{"id":2029772,"date":"2026-07-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2029772"},"modified":"2026-07-06T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:00:00","slug":"why-max-verstappen-didnt-speak-to-christian-horner-at-the-british-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2029772","title":{"rendered":"Why Max Verstappen didn&#8217;t speak to Christian Horner at the British Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_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>Why Max Verstappen didn&#8217;t speak to Christian Horner at the British Grand Prix<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Max Verstappen speaks &#8220;weekly&#8221; with former boss Christian Horner, but the pair did not meet ahead of the British Grand Prix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Sam Hall , Adam Cooper<\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-06T09:00:00+01:00\">06 Jul 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:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_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>Verstappen and Horner had their differences at Red Bull<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">Max Verstappen has revealed why he didn&#8217;t speak with Christian Horner ahead of the British Grand Prix, despite the former Red Bull boss making his long-awaited return to the Formula 1 paddock.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The four-time champion has previously spoken of his continued relationship with his former boss since Horner was relieved of his duties at Red Bull one year ago, but this did not extend to a meeting at Silverstone this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, this was not due to any underlying or underplayed animosity between the pair, but was more an issue of timing across what is always a busy weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Horner was sacked last July by Red Bull<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Asked if he had spoken to Horner on Sunday, Verstappen said: \u201cI speak to Christian almost every week. I saw him on the camera walking around, but I haven&#8217;t had time to meet anyone, to be honest. It\u2019s just been busy.\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<p dir=\"ltr\">Asked if he was willing to share what the pair discuss in their weekly chats, and if it was just &#8216;normal stuff&#8217;, Verstappen added: \u201cYeah. Like you do with your friends, or people that you&#8217;ve known for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One year on from Horner&#8217;s removal, and Verstappen appears to be at his lowest point with Red Bull, as he labelled the rear wing of his car &#8220;super-dangerous&#8221; following a second crash in as many weeks.\u00a0<\/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-a713600f8eca9420b03049e76cfd1722bc283ef72fb99500e88d0a57018c9200\">  Jos Verstappen dubs Martin Brundle an &#8216;idiot&#8217; over Red Bull F1 comments   Silverstone F1 anti-climax highlights glaring Abu Dhabi 2021 injustice <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Horner&#8217;s successor as Red Bull team principal, Laurent Mekies, has vowed to &#8220;leave no stone unturned&#8221; in searching for the root issue with the wing, and Verstappen said of the initial debrief of his crash: \u201cHe came straight into my room, of course, to discuss the problems that we had in the race, to let me know what happened out there, so yeah. But that&#8217;s normal, we always do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dismissing this as nothing other than a normal post-race procedure, however, he added: \u201cBut we always do that, good or bad.\u201d<\/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\">2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Great Britain<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Red Bull<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Max 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I saw him on the camera walking around, but I haven&#8217;t had time to meet anyone, to be honest. It\u2019s just been busy.\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<p dir=\"ltr\">Asked if he was willing to share what the pair discuss in their weekly chats, and if it was just &#8216;normal stuff&#8217;, Verstappen added: \u201cYeah. Like you do with your friends, or people that you&#8217;ve known for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One year on from Horner&#8217;s removal, and Verstappen appears to be at his lowest point with Red Bull, as he labelled the rear wing of his car &#8220;super-dangerous&#8221; following a second crash in as many weeks.\u00a0<\/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-a713600f8eca9420b03049e76cfd1722bc283ef72fb99500e88d0a57018c9200\">  Jos Verstappen dubs Martin Brundle an &#8216;idiot&#8217; over Red Bull F1 comments   Silverstone F1 anti-climax highlights glaring Abu Dhabi 2021 injustice <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Horner&#8217;s successor as Red Bull team principal, Laurent Mekies, has vowed to &#8220;leave no stone unturned&#8221; in searching for the root issue with the wing, and Verstappen said of the initial debrief of his crash: \u201cHe came straight into my room, of course, to discuss the problems that we had in the race, to let me know what happened out there, so yeah. But that&#8217;s normal, we always do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dismissing this as nothing other than a normal post-race procedure, however, he added: \u201cBut we always do that, good or bad.\u201d<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">Max Verstappen has revealed why he didn&#8217;t speak with Christian Horner ahead of the British Grand Prix, despite the former Red Bull boss making his long-awaited return to the Formula 1 paddock.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The four-time champion has previously spoken of his continued relationship with his former boss since Horner was relieved of his duties at Red Bull one year ago, but this did not extend to a meeting at Silverstone this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, this was not due to any underlying or underplayed animosity between the pair, but was more an issue of timing across what is always a busy weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423849_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Horner was sacked last July by Red Bull<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Asked if he had spoken to Horner on Sunday, Verstappen said: \u201cI speak to Christian almost every week. I saw him on the camera walking around, but I haven&#8217;t had time to meet anyone, to be honest. It\u2019s just been busy.\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<p dir=\"ltr\">Asked if he was willing to share what the pair discuss in their weekly chats, and if it was just &#8216;normal stuff&#8217;, Verstappen added: \u201cYeah. Like you do with your friends, or people that you&#8217;ve known for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One year on from Horner&#8217;s removal, and Verstappen appears to be at his lowest point with Red Bull, as he labelled the rear wing of his car &#8220;super-dangerous&#8221; following a second crash in as many weeks.\u00a0<\/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-a713600f8eca9420b03049e76cfd1722bc283ef72fb99500e88d0a57018c9200\">  Jos Verstappen dubs Martin Brundle an &#8216;idiot&#8217; over Red Bull F1 comments   Silverstone F1 anti-climax highlights glaring Abu Dhabi 2021 injustice <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Horner&#8217;s successor as Red Bull team principal, Laurent Mekies, has vowed to &#8220;leave no stone unturned&#8221; in searching for the root issue with the wing, and Verstappen said of the initial debrief of his crash: \u201cHe came straight into my room, of course, to discuss the problems that we had in the race, to let me know what happened out there, so yeah. But that&#8217;s normal, we always do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dismissing this as nothing other than a normal post-race procedure, however, he added: \u201cBut we always do that, good or bad.\u201d<\/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\/1100367\/1\/why-max-verstappen-didnt-speak-christian-horner-british-grand-prix&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1318247_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Why Max Verstappen didn&#8217;t speak to Christian Horner at the British Grand Prix Max Verstappen speaks &#8220;weekly&#8221; with former boss Christian Horner, but the pair did not meet ahead of the British Grand Prix Sam Hall , Adam Cooper 06 Jul 2026 Share Verstappen and Horner had their differences at Red Bull [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[47,226],"class_list":["post-2029772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crash-net","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2029772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029772\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2029772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2029772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2029772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}