Formula 1 News: Horner already linked with four rival F1 teams (Update)

According to a report from Formula Uno Analisi Tecnica, Cadillac have now emerged as the ‘likeliest’ destination for Horner. Cadillac’s first race will be next year’s F1 season opener in Australia.

While Cadillac will use Ferrari engines in 2026, by 2028 they will produce their own engine and will effectively become a General Motors works team.

Cadillac only appointed Graeme Lowdon to lead the team last December, but perhaps Horner will take on a different role. He would apparently enjoy the ‘time’ and ‘freedom’ he’s seeking.

It’s possible that Horner could be the CEO of the Cadillac F1 team and Lowdon the Team Principal. GM and Ford are fierce competitors in the passenger and truck business, and Horner would like nothing more than to someday beat the Red Bull-Ford team on the race track as revenge for being sacked.

(GMM) Just as Christian Horner’s 20-year adventure at Red Bull ends, a new one could be just around the corner.

The 51-year-old was sacked this week, perhaps because his key supporter, Chalerm Yoovidhya, recently saw his 51 percent stake in the energy drink company diminished to 49 percent – equalising the power with the Austrian side of the business.

Horner remains under contract to Red Bull while the terms of his departure are negotiated, but with no “operational” role – although it is believed he will soon be free to jump to another Formula 1 team.

Already, he’s linked with Ferrari, Alpine, Aston Martin, and Cadillac.

“We’ll definitely see this man back in the paddock,” former Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos told NOS.

“But I think Ferrari would have too much of an impact on his family life, because he’s a true Englishman who wouldn’t just move to Maranello, regardless of whether Ferrari wants him.”

Corriere della Sera newspaper reports that the decision-makers at Maranello, while contemplating Frederic Vasseur’s future, are not considering Horner.

“I can see him as someone for Aston Martin,” Doornbos added. “Or building a team like Alpine and trying to bring it back to the top.

“He’s definitely looking for a new challenge.”

Auto Bild claims Horner’s long-time friend Flavio Briatore is open to snapping the Briton up, perhaps by luring him with some team shares. And Auto Motor und Sport thinks Cadillac would be very interested in signing Horner to replace the lower-profile and less successful Graeme Lowdon.

“With all due respect to Lowdon, he brings Marussia as a reference – Horner brings Red Bull,” correspondent Michael Schmidt said.

“Lowdon’s face is known only to Formula 1 nerds, while Horner’s is known to the world thanks to Netflix. With him at the helm, the project would receive a completely different appreciation – and more political weight.”