Christian Horner EXCLUSIVE

Christian Horner (0:03)

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SPEAKER_2 (0:09)

He was one of the most successful and controversial figures in Formula One history.

Christian Horner (0:14)

2023, we won every single race, bar one, literally on top of the world. And I remember Jerry saying to me, it's like you've reached the top of the mountain and realized there's nothing there.

SPEAKER_2 (0:27)

Christian Horner built a championship-winning dynasty of Red Bull, dominated the sport for two decades and became one of the most powerful figures in the paddock. And then it all came crashing down.

Christian Horner (0:38)

Preparing to defend a championship and there's an investigation. There's a huge uncertainty. There'd been certain leakage to media and that, but then puts your family in the spotlight and the media circus.

And that was tough.

SPEAKER_2 (0:57)

Now, Christian Horner is telling Up To Speed his side of the story. What really happened behind the scenes at Red Bull? What was it like walking back into the paddock with his wife, Geri, with the whole world watching? What he thinks of Max Verstappen? And is there really a road back to Formula One for one of the sport's most controversial characters?

The rumours, the fallout and what comes next? It's Christian Horner as you've never heard him before.

Christian Horner (1:22)

I wasn't prepared to be defined by this. Your rivals, they sniff a weakness and they'll just needle and needle and needle through the media, through whatever, to put pressure, because they want the system ultimately to break down, because they know that that will impact results.

SPEAKER_2 (1:44)

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