霍纳称离开红牛“突然且残酷”
克里斯蒂安·霍纳表示，他离开红牛的时机“相当突然且颇为残酷”。他在2025年7月被解除红牛车队首席执行官兼领队职务，由洛朗·梅基斯接任。
克里斯蒂安·霍纳披露了他“突然且残酷”地离开红牛F1车队的经过
克里斯蒂安·霍纳将离开红牛的时机形容为“突然且残酷”
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克里斯蒂安·霍纳表示，他离开红牛的过程“相当突然且颇为残酷”。
这位英国人在2025年7月被解除红牛车队首席执行官兼领队职务，此前他已在该职位任职20年，由洛朗·梅基斯接替。
霍纳在纽约举行的汽车运动商业交流会上担任头条嘉宾，该活动第二次回到这座城市举办。这位52岁的英国人加入了包括七届纳斯卡杯系列赛冠军吉米·约翰逊在内的座谈嘉宾阵容，回顾了他在一级方程式的职业生涯、在红牛的经历以及他未来可能担任的角色。
汽车运动商业交流会在纽约市回归，汇聚了来自赛车运动、商业和品牌领域的高层领导，地点设在曼哈顿汽车展厅，共同探讨赛车运动在美国的发展。
克里斯蒂安·霍纳自离开甲骨文红牛车队以来首次在美国出席该活动。
其他与会嘉宾还包括七届NASCAR杯系列赛冠军吉米·约翰逊、前一级方程式董事长兼首席执行官蔡斯·凯里、通用汽车的马克·罗伊斯、潘世奇的乔纳森·吉布森以及NASCAR的蒂姆·克拉克。
在活动上与CBS新闻主播埃罗尔·巴内特的一场台上对话中，霍纳被问及他的离职是否令人意外。
“是也不是。我认为时机相当突然，也相当残酷，但我感觉事情正在发生变化。没有什么会永远一成不变，”霍纳解释道。
“在创始人迪特里希·马特希茨于22年底不幸去世后，公司必然会演变和改变。而迪特里希，他就是红牛。他是其背后的力量。所有重大决策都由他做出。
蔡斯·凯里、本·丰德、德里克·张、乔纳森·吉布森、维尔纳·布雷尔、克里斯蒂安·霍纳、马克·罗伊斯和吉米·约翰逊
“显然，想要取代那样一个人是不可能的。不可避免地，随着团队演变并承担起这一挑战，情况就变得不同了。而且有一种将更多控制权收回总部的驱动力。这与我们在红牛车队和米尔顿凯恩斯所享有的自主权有所不同。”
“所以，我们走的是不同的道路，你能感觉到那种变化。这并不是对或错的问题。只是不同而已。当然，正是那种自主权让我们多年来取得了如此多的成功。所以，不可避免地，它走到了尽头。”
在米尔顿凯恩斯车队任职期间，霍纳与塞巴斯蒂安·维特尔、马克斯·维斯塔潘、丹尼尔·里卡多、塞尔吉奥·佩雷斯、皮埃尔·加斯利、亚历克斯·阿尔本和马克·韦伯等车手合作过。维特尔和维斯塔潘都随红牛成为四届冠军。
霍纳还带领车队在2010、2011、2012、2013、2022和2023年六次夺得车队总冠军，并在2010至2013年以及2021至2024年八次夺得车手总冠军。
“但随着时间的推移，我满怀自豪地回顾自己在红牛所取得的成就，”霍纳继续说道。“我为我们大家在那里所做的一切感到非常自豪。我也感到非常荣幸，能与一些非常了不起的车手共事。
“但最重要的是，与一些才华横溢、了不起的人共事，这样一群人倾尽全力，取得了非凡的成果。”
英文原文
Christian Horner reveals what led up to his 'abrupt and brutal' Red Bull F1 exit
Christian Horner has described the timing of his departure from Red Bull as "abrupt and brutal"
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Christian Horner says his exit from Red Bull was "pretty abrupt and quite brutal".
The Briton was removed as Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal in July 2025 after 20 years in the job and replaced by Laurent Mekies.
Horner headlined the Autosport Business Exchange in New York, which returned to the city for its second edition. The 52-year-old joined a line-up of panellists, including seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, and reflected on his career in Formula 1, his time at Red Bull and his potential future roles.
Autosport Business Exchange returned to New York City, bringing together senior leaders from across motorsport, business and brands at the Manhattan Motorcars showroom to examine racing's growth in America
Christian Horner made his first U.S. appearance at the event since leaving Oracle Red Bull Racing
Other panellists included seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, former chairman and CEO of Formula 1 Chase Carey, General Motors' Mark Reuss, Penske's Jonathan Gibson and NASCAR's Tim Clark
During an on-stage conversation at the event with CBS News anchor Errol Barnett, Horner was asked whether his departure had come as a surprise.
"Yes and no. I think the timing of it was pretty abrupt and quite brutal, but I felt that things were changing. Nothing stays the same forever," Horner explained.
"After the founder, Dietrich Mateschitz, sadly passed at the end of '22, it was always going to be the case that the company was going to evolve and was going to change. And Dietrich, he was Red Bull. He was the power behind it. He made all the big decisions.
Chase Carey, Ben Fund, Derek Chang, Jonathan Gibson, Werner Brell, Christian Horner, Mark Reuss and Jimmie Johnson
"Obviously, trying to replace somebody like that is impossible. Inevitably, as the group evolved and took on that challenge, it was just different. And there was a drive to bring more control back into the head office. And that sat differently from the autonomy that we'd enjoyed at Red Bull Racing and in Milton Keynes.
"So it was a different path that we were on, and you could feel that was changing. It wasn't that it was right or wrong. It was just different. Certainly, it was what had allowed us to achieve so much success over the years. So inevitably, it came to an end."
During his time at the Milton Keynes outfit, Horner worked with drivers including Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon and Mark Webber, among others. Vettel and Verstappen both became four-time champions with Red Bull.
Horner also led the team to six constructors' championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022 and 2023, and eight drivers' championships in 2010-13 and 2021-24.
"But with time, I reflect with great pride on what I achieved at Red Bull," Horner continued. "I'm very proud of what we all did there. And I feel very privileged to have worked with some amazing, amazing drivers.
"But most importantly, with some just brilliant and amazing people, a collection of people that gave their everything and achieved some remarkable results."
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