Christian Horner on Ferrari rumours, nearly signing Alonso & Newey's Aston Martin

Former Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner joins Edd Straw and Jon Noble for a wide-ranging and feature-length conversation in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, sponsored by Skinceuticals. Horner reflects on building Red Bull Racing from a disruptive underdog into a multi-championship powerhouse, the leadership style that shaped that success, and why he got forced out. He also explains his non-negotiables for returning to the sport, what Max Verstappen brings to a team, and his thoughts on whether Adrian Newey will prove a success at Aston Martin. There's also a number of surprise revelations - including one about Fernando Alonso - plus Horner tells the real story of how those recent Ferrari rumours came about… 00:00 Christian Horner reflects on his Red Bull achievements 00:57 Why Horner wrote Drive after years of non-stop racing 03:19 Helmut Marko, honesty, and difficult relationships 05:41 How Dietrich Mateschitz's death changed Red Bull 09:34 Why Red Bull embraced its disruptive identity 11:31 The changing role of the F1 team principal 14:18 Building Red Bull Powertrains from scratch 21:04 Defending drivers in the media 25:25 What would bring Horner back to F1 31:12 Max Verstappen's importance to Red Bull 39:20 Red Bull's near-signing of Fernando Alonso 45:52 Adrian Newey and Aston Martin 51:08 The Ferrari headline controversy #f1 #formulaone #f1podcast #formula1 #horner #christianhorner #christianhorner #ferrari #redbull #astonmartin #fernandoalonso #therace DRIVE by Christian Horner will be published on 22nd October by Bantam: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1911754785 Christian will be sharing stories from the book on tour across the UK (Nottingham Mon 19th, Bath 20th, London 26th October). To book tickets visit: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/christian-horner-tickets/artist/5672765 Published: 2026-10-18
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