Red Bull sacked Christian Horner, Formula One's longest-serving active team principal and one of the most successful of all time, and replaced him on Wednesday with Racing Bulls' Laurent Mekies. Horner,

Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull team principal after 20 years in the role. The 51-year-old has been in charge of the Formula 1 team since their inception in 2005, leading them to eight drivers' championship and six constructors' championship titles.

Christian Horner has been fired by Red Bull's Formula 1 team and it only adds to speculation about the future of four-time champion Max Verstappen.