For Christian Horner, stepping down from Red Bull Racing was never an option. In an interview with De Telegraaf, the team principal discusses the consequences of the personal issues he had in 2024, whilst reaffirming his commitment to Red Bull once again.

With Verstappen teetering on the edge of a race ban, Horner wanted to alert the relevant authorities to the prospect of the Red Bull driver being goaded into an incident in Montreal

Christian Horner has said Red Bull pre-emptively approached the FIA Race Director to watch out for rivals ‘goading’ him. With Verstappen on 11 penalty points heading into the Canadian Grand Prix, the four-time F1 World Champion is just a single penalty point away from triggering an automatic race ban.