Christian Horner was relieved of his duties as Red Bull Racing team principal and chief executive last week after 20 years in charge of the F1 team and 14 titles

Concerns about a brain drain in Milton Keynes are well-founded. Aside from Horner, Red Bull have lost Jonathan Wheatley, Rob Marshall and Adrian Newey since 2023, with the spine of the organisation that dominated the start of the ground effect era now working elsewhere.