Former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner has opened up after his sudden exit. Horner served the team for 20 years from 2005 but was let go with immediate effect on Wednesday.

Bernie Ecclestone bluntly stated that his friend Christian Horner was an “idiot” in relation to the investigation against him for alleged inappropriate behaviour. Failing to act his age in Ecclestone’s opinion – the former F1 supremo suggesting Horner “thought he was 20” – the investigation serves as a potential contributing factor behind Red Bull’s decision to release Horner with immediate effect a year-and-a-half later.

A member of Max Verstappen's family has dropped a huge bombshell after Christian Horner's shock Red Bull departure. On Wednesday, shockwaves were sent across the world of F1 after it was confirmed that Horner had left his roles as team principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing.

Christian Horner's time at Red Bull is over, Mirror Sport takes a look at the former team principal's life, including his huge net worth, and potential future

Today's F1 news headlines center around a potential meeting between Max Verstappen and Toto Wolff as Red Bull's future become clearer.