{"id":360538,"date":"2025-12-21T22:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/360538\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T22:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:43:19","slug":"red-bull-open-up-on-christian-horner-axe-as-2026-f1-pecking-order-prediction-made-racingnews365-reivew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/360538\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull open up on Christian Horner axe as 2026 F1 pecking order prediction made &#8211; RacingNews365 Reivew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff has opened up on the decision to part ways with Christian Horner earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Horner was at the helm of the Milton Keynes-based squad since its inception in 2005 and oversaw various world championship triumphs with Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/red-bull-boss-explains-reason-for-sacking-christian-horner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Red Bull boss explains reason for sacking Christian Horner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMajor F1 pecking order change predicted as two manufacturers anticipated to struggle<\/p>\n<p>The F1 pecking order in 2026 will largely depend on the efficiency of the new power unit, according to former Aston Martin strategy engineer Bernie Collins.<\/p>\n<p>A major regulation overhaul next year will see changes to both the power unit build and aerodynamic rules.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/major-f1-pecking-order-change-predicted-as-two-manufacturers-anticipated-to-struggle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Major F1 pecking order change predicted as two manufacturers anticipated to struggle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monza-start.jpg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"&#9;&#9;&#9;\u00a9 XPBimages&#10;&#9;\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a9 XPBimages<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRed Bull CEO addresses Max Verstappen F1 future<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff has expressed confidence that Max Verstappen will not opt to strike a partnership with another team in F1 before his retirement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen&#8217;s F1 future was the subject of scrutiny for the opening half of the 2025 campaign when the team was in an uncompetitive position compared to runaway leaders McLaren.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/red-bull-ceo-addresses-max-verstappen-f1-future\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Red Bull CEO addresses Max Verstappen F1 future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDavid Coulthard casts verdict on Max Verstappen &#8216;regret&#8217; with &#8216;weaker minds&#8217; explanation<\/p>\n<p>David Coulthard does not believe Max Verstappen will &#8220;regret&#8221; running into George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, despite it costing the Dutchman vital points in the F1 drivers&#8217; championship.<\/p>\n<p>The incident at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is well-trodden ground. Even if the Red Bull driver had relinquished position to the Briton without drama, he would have crossed the line fifth, securing 10 points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/david-coulthard-casts-verdict-on-max-verstappen-regret-with-weaker-minds-explanation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: David Coulthard casts verdict on Max Verstappen &#8216;regret&#8217; with &#8216;weaker minds&#8217; explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Coulthard-Zandvoort.jpg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"&#9;&#9;&#9;\u00a9 XPBimages&#10;&#9;\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a9 XPBimages<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFerrari detail &#8216;important&#8217; F1 focus behind &#8216;Spec A&#8217; justification<\/p>\n<p>Fred Vasseur has revealed that Ferrari will arrive at the private test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in January with a &#8220;spec A&#8221; car.<\/p>\n<p>The team principal of the Scuderia expects its F1 rivals to follow suit, explaining that the emphasis will not be on performance during the five-day closed-door test, but rather on reliability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/ferrari-detail-important-f1-focus-behind-spec-a-justification\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Ferrari detail &#8216;important&#8217; F1 focus behind &#8216;Spec A&#8217; justification<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tToto Wolff makes &#8216;lucky&#8217; Mercedes claim over George Russell<\/p>\n<p>Toto Wolff has said Mercedes is &#8220;lucky to have&#8221; George Russell racing for it after the British driver&#8217;s superb 2025 F1 season.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time grand prix winner was one of the stand-out performers across the campaign, finishing fourth in the standings behind the three drivers&#8217; championship protagonists and amassing nine trips to the podium and twice to the top step.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/toto-wolff-makes-lucky-mercedes-claim-over-george-russell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Toto Wolff makes &#8216;lucky&#8217; Mercedes claim over George Russell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out on any of the Formula 1 action thanks to this handy 2026 F1 calendar that can be easily loaded into your smartphone or PC.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a class=\"btn btn--small btn--rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/add-the-2026-f1-calendar-to-your-agenda-with-one-click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\tDownload the calender<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff has opened up on the decision to part ways with Christian Horner earlier&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,2476,578,2479,2477,2480,2478,930,576,577,932,1885,2475,582,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-360538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-daniel-ricciardo","11":"tag-f1","12":"tag-f1-calendar","13":"tag-f1-live","14":"tag-f1-results","15":"tag-f1-standings","16":"tag-ferrari","17":"tag-formula-1","18":"tag-formula1","19":"tag-lewis-hamilton","20":"tag-max-verstappen","21":"tag-motorsport","22":"tag-racing","23":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}