{"id":453284,"date":"2026-02-04T12:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/453284\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:41:11","slug":"christian-horner-addresses-alpine-rumours-as-he-discusses-f1-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/453284\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Horner addresses Alpine rumours as he discusses F1 return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner has addressed rumours linking him to a return to Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving his role as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/red-bull-racing\/4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Red Bull Racing<\/a> CEO and team principal in July 2025, there have been several rumours of a return for the Briton. Most recently, it has been reported that he is part of a consortium of investors who are keen to buy into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/alpine\/24858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Alpine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, look, so far I&#8217;ve been going to pretty much every team on the grid,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PC6Uv7ZExsI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TODAY<\/a>\u00a0when asked about the recent rumours. &#8220;I&#8217;ve spoken very little publicly since I left Red Bull. It&#8217;s flattering that there&#8217;s often this speculation that I&#8217;m going to this team or that team, but that&#8217;s rife in Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d only come back for the right opportunity, working with the right people that are like-minded and want to win. I&#8217;ve got no interest in just taking part.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It has been widely reported that Horner would only be interested in a role that includes ownership in a team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look, I&#8217;ve done my shift, I think,&#8221; Horner said. &#8220;If I were to come back, it would be in a slightly different role to the one that I performed for the last 21 years or so. So we&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/christian-horner-red-bull-raci.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n<p class=\"photographer\">Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The interest in the sport is sky-high. There&#8217;s some fantastic people that want to invest in Formula 1. But I&#8217;m in no rush. If my career stops at the end of my time at Red Bull, I&#8217;ve had an incredible run, and as I say, I&#8217;d only come back for something that was genuinely exciting and something that could ultimately win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/racing-bulls-12\/12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Racing Bulls<\/a> team principal Laurent Mekies replaced Horner at Red Bull last year. The Milton Keynes outfit finished third in the 2025 constructors&#8217; championship with four-time champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/max-verstappen\/17529\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Max Verstappen<\/a> claiming second in the drivers&#8217; championship. 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