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Christian Horner wanted Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc at Red Bull

Red Bull's 2025 seat could have gone to Fernando Alonso or Charles Leclerc, and, according to Christian Horner, he wanted both equally. Horner's upcoming book Drive discusses how the former team chief found himself up against a wall when he tried to find a new driver to sit along

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October 14, 2026
Christian Horner wanted Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc at Red Bull

Red Bull's 2025 seat could have gone to Fernando Alonso or Charles Leclerc, and, according to Christian Horner, he wanted both equally. Horner's upcoming book Drive discusses how the former team chief found himself up against a wall when he tried to find a new driver to sit alongside Max Verstappen. Horner, who ran Red Bull for two decades before his exit in July 2025, says that wall was Helmut ...Keep reading

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