F1 heavyweight Christian Horner speaks after career came to crashing halt

Fans of Formula 1 – and there’s something like 76 million tuning in to watch grand prix weekends – are gearing up for another titanic battle on Monday morning.

This one will be fought out in Austin, Texas, in front of a record-breaking crowd.

But missing the spectacle is F1 heavyweight, Christian Horner.

For 20 years he was the team principal of Red Bull, transforming the energy drinks company into a motor racing juggernaut.

In that time, he’s worked with great drivers in Australia’s Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo and most recently the extraordinary Dutchman, Max Verstappen.

But then 15 months ago his high-octane career came to a sudden crashing halt.

Faced with much intrigue of why he was sacked, Horner has stayed largely silent – until now.

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