Red Bull Boss Gives Blunt Response to Snubbing “Hugely Flattering” Ferrari Request to Replace Binotto

It will be an understatement to say Red Bull’s investment in the youth has paid off. The Milton Keynes-based outfit has won all of its driver’s championship titles thanks to its investment in youth. However, the biggest investment in youth Red Bull did was with Christian Horner. The owners made Horner the youngest-ever team principal in the sport’s history and it is paying dividends. Moreover, there is equal gratitude as Horner showcased in a recent interview turning down a “hugely flattering” Ferrari offer.

Red Bull has been extremely loyal to Christian Horner and the British team principal has reciprocated that loyalty on many occasions. The Brit showcased that again while talking on the Auto Motor und Sport YouTube channel.

When asked if he has been tempted to try new adventures in the sport, the Red Bull man sang his team’s praise. “To be honest, no, because I’ve been here since the very beginning. I feel very much responsible for the team. It’s a great group of people that I work with. And I think I’ve never been tempted away,” said Horner.

When the interviewer added the Ferrari job, recently vacated by Mattia Binotto in the mix, Horner still stuck to his laurels. He said, “Yes, it’s hugely flattering to have been asked by Ferrari, but they’re a great team and I’m sure they’re going to be very competitive.”

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Horner took an incredible journey to achieve his F1 dream. Red Bull awarded him 18 years ago for his hard work and the Brit is sticking by them.

Why wouldn’t he? Red Bull, with Horner at the helm, is achieving great things as a team and also one of Horner’s personal targets.

Christian Horner is on course with Red Bull toward long-term self-sustainability

We are all aware of how Red Bull made one of the biggest sponsorship deals in the sport with Oracle in 2022. This is thanks to the team’s excellent marketing and successful outings on the track.

However, apart from the big fish, the Milton Keynes team is catching a lot of small fish as well and they’re slowly on course to achieving one of Horner’s goals. As reported by Sports Business Journal, Horner revealed “we’re almost there,” in achieving his goal of self-sustenance solely on sponsorship money.

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A team run solely based on sponsorship money and zero risk to owners is a dream scenario for any owner. Christian Horner is trying to make that dream a reality with Red Bull. Who knows? A few more championship wins later, he might achieve it.