Christian Horner on Ferrari rumours, nearly signing Alonso & Newey's Aston Martin

Former Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner joins Edd Straw and Jon Noble for a wide-ranging and feature-length conversation in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, sponsored by Skinceuticals.

Horner reflects on building Red Bull Racing from a disruptive underdog into a multi-championship powerhouse, the leadership style that shaped that success, and why he got forced out.

He also explains his non-negotiables for returning to the sport, what Max Verstappen brings to a team, and his thoughts on whether Adrian Newey will prove a success at Aston Martin.

There's also a number of surprise revelations - including one about Fernando Alonso - plus Horner tells the real story of how those recent Ferrari rumours came about…

00:00 Christian Horner reflects on his Red Bull achievements
00:57 Why Horner wrote Drive after years of non-stop racing
03:19 Helmut Marko, honesty, and difficult relationships
05:41 How Dietrich Mateschitz's death changed Red Bull
09:34 Why Red Bull embraced its disruptive identity
11:31 The changing role of the F1 team principal
14:18 Building Red Bull Powertrains from scratch
21:04 Defending drivers in the media
25:25 What would bring Horner back to F1
31:12 Max Verstappen's importance to Red Bull
39:20 Red Bull's near-signing of Fernando Alonso
45:52 Adrian Newey and Aston Martin
51:08 The Ferrari headline controversy

DRIVE by Christian Horner will be published on 22nd October by Bantam: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1911754785
Christian will be sharing stories from the book on tour across the UK (Nottingham Mon 19th, Bath 20th, London 26th October). To book tickets visit: ticketmaster.co.uk/christian-horner-tickets/artist/5672765