Formula 1 paddock is in turmoil after the increasingly insistent voices according to whichChristian Horner, 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 foundations.
After more than a decade of successes, controversy and domain with Sebastian Vettel first, and Max Verstappen then, Horner seems ready to change the page. But why right now? And why Ferrari?
The butterfly effect that will change the F1?
The rumors speak of an increasingly isolated Horner in Milton Keynes, put under pressure from internal frictions, media controversies and a technical direction that would not give him 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 explosively 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 the Red that strategic and political stability that has missed in recent years. And Horner, with his curriculum, his charisma and – let’s not forget – his experience in managing “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 on his side again 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 whole 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 power axis would be created inside 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 leave, a domino effect inside Red Bull will be inevitable. The Dutch champion, very close to the British Team Principal, could review his long -term plans. There is already talk of exploratory contacts with Mercedes, and a possible release of Horner could accelerate everything.
