Red Bull<\/a> have enjoyed a recent purple patch under new team principal Laurent Mekies<\/a>, with Max Verstappen<\/a> winning back-to-back races at Monza and in Baku.<\/p>\n Mekies and Verstappen appear to be working well together<\/a>, and Yuki Tsunoda achieved his best result since his promotion at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, whether everything is as rosy as it seems behind the scenes is another matter.<\/p>\n Horner was primarily responsible for so much of Red Bull\u2019s success over the last 20 years.<\/p>\n CHRISTIAN HORNER\u2019S RECORD AS RED BULL F1 TEAM PRINCIPALGrands Prix entered406Wins124Podiums287Pole positions107Points8,009Drivers\u2019 championships8 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)Constructors\u2019 championships6 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023)<\/p>\n His 14 championship victories make him one of F1\u2019s most storied team principals, with Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel becoming four-time world champions during his tenure.<\/p>\n Journalist Joe Saward believes this could pose a problem for Red Bull if and when Horner finds a new job in the paddock.<\/p>\n Although some Red Bull staff were frustrated with Horner<\/a> and some of his decision-making, many owe much of their success in Formula 1 to their former boss.<\/p>\n READ MORE: All to know about the sacked Red Bull team principal Christian Horner with net worth<\/a><\/p>\n Saward was speaking about Horner\u2019s departure on the Missed Apex Podcast.<\/p>\n Asked about what\u2019s next for Red Bull and Horner, he explained: \u201cThe key test for Laurent Mekies is now that they have a deal with Christian Horner, and it\u2019s settled, and he\u2019s leaving the team or has officially left the team.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have clauses in a number of contracts called the Christian Horner clause. It\u2019s not really, but that\u2019s a good way of describing it.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the Christian Horner clause means if Christian Horner leaves, I can leave too. So we can start looking now and seeing how many engineers are going to start leaving Red Bull because Christian\u2019s not there.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, there is an advantage for Red Bull in that Christian hasn\u2019t got anywhere to go at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if he had somewhere to go, would the people leave and go and work with him somewhere else? The answer to that is, in a lot of cases, yes. So they are worried about it.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Red](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2223528491-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Mark Thompson\/Getty ImagesRed Bull \u2018worried\u2019 that staff could leave due to Christian Horner \u2018clause\u2019 inserted into their contracts<\/p>\n