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Christian Horner states his current remarks about Ferrari being a “dream job” were secured of context, firmly insisting any Formula 1 return would most likely include ownership.
The previous Red Bull group employer informed The Guardian that his remarks were not a signal that he is actively targeting Frederic Vasseur’s position.
“Fred Vasseur is an experienced guy. He’s done a decent job,” Horner stated.
“But I, more than anyone, know the pressures of running a competitive organisation. My comments got taken out of context.”
Horner stated his concern would be a various kind of chance.
“I’ve accumulated some phenomenal capital behind me, to look at the next move I potentially make in the sport,” stated the 52-year-old.
“That would be with ownership attached to it and Ferrari aren’t going to sell shares. So I’m happy to sit outside the sport and see what opportunities present themselves over the coming months or years.”
“I would never go back just to take part.”
Horner likewise stated he was never ever offered a clear description for why Red Bull eliminated him.
“I think it was a feeling there was too much control in my hands. But I wasn’t really given a reason,” he stated.
When asked whether the Verstappen household contributed, he stated: “No, it was a Red Bull decision. After Dietrich died, things changed in the leadership.”
Horner confessed he was especially injured not to still exist when Red Bull’s own power system lastly won.
“I felt particularly hurt and robbed I didn’t have the opportunity to see that Powertrains engine win,” stated the Briton.
After Max Verstappen’s current success, Horner stated he messaged his previous chauffeur.
“I felt very proud seeing what it meant to everybody,” he stated. “It reinforced to me that, if you assemble the right people with the right culture and the necessary tools, anything is possible.”
He however recommended Red Bull has actually altered considering that his departure.
“Red Bull has been the maverick team,” stated Horner. “Its mantra was to be nonconformist, to be a disruptor.”
“It’s a little different now.”
When it comes to how his replacement is carrying out, Horner stated: “I employed Laurent but I can’t judge how he operates.”
Horner likewise returned fire at Toto Wolff, who just recently recommended he had “broken too much glass” to come back.
“He also said this Red Bull engine was going to be completely sh*t and a disaster,” he smiled.
“Toto’s got it quite easy at the moment. All sport needs rivalry.”
Horner stated he misses out on “the people, the team, the competition” in Formula 1, however not “the travel and politics”
And in spite of acknowledging that he might never ever return, he explained where his interest stays.
“At the moment, the only thing that really motivates and excites me is Formula 1,” stated Horner.
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