The Latest Breaking News from Max Verstappen

Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull F1 boss after 20 years, following internal disputes and scandal. Laurent Mekies steps in as team principal amid uncertainty over Max Verstappen's future.

In football it’s become a cliché, but no less true for being repeated, that you’re only as good as your last game. Even managers with the most gilded of track records can be ignominiously fired if their team’s form slips into a prolonged dip.

Watch: What Horner's sacking really means for Verstappen, F1 and Red Bull?

Born on 28 April 1977 in Tours, France, Laurent Mekies has become only the second team boss in the history of the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The Milton Keynes-based outfit, which entered Formula 1 in 2005, was shaped and led to success by Christian Horner for two decades, until his abrupt…

Horner, Red Bull F1 boss for 20 years, has been relieved of his duties in a shock announcement

Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull team principal

Christian Horner has been sacked by Red Bull Racing after 20 years in charge of the Formula 1 team.

Horner, who oversaw a period of tremendous success at the F1 team, has been relieved of his duties

Horner always denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour made by a female colleague at Red Bull Racing