{"id":1870589,"date":"2026-04-07T13:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870589"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:58:44","slug":"new-destination-for-christian-horner-f1-return-tipped-by-race-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870589","title":{"rendered":"New destination for Christian Horner F1 return tipped by race winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>New destination for Christian Horner F1 return tipped by race winner<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Could another option emerge for Christian Horner&#8217;s hopes of sealing an F1 comeback?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T14:58:44+01:00\">07 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1327500_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Horner has been out of a job in F1 since being sacked by Red Bull in July last year<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Audi has been urged to consider signing Christian Horner as its new Formula 1 team principal following the shock departure of Jonathan Wheatley.<\/p>\n<p>The F1 world was left stunned when Wheatley exited Audi with immediate effect following the Chinese Grand Prix after less than a year in the role. The 58-year-old Briton has been heavily linked with becoming Aston Martin\u2019s next team principal.<\/p>\n<p>Mattia Binotto has taken over the responsibilities of team principal in the interim in addition to his role as head of the Audi F1 project.<\/p>\n<p>Horner, who was sacked as Red Bull team principal and CEO last July after 20 years at the helm, is known to be seeking a return to F1 and has expressed an interest in buying the 24 per cent stake in Alpine owned by private investment firm Otro Capital.<\/p>\n<p>But with Mercedes now also in the running to buy the available stake in Alpine, Horner\u2019s hopes of sealing a comeback with the Enstone-based squad appear to have suffered a blow.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya has tipped Horner as being the solution to Audi\u2019s conundrum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, Mattia has an uphill battle, because I don&#8217;t think he wanted to be fully involved,&#8221; Montoya told talkSPORT. &#8220;Yeah, I think he wanted to be in the background<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-3418be93d2720d8813ed894b3c1508fe8e8fb8e17589829a2f06cb0680caa473\">  F1 veteran brands energy management \u2018fun but weird and frustrating\u2019   Is one of F1\u2019s new teams at risk of losing momentum after race cancellations? <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;So I would assume they&#8217;re probably looking for somebody to come in and fill that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if Horner could be an option for Audi, Montoya replied: &#8220;They need somebody like Christian to do that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think people underestimate what Christian has done, how long he did it for, and what he achieved. You might like him, you might hate him, but he could deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-3c52d55d6bcb9a8b881b75b3f256ee16d6078e7dca6743cef37ff52628ad3b76\">  Audi\u2019s glaring F1 2026 weakness can\u2019t be fixed anytime soon   Audi F1 restructure plan after shock Jonathan Wheatley exit revealed <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Binotto seemingly confirmed that Audi is not looking for a direct team principal replacement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the future, I think we are not looking for a new team principal,&#8221; Binotto said at the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will keep the role, but I will need someone to support me at the race weekends because I will not be always at the race weekend myself. I need to focus most at the factory where there is the most to transform \u2013 I would say, not only to develop, to transform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So certainly a support at the race weekend is required.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Audi<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Toto Wolff told what he can\u2019t do as Mercedes F1 title tension predicted<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1399570_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-c4debd1f48315f6c9aebfffaeeee90cded1f2e34938afff424d125443a07fc56\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Larkam<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for Crash.net around the world. 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The 58-year-old Briton has been heavily linked with becoming Aston Martin\u2019s next team principal.<\/p>\n<p>Mattia Binotto has taken over the responsibilities of team principal in the interim in addition to his role as head of the Audi F1 project.<\/p>\n<p>Horner, who was sacked as Red Bull team principal and CEO last July after 20 years at the helm, is known to be seeking a return to F1 and has expressed an interest in buying the 24 per cent stake in Alpine owned by private investment firm Otro Capital.<\/p>\n<p>But with Mercedes now also in the running to buy the available stake in Alpine, Horner\u2019s hopes of sealing a comeback with the Enstone-based squad appear to have suffered a blow.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya has tipped Horner as being the solution to Audi\u2019s conundrum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, Mattia has an uphill battle, because I don&#8217;t think he wanted to be fully involved,&#8221; Montoya told talkSPORT. &#8220;Yeah, I think he wanted to be in the background<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-3418be93d2720d8813ed894b3c1508fe8e8fb8e17589829a2f06cb0680caa473\">  F1 veteran brands energy management \u2018fun but weird and frustrating\u2019   Is one of F1\u2019s new teams at risk of losing momentum after race cancellations? <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;So I would assume they&#8217;re probably looking for somebody to come in and fill that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if Horner could be an option for Audi, Montoya replied: &#8220;They need somebody like Christian to do that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think people underestimate what Christian has done, how long he did it for, and what he achieved. You might like him, you might hate him, but he could deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-3c52d55d6bcb9a8b881b75b3f256ee16d6078e7dca6743cef37ff52628ad3b76\">  Audi\u2019s glaring F1 2026 weakness can\u2019t be fixed anytime soon   Audi F1 restructure plan after shock Jonathan Wheatley exit revealed <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Binotto seemingly confirmed that Audi is not looking for a direct team principal replacement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the future, I think we are not looking for a new team principal,&#8221; Binotto said at the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will keep the role, but I will need someone to support me at the race weekends because I will not be always at the race weekend myself. I need to focus most at the factory where there is the most to transform \u2013 I would say, not only to develop, to transform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So certainly a support at the race weekend is required.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Audi has been urged to consider signing Christian Horner as its new Formula 1 team principal following the shock departure of Jonathan Wheatley.<\/p>\n<p>The F1 world was left stunned when Wheatley exited Audi with immediate effect following the Chinese Grand Prix after less than a year in the role. The 58-year-old Briton has been heavily linked with becoming Aston Martin\u2019s next team principal.<\/p>\n<p>Mattia Binotto has taken over the responsibilities of team principal in the interim in addition to his role as head of the Audi F1 project.<\/p>\n<p>Horner, who was sacked as Red Bull team principal and CEO last July after 20 years at the helm, is known to be seeking a return to F1 and has expressed an interest in buying the 24 per cent stake in Alpine owned by private investment firm Otro Capital.<\/p>\n<p>But with Mercedes now also in the running to buy the available stake in Alpine, Horner\u2019s hopes of sealing a comeback with the Enstone-based squad appear to have suffered a blow.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former F1 race winner Juan Pablo Montoya has tipped Horner as being the solution to Audi\u2019s conundrum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, Mattia has an uphill battle, because I don&#8217;t think he wanted to be fully involved,&#8221; Montoya told talkSPORT. &#8220;Yeah, I think he wanted to be in the background<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-3418be93d2720d8813ed894b3c1508fe8e8fb8e17589829a2f06cb0680caa473\">  F1 veteran brands energy management \u2018fun but weird and frustrating\u2019   Is one of F1\u2019s new teams at risk of losing momentum after race cancellations? <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;So I would assume they&#8217;re probably looking for somebody to come in and fill that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if Horner could be an option for Audi, Montoya replied: &#8220;They need somebody like Christian to do that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think people underestimate what Christian has done, how long he did it for, and what he achieved. You might like him, you might hate him, but he could deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-3c52d55d6bcb9a8b881b75b3f256ee16d6078e7dca6743cef37ff52628ad3b76\">  Audi\u2019s glaring F1 2026 weakness can\u2019t be fixed anytime soon   Audi F1 restructure plan after shock Jonathan Wheatley exit revealed <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Binotto seemingly confirmed that Audi is not looking for a direct team principal replacement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the future, I think we are not looking for a new team principal,&#8221; Binotto said at the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will keep the role, but I will need someone to support me at the race weekends because I will not be always at the race weekend myself. 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