{"id":1902013,"date":"2026-04-24T10:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902013"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:35:59","slug":"mclaren-boss-zak-brown-u-turns-stance-over-christian-horner-f1-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902013","title":{"rendered":"McLaren boss Zak Brown U-turns stance over Christian Horner F1 return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.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>McLaren boss Zak Brown U-turns stance over Christian Horner F1 return<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>McLaren&#8217;s Zak Brown gives his take on a possible Christian Horner F1 return.<\/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=\"2026-04-24T11:35:59+01:00\">24 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\/si202502260367.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.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 and Brown were F1 rivals<\/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>McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says he would welcome former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner back to Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201chealthier\u201d place without Horner, who has been a controversial and polarising figure.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/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>However, it seems Brown is willing to put their differences aside should Horner make a return to the F1 paddock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristian was a great personality for the sport,\u201d Brown told media including <em>Crash.net<\/em>when asked if F1 misses Horner.<\/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-1b6f7d0aa1b08c68645a182da4e9b81d099357d7d58349c0ea4e6ec13ec46a16\">  McLaren addresses \u201ctotal nonsense&#8221; Gianpiero Lambiase rumours   McLaren shuts down Max Verstappen F1 links as Mercedes \u201cbet\u201d made <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSport always has great personalities, they come and go. It&#8217;d be great to have Christian back in the sport. He&#8217;s a great operator. His track record speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;d rather have 10 weak team principals, but that&#8217;s not going to happen anytime soon, and there&#8217;s huge talent that&#8217;s coming up all the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;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&#8217;d be shocked if he wasn&#8217;t back in the sport, whether it was at Alpine or somewhere else.\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-3f544e0829af8709513e606d79c25f02c3fae46b2fb1f08973d00431bed58c0c\">  Max Verstappen quit threats &#8216;the gauge&#8217; of F1 tweak success   British karting star eclipses Hamilton as McLaren\u2019s youngest driver <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recently claimed that a return to F1 will be difficult for Horner because he has \u201cbroken quite a lot of glass\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee during the last 18 months of his Red Bull tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Horner, who has always denied the allegations, was twice cleared of the claims.\u00a0<\/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\">McLaren<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Red Bull<\/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\"> \u2018F1 has no problems\u2019 &#8211; F1 chief\u2019s firm defence against 2026 rules backlash<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1335058_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-2a93ac486e573fd2953db2884b1e45d5603128dd93bf4f24b8ac18c1704b1934\">\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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Gianpiero Lambiase rumours   McLaren shuts down Max Verstappen F1 links as Mercedes \u201cbet\u201d made <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSport always has great personalities, they come and go. It&#8217;d be great to have Christian back in the sport. He&#8217;s a great operator. His track record speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;d rather have 10 weak team principals, but that&#8217;s not going to happen anytime soon, and there&#8217;s huge talent that&#8217;s coming up all the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;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&#8217;d be shocked if he wasn&#8217;t back in the sport, whether it was at Alpine or somewhere else.\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-3f544e0829af8709513e606d79c25f02c3fae46b2fb1f08973d00431bed58c0c\">  Max Verstappen quit threats &#8216;the gauge&#8217; of F1 tweak success   British karting star eclipses Hamilton as McLaren\u2019s youngest driver <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recently claimed that a return to F1 will be difficult for Horner because he has \u201cbroken quite a lot of glass\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee during the last 18 months of his Red Bull tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Horner, who has always denied the allegations, was twice cleared of the claims.\u00a0<\/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>McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says he would welcome former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner back to Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201chealthier\u201d place without Horner, who has been a controversial and polarising figure.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/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>However, it seems Brown is willing to put their differences aside should Horner make a return to the F1 paddock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristian was a great personality for the sport,\u201d Brown told media including <em>Crash.net<\/em>when asked if F1 misses Horner.<\/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-1b6f7d0aa1b08c68645a182da4e9b81d099357d7d58349c0ea4e6ec13ec46a16\">  McLaren addresses \u201ctotal nonsense&#8221; Gianpiero Lambiase rumours   McLaren shuts down Max Verstappen F1 links as Mercedes \u201cbet\u201d made <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSport always has great personalities, they come and go. It&#8217;d be great to have Christian back in the sport. He&#8217;s a great operator. His track record speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;d rather have 10 weak team principals, but that&#8217;s not going to happen anytime soon, and there&#8217;s huge talent that&#8217;s coming up all the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;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&#8217;d be shocked if he wasn&#8217;t back in the sport, whether it was at Alpine or somewhere else.\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-3f544e0829af8709513e606d79c25f02c3fae46b2fb1f08973d00431bed58c0c\">  Max Verstappen quit threats &#8216;the gauge&#8217; of F1 tweak success   British karting star eclipses Hamilton as McLaren\u2019s youngest driver <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recently claimed that a return to F1 will be difficult for Horner because he has \u201cbroken quite a lot of glass\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee during the last 18 months of his Red Bull tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Horner, who has always denied the allegations, was twice cleared of the claims.\u00a0<\/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<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1093366\/1\/mclaren-boss-zak-brown-u-turns-stance-over-christian-horner-f1-return&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/si202502260367.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] McLaren boss Zak Brown U-turns stance over Christian Horner F1 return McLaren&#8217;s Zak Brown gives his take on a possible Christian Horner F1 return. 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