Team principal initially had Bernie Ecclestone’s backing in a sport where his rivals would otherwise have eaten him alive
When Christian Horner took his seat at a Formula One team bosses’ meeting for the first time in 2005, barely into his 30s and a surprise appointment to head the new Red Bull team, he was stepping into a world populated by legendary figures. Sir Frank Williams, Ron Dennis of McLaren and Jean Todt of Ferrari had spent their lives fighting and winning in a deeply complex, intensely competitive and highly politicised environment.
Horner might easily have been eaten alive, like so many before him, had he not benefited from the support of a patron whose power exceeded that of all his rivals.
Written by Richard Williams
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/08/how-christian-horner-rose-to-power-in-formula-one-and-stayed-there under the title “How Christian Horner rose to power in Formula One … and stayed there | Richard Williams”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
