McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown claimed that Netflix’s Drive to Survive modified former Crimson Bull workforce principal and CEO Christian Horner.
Brown and Horner have famously butted heads, which was usually captured on the hit docuseries, however their relationship hasn’t all the time been that method.
“I’ve recognized Christian for 30-plus years. We used to get on,” Brown informed The Telegraph. “His outcomes are superb. So, hats off. However he’s modified. I believe the Drive to Survive fame, the cash, the glory, all acquired a bit a lot.”
Drive to Survive, which was first launched in 2019, has been instrumental in boosting the recognition of Formulation 1 in the USA and with a youthful viewers. Along with this, it additionally pushed the people inside the championship into the limelight, together with former driver Daniel Ricciardo, former Haas workforce principal Guenther Steiner, Horner, and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff.
Zak Brown, McLaren
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When requested if Horner performed truthful throughout his time on the helm of Crimson Bull Racing, Brown defined: “At occasions, no. Again once I was racing, there have been drivers who raced exhausting and squeezed rivals’ automobiles two wheels off the monitor. That’s OK. However different drivers squeeze you 4 wheels off the monitor. That’s not OK. I’m a two wheels off man. Christian is a 4 wheels off man.”
He added: “He made allegations in direction of our workforce. I can’t think about he believed them. It was merely supposed to disrupt us. No matter legality, everybody within the sport is aware of you wouldn’t do this for technical causes.”
Horner was changed as Crimson Bull Racing CEO and workforce principal on 9 July 2025 by former Racing Bulls workforce chief Laurent Mekies. After reaching a settlement settlement with the Milton Keynes outfit, Horner formally left the workforce on 22 September 2025. It’s understood that the settlement would enable the Briton to return to the championship in 2026 ought to he discover a appropriate place.
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