霍纳在动情采访中披露离开红牛细节
克里斯蒂安·霍纳在采访中披露自己离开红牛的细节，称奥地利公司董事会认为他完全劫持了这支F1车队的身份认同。
克里斯蒂安·霍纳在动情采访中披露离开红牛的细节
霍纳披露了自己被解职的可能原因，称奥地利公司董事会认为他完全劫持了这支F1车队的身份认同
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自红牛于2025年7月9日毫不留情地解职克里斯蒂安·霍纳以来，F1围场一直在无休止地猜测究竟是什么触发了这一决定。
是2024年初的那些指控吗？还是红牛在2025年上半年只赢下两场大奖赛的事实？又或者是马克斯·维斯塔潘的阵营终于发出了最后通牒？
如今，多亏了澳大利亚《60分钟》节目，霍纳一方的说法终于浮出水面。而他对那些把他赶出门的高管们显然毫不留情。
过去15个月里，霍纳一直在他那广阔的英国乡村庄园里享受着安静的奢华生活，靠遣散费过得滋润。但时间显然没有完全抚平他20年米尔顿凯恩斯生涯终结所留下的创伤。
当被问及他的任期被终止的确切时刻时，霍纳放下了他惯常那套经公关训练的媒体戒备。
“我从未想过会落到这个位置，”霍纳说道，神情明显紧张。“那是一段非常艰难的时期，因为事情……执行得如此残酷。我的意思是，我把心血和灵魂都投入到了那项事业中，突然间被夺走，真的非常难受。”
对于密切关注红牛内部动态的人来说，众所周知，自从联合创始人迪特里希·马特希茨去世后，奥地利母公司与其霍纳的赛车队之间的企业权力斗争就一直是一颗定时炸弹。
霍纳最终给出了一个答案：他的被解职可能是一场关于身份与控制权的斗争，而不仅仅是赛道上的成绩问题。
马克斯·维斯塔潘，红牛车队，丹尼尔·里卡多，红牛车队，车队领队克里斯蒂安·霍纳
“也许我被认为掌控欲过强，”霍纳透露，“我的意思是，有人告诉我，这更像是克里斯蒂安车队，而不是红牛车队。”
然而，霍纳到场并非只为哀叹自己的离任。当采访者追问，鉴于车队在2025年中期无可否认的低迷，他是否会解雇自己时，霍纳立刻变得戒备十足，并当即亮出了证据。
他给出了一份口头数据清单，实际上是对那些声称他损害了品牌的高管们的一次有力现实回击。
马克斯·维斯塔潘，红牛车队，克里斯蒂安·霍纳，红牛车队
“我认为一级方程式赛车是一个以成绩为导向的行业，”霍纳回击道。“如果只看赤裸裸的事实，我带来了124场胜利、14个世界冠军、287次领奖台，以及四分之一的胜率。我为这项业务引入了大概超过30亿美元的赞助收入，并且从零开始打造了一台引擎。”
很难对这一算术提出异议。无论内部政治和赛道外的戏剧如何，他在米尔顿凯恩斯建立的帝国是不可否认的。
霍纳离任的苦涩讽刺在于，就在他被解雇之后，红牛车队突然又重新找到了立足点。马克斯·维斯塔潘势如破竹，在接下来的九场比赛中赢下六场，稳定了车队。
尽管霍纳声称他对让车队处于良好状态感到满意，但他承认，看着自己的车手在没有他的情况下庆祝，是一颗难以下咽的苦果。
“最难受的是看到所有人都无法与他们分享那一刻，”霍纳坦言，“就像透过窗户看着一场你未被邀请的派对。”
英文原文
Christian Horner reveals details of Red Bull exit in emotional interview
Horner reveals the potential reason behind his ousting, claiming the Austrian corporate board felt he had entirely hijacked the Formula 1 team's identity
For Red Bull fans. Keeping watch on Red Bull Racing, with F1 news, driver updates, technical insight and race analysis from Milton Keynes.
Ever since Red Bull unceremoniously dropped Christian Horner on 9 July 2025, the Formula 1 paddock has been buzzing with endless speculation about what actually triggered the guillotine.
Was it the early-2024 allegations? Was it the fact that Red Bull only managed to win two grand prix races in the first half of 2025? Or was it Max Verstappen’s camp finally forcing a hard ultimatum?
Now, thanks to 60 Minutes Australia, Horner's side of the story has finally come to light. And he certainly did not hold back on the executives who pushed him out the door.
For the past 15 months, Horner has enjoyed the quiet luxury of his sprawling English country estate, cashing in on his severance package. But time clearly hasn't fully healed the wound of how his 20-year career at Milton Keynes ended.
When asked about the exact moment his tenure was terminated, Horner dropped his usual PR-trained media guard.
"I never imagined to be in this position," Horner said, looking visibly tense. "It was a very difficult time because it was so... brutally executed. I mean, I put my heart and soul into that business, and suddenly to have it taken away was very tough."
For those closely following the internal dynamics at Red Bull, it is well known that ever since co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz passed away, the corporate power struggle between the Austrian parent company and Horner’s race team has been a ticking time bomb.
Horner finally offered an answer: his firing could have been a battle over identity and control, not just track performance.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing, Team Principal Christian Horner
"Perhaps I was deemed to have too much control," Horner revealed. "I mean, I was told it was more like Christian Racing than Red Bull Racing."
Horner wasn't just there to lament his exit, however. When the interviewer pressed him on whether he would have sacked himself given the team's undeniable mid-2025 slump, Horner got fiercely defensive and immediately pulled out the receipts.
He delivered a verbal stat-sheet that effectively served as a massive reality check to the executives who claimed he was hurting the brand.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing
"I think that Formula 1 is a results-based business," Horner fired back. "If you look at the bare facts, I delivered 124 victories, 14 world championships, 287 podiums, and a win ratio of one in four. I drove sponsorship revenues of probably over $3billion into the business and created an engine from scratch."
It is incredibly hard to argue with that maths. Regardless of the internal politics and off-track drama, the empire he built at Milton Keynes is undeniable.
The bitter irony of Horner's exit is that immediately after he was fired, the Red Bull squad suddenly found its footing again. Max Verstappen went on an absolute tear, winning six of the next nine races to stabilise the team.
While Horner claimed he took satisfaction in leaving the team in good shape, he admitted that watching his drivers celebrate without him has been a bitter pill to swallow.
"What hurt was seeing all the people not being able to share that moment with them," Horner confessed. "It's kind of looking through the window of a party that you're not invited to."
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