The 51-year-old resides in a £9.2m mansion with his Spice Girl wife Geri Halliwell-Horner in the village of Marston Saint Lawrence, near Banbury.

Mr Horner was relieved of his Red Bull team principal role last month after 20 years of service, seeing him pocket a reported £80 million payout in the process.

He had been team principal at Red Bull since 2005, overseeing eight drivers’ world championships and six constructors’ titles.

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Christian Horner.(Image: David Davies / PA Wire)

Now, writing in his column for De Telegraaf, Christijan Albers has taken a brutal swipe at Mr Horner following his exit from Red Bull.

The former F1 driver said: “Horner has played a very important role at Red Bull over all these years and achieved a lot, but everyone has their expiration date. You’re seeing that now.

“It’s actually a shame for Red Bull that it took so much time, literally. Because it’s no secret that many people wanted to get rid of him at the beginning of 2024.

“Whatever happened with the woman in question, who accused him, as a team principal and CEO, you shouldn’t be in that position.”

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Moving onto the sizable payout Mr Horner received, Mr Albers added: “As a former driver, I find it absolutely ridiculous that he’s getting such a huge severance package of around 60 million euros.

“As a driver, you always have performance clauses in your contract. if you don’t perform, you can go.

“With all the success he’s achieved, he lost his way somewhere, lost focus, and nearly caused Red Bull to lose its top-team status only to be bought off.

“I understand that Red Bull wants to get everything done as quickly as possible, but it’s actually ridiculous that you’re being rewarded for it in this way, so to speak.”