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McLaren boss Zak Brown U-turns stance over Christian Horner F1 return
McLaren’s Zak Brown gives his take on a possible Christian Horner F1 return.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says he would welcome former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner back to Formula 1.
Horner has continually been linked with an F1 comeback since being sacked by Red Bull last July after 20 years at the helm of the Milton Keynes-based outfit.
The 52-year-old Briton is part of a consortium interested in buying a minority stake in the Alpine F1 team, while he has also been linked with other teams including Aston Martin.
Brown appears to have performed a U-turn with his stance on Horner returning to F1, having previously said the world championship was in a “healthier” place without Horner, who has been a controversial and polarising figure.
Horner and Brown regularly sparred off track as their respective teams battled on it during the 2024 season, while they have also disagreed with each other over several political topics in F1.
However, it seems Brown is willing to put their differences aside should Horner make a return to the F1 paddock.
“Christian was a great personality for the sport,” Brown told media including Crash.netwhen asked if F1 misses Horner.
“Sport always has great personalities, they come and go. It’d be great to have Christian back in the sport. He’s a great operator. His track record speaks for itself.
“I’d rather have 10 weak team principals, but that’s not going to happen anytime soon, and there’s huge talent that’s coming up all the time.
“There’s been a lot of team principal moves here in the last two to three years, but it would be great to have him back in the sport. And given his passion for the sport and his age, I’d be shocked if he wasn’t back in the sport, whether it was at Alpine or somewhere else.”
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recently claimed that a return to F1 will be difficult for Horner because he has “broken quite a lot of glass”.
Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee during the last 18 months of his Red Bull tenure.
Horner, who has always denied the allegations, was twice cleared of the claims.
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McLaren’s Zak Brown gives his take on a possible Christian Horner F1 return.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says he would welcome former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner back to Formula 1.
Horner has continually been linked with an F1 comeback since being sacked by Red Bull last July after 20 years at the helm of the Milton Keynes-based outfit.
The 52-year-old Briton is part of a consortium interested in buying a minority stake in the Alpine F1 team, while he has also been linked with other teams including Aston Martin.
Brown appears to have performed a U-turn with his stance on Horner returning to F1, having previously said the world championship was in a “healthier” place without Horner, who has been a controversial and polarising figure.
Horner and Brown regularly sparred off track as their respective teams battled on it during the 2024 season, while they have also disagreed with each other over several political topics in F1.
However, it seems Brown is willing to put their differences aside should Horner make a return to the F1 paddock.
“Christian was a great personality for the sport,” Brown told media including Crash.netwhen asked if F1 misses Horner.
“Sport always has great personalities, they come and go. It’d be great to have Christian back in the sport. He’s a great operator. His track record speaks for itself.
“I’d rather have 10 weak team principals, but that’s not going to happen anytime soon, and there’s huge talent that’s coming up all the time.
“There’s been a lot of team principal moves here in the last two to three years, but it would be great to have him back in the sport. And given his passion for the sport and his age, I’d be shocked if he wasn’t back in the sport, whether it was at Alpine or somewhere else.”
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recently claimed that a return to F1 will be difficult for Horner because he has “broken quite a lot of glass”.
Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee during the last 18 months of his Red Bull tenure.
Horner, who has always denied the allegations, was twice cleared of the claims.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says he would welcome former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner back to Formula 1.
Horner has continually been linked with an F1 comeback since being sacked by Red Bull last July after 20 years at the helm of the Milton Keynes-based outfit.
The 52-year-old Briton is part of a consortium interested in buying a minority stake in the Alpine F1 team, while he has also been linked with other teams including Aston Martin.
Brown appears to have performed a U-turn with his stance on Horner returning to F1, having previously said the world championship was in a “healthier” place without Horner, who has been a controversial and polarising figure.
Horner and Brown regularly sparred off track as their respective teams battled on it during the 2024 season, while they have also disagreed with each other over several political topics in F1.
However, it seems Brown is willing to put their differences aside should Horner make a return to the F1 paddock.
“Christian was a great personality for the sport,” Brown told media including Crash.netwhen asked if F1 misses Horner.
“Sport always has great personalities, they come and go. It’d be great to have Christian back in the sport. He’s a great operator. His track record speaks for itself.
“I’d rather have 10 weak team principals, but that’s not going to happen anytime soon, and there’s huge talent that’s coming up all the time.
“There’s been a lot of team principal moves here in the last two to three years, but it would be great to have him back in the sport. And given his passion for the sport and his age, I’d be shocked if he wasn’t back in the sport, whether it was at Alpine or somewhere else.”
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recently claimed that a return to F1 will be difficult for Horner because he has “broken quite a lot of glass”.
Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee during the last 18 months of his Red Bull tenure.
Horner, who has always denied the allegations, was twice cleared of the claims.
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