HEART BREAKING NEWS: He is in serious trouble..
As the 2024 F1 season edges closer to lights out in Bahrain this weekend, the grid lies in the shadow of one of the sport’s most significant stories in recent memory. Reports suggest Christian Horner could learn his fate as Red Bull team principal and chief executive today, just days before the campaign commences.
Red Bull start the defence of their contructors’ and drivers’ crowns in the Bahrain Grand Prix, with final testing going down on Thursday.
But last year’s dominant force have been heavily disrupted in the build-up due to serious allegations of Horner’s inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague.
Red Bull launched an investigation earlier this month, which is now said to be complete, with only official word to follow
Horner has denied all allegations throughout and has gone about business as normal. He will return to Bahrain on Wednesday for a media day.
Come back bright and early tomorrow morning when we’ll have a brand new feed of rolling coverage ahead of the new season Former F1 star Timo Glock believes Fernando Alonso replacing Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes would be a ‘crazy’ sight.
The Spaniard is in a group of drivers deemed to be in the running for Hamilton’s Silver Arrows seat when he heads off to Ferrari in 2025.
“When it comes to succeeding Hamilton, Toto Wolff has to make a decision in order to get the most out of the team,” Glock told Sky Germany.
“He needs an experienced driver in this situation who he can rely on blindly. Fernando Alonso in a Mercedes would be crazy.With Alonso, I could also imagine that he wants to drive until e is 47, 48 or 49 years old.”
The 24-year-old believes Mercedes, Aston Martin and his own McLaren team are then closely-matched in a group behind the two runaway leaders, based on what he saw during pre-season testing.
Norris’ prediction coming true would mean a big jump for Ferrari, who were miles off Red Bull and in third place last season.
I think it’s clear [which teams are] the top two,” said Norris. “Then there’s a bit of a bunch behind, which is Mercedes, Aston and us.
But in terms of how the pre-season test went, it was a lot better than last year. And we’re in a much better position than last year, so that’s the most important thing.”