Christian Horner is set to receive a huge £50million pay off from Red Bull after he was sacked on Wednesday. After 20 years at the helm, the 51-year-old was relieved of his roles of team principal and CEO with immediate effect, with Laurent Mekies confirmed as his replacement.

Speaking at a planned filming day with the 2025 car at Silverstone on his first day on the job, Mekies paid tribute to his predecessor and admitted it felt odd to be at Red Bull without Horner there.

The new Red Bull CEO and team principal, Laurent Mekies, who was promoted just a few days ago, spoke warmly of Christian Horner, admitting that it feels quite strange not to see him around the team anymore.