US EditionChristian Horner Sacked From Red Bull over 'Sense of Entitlement'
Toto Wolff said Christian Horner's perceived entitlement led to his dismissal after 20 years at Red Bull, with Horner reportedly receiving an £80 million payout.
- Dec 11, 2025, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said `It's the sense of entitlement he has`, linking that trait to former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner's exit.
- Long-Running rivalry between Toto Wolff and Christian Horner produced off-track spats and peaked at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when FIA race director Michael Massi misapplied the rules.
- Reports show Christian Horner, former Red Bull team principal, pocketed a reported £80m payout after being relieved of his role earlier this year, overseeing eight drivers' championships and six constructors' titles.
- Wolff told The Telegraph `I talked to Lewis about it yesterday` and added `I think about it every day and so does he`, saying the episode has stayed with the team.
- Locally, Geri and Christian Horner's plans for a £9.2m mansion angered neighbors, while Marko stepped down from Red Bull earlier this year, highlighting leadership changes.
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thisisoxfordshire.co.ukChristian Horner sacked from Red Bull over 'sense of entitlement'
Christian Horner was sacked from Red Bull over his "sense of entitlement", an F1 rival has said in a cutting swipe.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has revealed why he thinks Christian Horner was fired from the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The two rivals have had a strained relationship for years, the Daily Mail reported.
picture alliance / HOCH ZWEI After an inappropriate behavior scandal with an employee of the Red Bull team, Christian Horner had been officially dismissed in the summer of 2025. An investigation had been launched in 2024 and filed without follow-up, but the harm was done and the atmosphere within the team was severely degraded. Toto Wolff, great rival of Christian Horner and director of the Mercedes team, balances his theory about Horner's dismi…
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