Ronald Vording, Christian Nimmervoll and Ben Hunt to analyse what led to Horner’s sacking, what role Max Verstappen and his camp may have played in the decision, and what it means for Red Bull, Racing Bulls, and maybe even Ferrari in the future.
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