Red Bull Formula 1 chief engineer Paul Monaghan has admitted Christian Horner’s sacking was a “shock”, and acknowledged boosting the squad's fortunes would be tough for new CEO Laurent Mekies.

Christian Horner may no longer be Yuki Tsunoda's team principal, but he's still one of his cheerleaders and sent him a message ahead of Spa.

The dismissal of Christian Horner also came as a big shock to Red Bull Racing's Chief Engineer, Paul Monaghan. The Briton told GPblog among others how the team now hopes to respond. The Belgian Grand Prix is the first GP in Red Bull Racing history without Christian Horner as team principal of the Austrian racing stable.

Max Verstappen’s Red Bull future is up in the air, amidst interest from Mercedes and Christian Horner’s sacking as the team principal

Alex Albon was "surprised" that Christian Horner was sacked by Red Bull, the team that he "built" into a successful F1 outfit.

Max Verstappen spoke to the media on Thursday for the first time since Christian Horner was sacked by Red Bull; watch every session of the Belgian GP Sprint weekend, starting with Practice at 11.30am and Sprint Qualifying at 3.

LEWIS HAMILTON delivered a brutal, blunt response to Christian Horner’s sacking. The seven-time world champion shrugged off the news in today’s press conference ahead of the Belgium Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton had his first chance to respond to Christian Horner’s Red Bull sacking and the Ferrari star’s answer raised eyebrows. Lewis Hamilton has delivered a brutal, blunt response to Christian Horner’s sacking. The seven-time world champion shrugged off the news in his press conference ahead of the Belgium Grand Prix, The Sun reports.