Motor racing-Verstappen says Horner exit will not influence own F1 future


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan - April 4, 2025 Red Bull's Max Verstappen with team principal Christian Horner ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) -Formula One champion Max Verstappen said Christian Horner's sacking as Red Bull boss would make no difference to decisions about his own future and the team still felt like a second family.

Horner's dismissal this month ended a 20-year tenure and fuelled speculation about Verstappen, with Mercedes already interested in securing the four-times world champion.

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