{"id":797053,"date":"2026-07-13T07:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797053\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:12:10","slug":"f1-news-today-christian-horners-logical-next-step-after-75m-sacking-as-red-bull-face-new-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797053\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 News Today: Christian Horner&#8217;s &#8216;logical next step&#8217; after \u00a375m sacking as Red Bull face new setback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Christian Horner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/87455\/christian-horner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Horner<\/a> has a &#8216;logical next step&#8217; in his bid to return to F1, according to prominent radio presenter Simon Jordan.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\ntalkSPORT host Jordan is himself a former sports executive as chairman of Premier League club Crystal Palace, so well placed to analyse Horner&#8217;s situation right now.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1087595\/christian-horner-f1-return-logical-next-step-simon-jordan-sacking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull facing new setback in bid to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/max-verstappen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nRed Bull team boss Laurent Mekies has suggested that the <a title=\"Belgian Grand Prix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-race-calendar\/belgian-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Belgian Grand Prix<\/a> may provide yet more misery for four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen.&#13;<\/p>\n<p> Article continues under video<\/p>\n<p>\nVerstappen is currently languishing down in seventh in the drivers&#8217; 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