Red Bull Racing team principal
Christian Horner revealed he received offers from other teams throughout his years with the team from Milton Keynes.
Christian Horner joined the Red Bull Racing F1 team in 2005 in the role of team principal, and he has stayed with the team through its ups and downs until today.
The Brit is currently one of the longest-serving team principals on the grid. He has been with Red Bull since the team's inception and has collected six Constructors' and seven Drivers' Championships with the team.
Having achieved so much in the role of team principal, Horner proved his value. He recently revealed this has been recognized by other teams as he received. a few offers over the years. He told
motorsport.com:
"It's always very flattering when you receive an offer or interest from another team, but my heart is here."
It would be almost impossible to guess which F1 team tried to recruit the 50-year-old. On the other hand, he didn't mention whether it was F1 teams specifically that gave him offers. He continued:
"I've built the team, I bought in from the very beginning, I feel a responsibility to the people and the shareholders, and all the partners that we have."
Mercedes's team principal, Toto Wolff, owns around 30% of the Mercedes F1 team. Asked whether he would like to become a stakeholder in Red Bull Racing, Horner replied:
"No, because Red Bull has always owned 100% of the team and the team has always had the tremendous support from the shareholders."
F1 teams started becoming more and more valuable lately with the growing popularity of the sport. To own shares in Red Bull Racing could be highly profitable for the team principal. Horner added:
"I've always treated the team with a responsibility that it was my own money to make sure that we spent it wisely and responsibly."