Former Pink Bull boss Christian Horner has addressed rumours linking him to a return to Components 1.
After leaving his position as Pink Bull Racing CEO and crew principal in July 2025, there have been a number of rumours of a return for the Briton. Most lately, it has been reported that he’s a part of a consortium of traders who’re eager to purchase into Alpine.
“Nicely, look, to date I have been going to just about each crew on the grid,” he instructed TODAY when requested concerning the current rumours. “I’ve spoken little or no publicly since I left Pink Bull. It is flattering that there is typically this hypothesis that I will this crew or that crew, however that is rife in Components 1.
“I would solely come again for the best alternative, working with the best individuals which are like-minded and need to win. I’ve obtained no real interest in simply participating.”
It has been broadly reported that Horner would solely be interested by a task that features possession in a crew.
“Look, I’ve completed my shift, I believe,” Horner stated. “If I have been to come back again, it might be in a barely totally different position to the one which I carried out for the final 21 years or so. So we’ll see.
Christian Horner, Pink Bull Racing
Photograph by: Pink Bull Content material Pool
“The curiosity within the sport is sky-high. There’s some unbelievable folks that need to spend money on Components 1. However I am in no rush. If my profession stops on the finish of my time at Pink Bull, I’ve had an unbelievable run, and as I say, I would solely come again for one thing that was genuinely thrilling and one thing that would in the end win.”
Former Racing Bulls crew principal Laurent Mekies changed Horner at Pink Bull final 12 months. The Milton Keynes outfit completed third within the 2025 constructors’ championship with four-time champion Max Verstappen claiming second within the drivers’ championship. It now prepares for the 2026 season with a automotive powered by Pink Bull Powertrains in collaboration with Ford.
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