The Formula 1 paddock is in turmoil after the increasingly insistent voices according to whichHorner cristiano, The Historic Team Principal of the Red Bull Racing, would be ready to say goodbye to the Austrian team to join …Ferrari. A move that, if confirmed, would shake the internal balance of the circus from the bases.
After more than a decade of successes, disputes and domain with Sebastian Vettel before and Max Verstappen, then, Horner seems ready to change the page. But why now? And why Ferrari?
The butterfly effect that will change the F1?
The rumors speak of an increasingly isolated horn in Milton Keynes, put under pressure from internal friction, disputes in the media and a technical direction that would not give them better control. On the other hand, Ferrari is going through a crucial transition phase: the arrival ofLewis HamiltonIn 2025 it is only the beginning of a silent revolution, which could now explorively accelerate with Horner at the helm.
Sources close to Maranello Whisper that John Elkann and Frederic Vasseur are evaluating a reorganization of the leadership to finally give red that strategic and political stability that has lost in recent years. And Horner, with his curriculum, his charisma and – let’s not forget – his experience in the management of “bulky ego”, would be the perfect profile.
Hamilton in the center of power
But the real focal point is not only Horner. ANDLewis Hamilton. If the Englishman finds himself working again on his side with Horner – with whom he has had close contacts in the past but never a real collaboration – then a message will be clear for the entire paddock:Ferrari is no longer just a legendary team, but becomes the epicenter of the new geopolitics of the F1.
With Horner on the wall and Hamilton on the track, an Anglo -Saxon axis would have been created within an Italian structure, ready to challenge Red Bull on a technical, strategic and … symbolic level.
E Verstappen?
The big question concerns Max Verstappen. If Horner really leaves, a domino effect inside Red Bull will be inevitable. The Dutch champion, very close to the principal of the British team, could review his long -term plans. There is already talk of exploratory contacts with Mercedes and a possible liberation of Horner could accelerate everything.
